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.
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.
tea–pot
table cloth
plate
chopsticks
bowl
soup spoon
In China
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.
Western table manners
Western tableware
Serving order

soup
starter

mainks
starters
soup
main course
dessert
drinks
USA
India
In the USA, you are not supposed to eat with your hands. But in India you can.
People prefer round table in the Chinese banquets. In the west, the long tables are the choice in the banquet.
In China, people like to seat around and share the plates. Chinese people value collectivism. In West, people have their own plate and eat their own food. Western people value individualism.
9. Just have one bowl of soup.
10. Finish all the food on your plate.
In China
Lay … on…
Put up the bowl Don't stick the chopsticks upright in the bowl.
Sometimes, the Chinese host (主人) use their chopsticks to put food in others bowl or plate. This is a sign of politeness.