1018.N浅析中西方餐桌礼仪差异及其原因毕业论文.doc

TAIZHOU VOCATIONAL&TECHNICAL COLLEGE GRADUATE PAPER On Chinese-Western Differencesin Table MannersAuthor: Guide teacher: Major: Grade: Class: Date: On Chinese-Western Differences in Table Manners浅析中西方餐桌礼仪差异及其原因Abstract: With the development of China’s opening-up, more and more Western culture gets into our sight. As we face with unfamiliar cultures and countries, some inevitable cultural conflicts might happen in the communication, which will seriously affect the contacts being carried out smoothly. Table manners have a decisive position in the communication between China and Western countries. During communication we will show our best image and avoid cultural conflicts. Learning and using the right etiquette will not only step up our own impression, but also promote the benefit and strife of the company. This paper focuses on the differences of table manners between the West and China, and analyzes the reasons that caused the differences. Key words: etiquette， table manner， difference， culture， reason 摘要: 随着中国对外开放程度的逐渐深入，西方社会的文化越来越多地映入了我们的眼帘.由于我们所面对的是来自陌生的文化和国家，思维方式、生活习惯和行为方式与我们迥然不同的人，在与之交往的过程中不可避免的会出现文化冲突的现象，严重影响了交往的顺利进行。

餐桌礼仪在交际当中占了重要的地位学习和运用正确的餐桌礼仪，已不仅仅是自身形象的需要，更是提高双效益、提升竞争力的需要因此我们很有必要找出其深层次的原因，并提出一定的措施来培养跨文化交际的能力，避免文化冲突该篇论文的重点是分析中西方在餐桌礼仪的差异，并且就这些差异及其造成的原因关键词:礼仪， 餐桌礼仪， 差异， 文化， 原因Outline:Ⅰ.The importance of table manners in international communicationⅡ.The Specific of table manners A 、arrival of time B、the concept of dishes C、the atmosphere on table D、seat arrangement E、customary action on tableⅢ. The causes of different dining customs between the West and China A、different time concepts B、different ideas C、different behaviors regulation Ⅳ. ConclusionsOn Chinese-Western Differences in Table MannersⅠ. The importance of table manners in international communicationWith the development of opening-up policy, foreign etiquette enters to our daily life day by day. Besides the commercial etiquette, the dinner table etiquette is very important, too. As there are many different cultures between China and Western countries, we have different dinner table etiquettes. It will cause some difficulties when we do communicate with foreign country people. The fully warrens of the difference can prevent the failure in politeness and promote personal status in the dinner table.Ⅱ.Different table manners between China and western countries A．Arrival of time The westerners and Chinese have the different view on time concepts. The westerners always combine time and money view together, thus there is a famous saying: time is money，which has become deeply ingrained in their mind. So they value their time very much. In their daily lives, they always arrange and plan their time carefully. They are often filled with a sense of urgency of time. They have a good hobby that they go to the party on time. If they have to go somewhere to have dinner with others, they must arrive on time. Usually, when they want to go to someone’s home for dinner, they always get at about five minutes earlier. It isn’t very polite for you get much earlier, maybe the hostess is busying doing preparation and so it is not suitable for you to reach at that time. But in China, we don’t pay more attention on the time; we don’t have certain standards about arrival time. Arrive earlier, on time or a little late are all allowed.B. Concept of dishes The Chinese think much of their image in their friends’ mind and they think the richness of the food represents one’s hospitality. They emphasize on the meal itself when they treats friends, so the food and wine at the banquet should be rich and colorful. If it can achieve, it must be delicious and expensive. Otherwise, Chinese people will not consider it as a treat. But the western people hold the opposite opinion. They think nothing is more than the nutrition of the food when they have their dinning. They pay great attention to the nutrition of the food rather than its color、flavor、shape and mean. Their diet mainly focus on health, as if they don’t care about the enjoyment of it is tastes. C、The atmosphere on tableWhile having dinner, Chinese always like sit around the table together eat and drink, speak and laugh loudly to build liveliness and warmth table atmosphere. Chinese people are always very enthusiastic on the table. At the beginning of the dinner, the host will hand around smoke, including formal party. And even the food is delicious enough, the host also will say: this isn’t very much please help yourselves, forgive me and so on. During the dinning, sometimes Chinese host use their chopsticks to put food in your bowl or plate. This is a sign of politeness. The appropriate thing to do would be to eat the whatever-it-is and say how yummy it is. If you feel uncomfortable with this, you can jus。