Dinner Etiquette and Taboos

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Dinner Etiquette and Taboos

Fete is always being seen as a way to develop relationships in modern business affairs, so it is significant that we should know something about dinner etiquette and taboos. But it can be sort of difficulties since the manner is various in different countries and these manners contain deep cultural connotations. I’d like to show you some crucial aspects in the rest of this article.

The first thing that we should pay attention to is the seating arrangements. In some countries and regions, like Morocco、Japan、Korea、Turkey、Singapore and Arab states, people should put off their shoes before entering the dining-room. In America and China, the distinguished guests usually are arranged at the host’s right, while it is opposite in Sweden and Denmark. In Switzerland, the owner sitting at the end of the table, while the guests sitting at the other end. In Japan, the guests are always sit in front of the niche and they sit down before the owner do. And you’d better sit at the place where the host suggest rather than find a seat by yourself.

The second thing is the proper behavior at tables. In Germany、Russia、France and most of the European countries、Mexico and Brazil, people think it is polite to put both hands on the table. But it’s not work in Britain where you should put your hands below the table. In the Middle East area, hands is your tableware, so if you remove your hands from the table, people may think that you’ve finished the meal. If you are a smoker, do not smoke unless you get the host’s permission. In Singapore, smoking is forbidden in many public places including restaurant. Food’s appearance is an