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1、China：chopsticksTheWest:knifeandforkChina:thedishesareplacedonthetableandeveryonesharesTheWest:youhaveyourownplateoffoodChina:ChinesehostsliketoputfoodintotheplatesoftheirguestsTheWest:theguestsenjoythefoodbythemselvesChina:PeopleinChinatendtoover-orde
2、rfood,fortheywillfinditembarrassingifallthefoodisconsumed.TheWest:Westernerwillorderproperfood,andtheywillpackthemhomeiftheycan'teatout.China:ThecustomoftoastinginsomepartsofChinaistofinishthedrinkatonce,andtheyviewitaspolitenessand"liberated".TheWest:
3、Excessivedrinkingisneverproper,andwhentoastingWesternersusuallyonlytakeasipoftheirdrinkChina:Peopleliketotoasttoeachotherwiththeglassestouchedaburstofsound.TheWest:Whendrinkingtosomeone'shealth,youraiseyourglasses,buttheglassesshouldnottouch.China:中餐桌上
4、的用具总量也许少一些，但食物却也比较丰盛，因为大部分用具属公用的，特别是盛菜各种盘、碟、碗之类。摆放客人自己面前也通常只有饭碗（有时兼盛菜）、碟子、白酒杯、饮料杯、汤勺、筷子、餐巾纸等。TheWest:餐叉分得很细，包括saladfork,dinnerfork,dessertfork,还有soupspoon,teaspoon,soupbowl,serviceordinnerplate,butterspreader,breadandbutterplate,watergoblet,redwinegobl
5、et,whitewinegoblet,napkin,etc.China:Chinesefoodingeneraltendstosimple,butthedishesaremorecomplicatedandartistic,yetitisverydelicious.TheWest:Westerndinnerismoreelegant,thefoodmaybeuntastybutitisconvenientandnutrious.Chinesedinner: Atypicalmealstartswit
6、hgarlic.Thesearefollowedbythemaincourses,hotmeatandvegetabledishes.Finallyasoupisbroughtout,whichisfollowedbythestarchy"staple"food,whichisusuallyriceornoodlesorsometimesdumplings.TheWesterndinner:Dinnerstartwithasmalldish,whichisoftencalledastarter.Af
7、terthestarteryouwillgetabowlofsoup—butonlyonebowlofsoup.Thenextdishisthemaincourse.ManyWesternersthinkthechickenbreastwithitstenderwhitefleshisthebestpartofthebird.Somepeoplecanusetheirfingerswhentheyeatingchickenorotherbirds,butnevertouchbeeforotherme
8、atinbones.Thenthedinnerisfinishedbysomediliciousdessert.
