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摘要：Every culture in the world is equal, with no one being dominant or recessive to another. We should avoid using our own culture, morality and value to judge foreign culture. We should treat foreign culture objectively and comprehendly.

ay, guests can avoid the tablewares from falling and will make it easier for the waiters to tidy up. When attending a wedding dinner party, no matter how the tablewares put, once the chief guest finishes eating, all the tablewares should be taken away. So at banquets, just remember that the chief guests are the center of everything. At dinner party, every dish has it’s own corresponding knife and fork. The right order to use the knives and forks is from outside to inside, because the tablewares are put in the same order of dish up. When having antipasto or desserts, if the food can be picked by fork, there is no need to use knife. Just leave the knives that have not used on the table when you finish eating. Although putting the knife and fork together on the plate parallel is the sign of finished eating, there is no need to put the knives that have not used onto the dirty plate.

3. Conclusion

In sum, Chinese table culture pays particular attention to the order among people. This kind of culture is based on Chinese ethical rule and gives prominence to interpersonal idea; western table culture pays particular attention more on harmoniously use of tools and fuse “man” and “tools” together.

Every culture in the world is equal, with no one being dominant or recessive to another. We should avoid using our own culture, morality and value to judge foreign culture. We should treat foreign culture objectively and comprehendly. At the same time, we should insist on our own culture and avoid to follow foreign culture blindly.

In cross culture communication, the misunderstandings caused by culture barrier appear frequently. Sometimes well-meaning talking might make people embarrassed. So, studying the differences between different cultures and studying the right actions of cross-culture communication are necessary. The purpose of knowing the differences and similarities of table manners is to understand the present cross-cultural situation and to have a better idea of people’s relationships by avoiding unnecessary misunderstanding and mistakes. Through comparing the table manners of China and Western countries and keeping pace with the changing world can be more meaningful to all people.

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