要适时地抽空和左右的人聊几句风 趣的话, 以调和气氛. 不要光着头吃饭, 不 管别人, 也不要狼吞虎咽地大吃一顿, 更 不要贪杯. 最好不要在餐桌上剔牙. 如果要剔牙 时, 就要用餐巾或手挡住自己的嘴巴. Chinese table manners 中国餐桌礼仪 第七组：舒哲

tea–pot plate table cloth bowl chopsticks soup spoon

 Make the elders have a sit first.  Wash you hands before each meal.  Don’t speak too loudly.  You’d better not eat too fast or too much.  Don't speak with your mouth full of food. In China

Don't stick the chopsticks upright in the bowl. Put up the bowl Lay … on… In China

Sometimes, the Chinese host ( 主人 ) use their chopsticks to put food in others bowl or plate. This is a sign of politeness （ 有礼貌、客气 ）.

+ In Japan, at the beginning of the meal people will be very piously say itadakimasu ( 我要开 始用餐了 ), after eating they say gochisosama ( 承蒙款待了 ). + The Japanese used to pour wine for each other, not helped himself.

In korea people have meals are generally sitting around a piece of short legs square table around. Sat cross- legged fixed( 盘腿席地而坐 ).

Even the youngest person isn’t supposed to start eating first. In Korea

Western tableware

In the USA, you are not supposed to eat withare not supposed to your hands. But in India you can. India USA

1.Wash you hands before each meal. 2.Knife and spoon are placed to the right of the plate. The fork is on the left.

3. Open the napkin and put it on your lap before eating. 4. You should use the fork with your left hand and the knife with your right hand.

5. Don’t drink too much! 6. Talk to the people beside you, but don’t speak too loudly.

7. You can use your hand to eat chicken. 8. You eat only from your plate.

9. Just have one bowl of soup. 10. Finish all the food on your plate.