Sense of Time
Désolé, je suis en retard.
Sorry I am late.
Sense of Time
•Arrange in advanced
•People always arrange their own affairs in advance. Sometimes, people will refuse some temporary invitations. The reason may
French
Bonjour!
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Business Etiquette
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Sense of Time
Greeting Etiquette Dining Etiquette
Business Etiquette
Pouvez-vous parler français?
Can you speak French?
•Knife is used for cutting food.
•Do NOT use knife as fork.
Dining Etiquette
•Hold the bottom of
the goblet •Hold the top of the goblet
•Use a corner of the napkin to wipe off the grease
•Woman & Woman •Woman & Man
•Procedure
•Right cheek first
•A sound “mwah”
•Remember:
•Woman takes the initiative.
Handshake
•Usually between two gentleman.
•Superiors or woman reach out
Tableware
•1 - Napkins •2 - Fish fork •3 - Main dishes •6 - Main dishes
•7 - Kitchen
knives •8 - Fish knives •9 - Soup spoons
fork
•4 - Salad forks •5 - Soup cups & Soup saucers
Sense of Time
•In a formal banquet: •The higher status of the guest is, the later he will come.
•A cabinet minister will usually be late for about 50 minutes.
The meal is great I don’t like it
Wait for next dish
I have finished the meal
Take a
Placement of Napkin
•The hostess put the napkin on the leg is the sign of the beginning of the banquet.
and menu language became more professional. Many books about dining
etiquette were published at that time. Etiquette gradually flourished in the nobility.
•Better eat something before the banquet.
•Remember:
•Don't drink wine while waiting for someone.
Greeting Etiquette
Ca va?
How are you?
Bisous
•Also known as cheek kissing, usually between
Tableware
•10 - Bread and cream dish
•11 - Cream knife
•12 - Snack spoon & snack fork •13 - Water glass •14 - Red wine glass •15 - White wine glass
Placement of Knife and Fork
first. •The French believe that people of high status should take the initiative.
Dining Etiquette
Je suis tellement gêné de faire ça!
I am so embarrassed!
Clothinan.
•Better to choose clothing of famous band. •The French take their personal image as a symbol of altitude.
•A great personal image shows their respect to others.
•When dining, place the napkin on
your lag.
Placement of Napkin
•Put the napkin on the chair
when you leave for a while. It means you don’t finish the
•Putting the napkin on the right
•Wipe off residue rudely
Dining Etiquette
•The dining etiquette was derived from the French Merovingian dynasty. It was inspired by the Byzantine culture to develop a set of etiquette. When it came to Charlemagne the Roman Empire, the etiquette became complicated. •In the 12th century, Italian culture entered France. The table etiquette
be time conflicts. Some people think that temporary invitations
is a kind of disrespectful behavior.
•About the French:
•Sometimes they are punctual while sometimes they are not. 15min •They always have a lot of reasons that seem reasonable. •bad traffic
When Doing Business
•Do NOT just talk about business all the time.
•Create a relaxing atmosphere
•Topic: Culture, History
•Use French when talking.
•They rarely compromise
of the dish means the end of the meal.
meal.
Dining Etiquette
•Put your hand on the table.
•Sit up straight.
•Put elbows on the table.
•Lean on the back of chair.
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