Table mannersTable manners include the following points: First, use the cutlery in the correct order and don't put the cutlery in the wrong position or way. Secondly, the sitting posture should be upright. Don't lean sideways, put your feet together, and keep your back straight. Speak gently at the dining table and don't make a racket so as not to disturb other diners. Taste the food with appropriate cutlery and do not drop it on the table or on the floor. Pay attention to the details of the dining table, such as not exposing your elbows, not pointing your chopsticks at others, not spitting out the food in your mouth, and so on. Don't do anything inappropriate at the table, such as burping, sneezing, coughing, picking your teeth, etc. In short, table manners were a way to show personal qualities and self-cultivation. Obeying etiquette could allow us to enjoy a pleasant and comfortable atmosphere while eating.
12 Basic Table MannersThe 12 basic table manners included: seating etiquette, spoon usage, ending etiquette, seating, speech and behavior at the table, clothing, holding chopsticks correctly, not knocking the dishes or making a lot of noise, avoiding flipping over the plate, trying not to make a sound when eating, not doing other things while eating, thanking the person who prepared the food after the meal, helping to clean the table after the meal, clearing the dishes or helping to wash the dishes. These etiquette norms could make people more appropriate and elegant in social occasions, and show their personal upbringing and cultivation.
Big Round Table MannersIn the table manners of the big round table, the host should sit in the middle of the front of the round table, facing the door, and the vice-host should sit opposite the host. The guests were seated on the right and then left, sitting on both sides of the host and the deputy host. According to the information provided, the seating arrangement of the big round table was centered on the host. The guests sat on both sides of the host and the deputy host according to the principle of high right and low left.
Chinese table manners, seating arrangementsIn Chinese table manners, there were certain rules for seating arrangements. The seating arrangement principles mainly included the following points:
1. Right as the most important: Usually, when the host invited them to eat, the seating arrangement should be based on the angle of "high right and low left", that is, the right side was the upper seat, and the left side was the lower seat.
2. Facing the door was respectful: On the round table, the position facing the door was usually the position of the host and guest, and the host sat opposite the host and guest. If it was an eight-square table, the guest of honor would sit on the front of the table, and the host would sit next to the guest of honor.
3. Distance from the host determines the seating order: The seats at the same table are determined according to the distance from the host. The seats on the same table were the same distance away from each other.
4. The adjustment of status, position, and relationship: The position of the seat would also be adjusted according to status, position, and relationship.
In summary, the seating arrangement of Chinese table manners mainly followed the principle of respect for the right, respect for the door, distance from the host to determine the seating order, and adjustment according to identity, status, and relationship.
Western table manners, seating arrangementsThe seating arrangements of western table manners followed certain principles. The following conclusions:
In Western table manners, seating arrangements were usually based on the principle of ladies first and right. The hostess usually sat in the main seat, with the most important male guest on the right and the second most important male guest on the left. The male and female hosts would alternate the seats of the male and female guests. Married couples would usually sit separately, while engaged couples would be arranged to sit together. If there was no seating arrangement, the following three principles were generally followed: a man and a woman were separated, and the partners sat separately. The female VIP sat on the right side of the male owner, and the male VIP sat on the right side of the female owner.
In general, the seating arrangements of Western table manners focused on respecting the ladies and the principle of respect for the right. At the same time, they also paid attention to the cross-arrangement between the male and female hosts and allowed more communication between the guests.
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