Abstract:Dining not only promotes human civilization but also human civilization. Dining etiquette can reflect the quality of a person's civilization and rise to the country. It is reflected as a representative symbol of a country. However, due to the differences in cultural differences, there are many misunderstandings and even conflicts in communication. This is a clear manifestation of dining etiquette. In this regard, this paper analyzes the three main differences between Chinese and American dining etiquette, and analyzes three main reasons, including geographical reasons, the reasons of the people of the two countries and the reasons for cultural connotation, to study the differences between Chinese and American culture. On this basis, this paper proposes targeted countermeasures to prevent misunderstanding of table manners caused by cultural differences between China and the United States, thus promoting cross-cultural development and promotion of interpersonal communication.

Key words: Dining etiquette; China; United States

Contents

Abstract

中文摘要

Introduction-1

I. Differences in Catering Etiquette-3

A. Differences in Tableware-3

B. Differences in Food-4

C. Differences in Seating Arrangement-5

II. Causes for the Differences-7

A. Climate-7

B. Thinking Mode-8

C. Cultural Connotation-9

III. Ways of Dealing with These Differences-11

A. Mutual Respect-11

B. Learning from Each Other -12

C. Improvement of Personal Quality-12

Conclusion-15

Bibliography-17

Acknowledgements-18