The Western culture manner 's “ dinner table manners

The habit of have mealing of west is different from we much have, especially colloquy a western meal the party, rules is rather many.When join in a western meal parties should notice the following items:

1, the wine that foreigner is general did not let the habit let the vegetables, therefore you like to eat the what, no harm to much take the point.

2, should wait the all guest the in front to all ascended the vegetables, hostess to picked up her knife with after fork signal hint can just use the meal.

3, the table napkin should spread on the knee.Can also defend at the neck is last or chest front, but not very square.Can wipe the oil on your mouth or stains on the finger with table napkin dime, but the absolutely not can the wipe cutlery.

4, have meal to sit properly body not want two arms lay down horizontally on the table.

5, usage knife and fork hour, should the left hand use the fork, and by hand use the knife.Slice the meat should avoid the knife to slice on the porcelain dish to send out the sound.Midway let go of the knife and fork, and should report the eight the matrix cent put on the plate.If the knife and fork put together, mean to complete with meal.

6, want to drink the water, should be first food pharyngeal bottom.While drinking the water with glass cup, want to wipe the oil stains on the mouth first, and the in order to prevent make dirty the cup.

7, if sneeze or cough, or want the bathroom, should humality that face surroundings sorry.

8, have meal, always remain mum to is not polite , but mastication food the hour don't speak the words, and swallow again answer.

9, be the bellboy according to this give the guest top vegetables, walk to the left side that you, just the your turn take the vegetables.

Complete with meal, and the hostess stand to rise, and can just leave the seat.The table napkin puts on the table, and don't shine on the original kind fold good

(一)基本的講究

排列座次時(shí)，國(guó)內(nèi)外的基本作法有所不同。在涉外場(chǎng)合排列座次時(shí)，一般均應(yīng)遵守國(guó)際慣例。

1.我國(guó)傳統(tǒng)作法

在排列并排的座次時(shí)，我國(guó)的傳統(tǒng)作法是以左為上，即認(rèn)為居左之位高于居右之位。當(dāng)前，國(guó)內(nèi)在舉行會(huì)議及正式合影時(shí)，仍多沿用此法。

2.國(guó)際通行作法

并排排列座次時(shí)，國(guó)際上的通行作法是以右為上，即認(rèn)為居右之位高于居左之位。在涉外場(chǎng)合，它已被廣泛采用。

關(guān)于中國(guó)人的宴席座次禮儀

古代中國(guó)素有“禮儀之邦”之稱，講禮儀，循禮法，崇禮教，重禮信關(guān)于中國(guó)人的宴席座次禮儀 ，守禮儀，是中國(guó)人數(shù)千年的傳統(tǒng)?！安粚W(xué)禮，無(wú)以立”，禮的核心是人的社會(huì)行為規(guī)范，是中國(guó)民眾已經(jīng)習(xí)慣和風(fēng)俗化了的社會(huì)性行為準(zhǔn)則、道德尺度與各種禮節(jié)。所謂“禮節(jié)民心，讓則不爭(zhēng)”；“衣食既足，禮讓以興”，禮就是個(gè)人利欲心的節(jié)制和人群利益的調(diào)度。講禮，就是要謙恭退讓，“禮”與“讓”往往相連，這就是“禮讓”一詞的由來(lái)和義釋。

中國(guó)最早的禮和最普泛、最重要的禮，可以說(shuō)就是食禮，“夫禮之初，始諸飲食”，用食來(lái)敬神，表明“禮”是極隆重的事，并且是起源很早的。禮是以個(gè)人的文化學(xué)識(shí)與心性修養(yǎng)為基礎(chǔ)的。檢驗(yàn)一個(gè)人修養(yǎng)的最好場(chǎng)合，莫過(guò)于集群宴會(huì)了。因此，“子能食食，教以右手”（《禮記?內(nèi)則》），家庭啟蒙禮教的第一課便是食禮。而中國(guó)宴會(huì)繁縟食禮的基礎(chǔ)儀程和中心環(huán)節(jié)，即是宴席上的座次之禮――“安席”。史載，漢高祖劉邦的發(fā)跡就緣于他于沛縣令的“重客”群豪宴會(huì)上旁若無(wú)人“坐上坐”。當(dāng)時(shí)還是“席地而坐”，“上坐”，乃宴席的“尊位所在”，亦即“席端”。這種宴席上的“上坐”，因坐制的飲食基礎(chǔ)器具、幾案、餐桌椅形制的歷史演變而有時(shí)代的不同。兩漢以前，“席南向北向，以西方為上”，即以面朝東坐為上?！妒酚?項(xiàng)羽本紀(jì)》中鴻門宴會(huì)的座次是一規(guī)范：“項(xiàng)王、項(xiàng)伯東向坐，亞父南向坐，亞父者，范增也。沛公北向坐，張良西向坐”，此即顧炎武所謂：“古人之坐，以東向?yàn)樽??！敝侵傅摹笆摇眱?nèi)設(shè)宴的座禮。而在位于宮室主要建筑物前部中央坐北朝南的“堂”上，則是以南向?yàn)樽钭?，次為西向，再次為東向。隋唐以后，開始了由坐床向垂足高坐起居方式的轉(zhuǎn)變，方型、矩型諸種形制餐桌均以齊備，座次利益也因之有新的改變。方桌以邊長(zhǎng)92.5厘米、高87.5厘米的“八仙桌”為代表，貴客專桌，等而下之可2人、3人、4人、6人或8人一桌。除專桌以外，兩人以上者，一般為1:1主陪客制。圓桌是應(yīng)聚宴人多和席面大的要求之運(yùn)而生的。最初也讓用慣了方桌的人們頗不順應(yīng)，正如袁枚《園幾》詩(shī)所說(shuō)：“讓處不知誰(shuí)首席，坐時(shí)只覺可添賓?！?

圓桌成清中葉后飯店酒樓流行的餐臺(tái)式樣，今日家庭中亦普遍使用，尤為今日餐飲業(yè)及機(jī)關(guān)企業(yè)食堂的會(huì)宴用桌面。其座次一般是依餐廳或室的方位與裝飾設(shè)計(jì)風(fēng)格而定，或取向門、朝陽(yáng)，或依廳室設(shè)計(jì)裝飾風(fēng)格所體現(xiàn)出的重心與突出位置設(shè)首位。通常服務(wù)員擺臺(tái)時(shí)以口布折疊成花、鳥等造型，首位造型會(huì)非常醒目，使人一望而知。而隆重的大型宴會(huì)則往往在各餐臺(tái)座位前預(yù)先擺放座位卡（席簽），所發(fā)請(qǐng)柬上則標(biāo)明與宴者的臺(tái)號(hào)。這樣或由司儀導(dǎo)入，或持柬按圖索驥、對(duì)號(hào)入座，自然不易出錯(cuò)。