Abstract With the development of our society, we have more chances to communicate with foreigners. It stands a good chance of inviting them for dinner or being invited for dinner. In fact, dining is not only a satisfaction of basic physiological needs, but also for our social needs. Table manners are very important, which play a vital role in our daily life. There are many differences between Chinese and western table manners. It’s necessary for us to learn these differences, which enables us to avoid making mistakes. What’s more, it makes us elegant among the crowd. This thesis mainly focuses on the differences of table manners. It introduces the connotations and features of Chinese and western table etiquette, and it shows the manifestations of these differences. Beside these, it makes an analysis of the reasons, which helps people have a deeper understanding of Chinese and western cultures. It will be propitious to develop the cross-cultural communication.56284
Keywords: table manners; differences; Chinese and western cultures
摘要随着当今社会的不断发展，我们有更多的机会同外国友人交谈，邀请他们或者被他们邀请用餐是极有可能的。其实用餐不单是满足基本的生理需要，更是社交需要。餐桌礼仪非常重要，它在每个人的生活中都占有一个举足轻重的地位。中西方餐桌礼仪也存在着许多差别，因此了解中西方餐桌礼仪的不同不仅可以防止失礼于人，同时也让自己的举止在席间显得优雅大方。本论文主要探讨了中西方的餐桌礼仪的差异，分别介绍了餐桌礼仪的内涵和特点，中西方餐桌礼仪差异的表现，并且对产生差异的原因进行了分析，从而帮助人们详细地了解中西方文化的差异，这样更有利于跨文化交际的顺利进行。
毕业论文关键词：餐桌礼仪；差异；中西方文化
Contents
1. Introduction 1
2. Literature Review 2
3. Introduction to Chinese and Western Table Etiquette 3
4. Differences between Chinese and Western Table Etiquette 4
4.1 Differences in Etiquette of Dressing 4
4.2 Differences in Arrangement of Seats 4
4.3 Differences in Tableware 6
4.4 Differences in Dietary Principles 8
4.5 Differences in Etiquette of Leaving Table 9
5. Reasons for the Table Etiquette Differences 9
5.1 Different Core Values 10
5.2 Different Environments 11
6. Conclusion 11
Works Cited 13
1. Introduction
China has joined the WTO; the Chinese government will unswervingly implement the opening-up policy. With the development of our society, we have more chances to communicate with foreigners. It stands a good chance of inviting them for dinner or being invited for dinner. In fact, dining is not only a satisfaction of basic physiological needs, but also for our social needs. As we may know, there are many rules or manners when we do something, the same is with dinning, which is called table manners. It means the preparations and etiquette when we are eating. Table manners are very important, and it plays a vital role in our daily life.
There are many differences between Chinese and Western cultures, in both language and non-verbal cultures. During the non-verbal culture, table etiquette culture is an important aspect. Also, there are many differences between Chinese and western table etiquette. In daily life, every culture has its ways of doing things, such as eating, drinking, dressing, finding shelter, making friends, marrying, and dealing with death, what people have to learn about to satisfy their basic human needs. Humans learn some of culture by being taught by parents or teachers as well as by growing up in it. People see how others do, in the same way as they do. They even learn how to think and feel in this way. Since humans learn the ways of taking care of basic needs in the cultural group in which they grow up, their own culture seems very natural to them, so is the table culture. They feel in their hearts that the way they do things is the only right way. While other people’s cultures often make them feel disgusted or shocked. So, things mentioned above cause that different countries have different table cultures. However, people have to remember that, mostly, different ways what are the customs of different cultures are neither right nor wrong. Take eating as an example. All inpiduals must eat in order to survive, but what people eat, when they eat, and the manners in which they eat are all patterned by culture. So in the following part, you will find the different manners between Chinese and western countries. It’s necessary to learn these differences, which enables people to avoid making mistakes. What’s more, it makes people elegant among the crowd. 浅析中西方餐桌礼仪的差异:http://www.youerw.com/yingyu/lunwen_60796.html