法国礼仪与禁忌.ppt

France Table manners
France attaches great importance to food and attaches great importance to table manners. Eating French will obviously very elegant, great temperament, still feel very happy, but also very relaxed meal. But pay attention to the etiquette . Many people eat at Western, will worry to be "impolite." In fact, the so-called table manners is to enable the meal to meal without hindrance and destruction, and the smooth flow of useful code of conduct. Bear in mind that "neat, clean and quiet," the three principles and to be no disadvantage.
French Cultural Taboos
● Men can’t sent flowers to married women. ●Yellow was regarded as unfaith. ●”13”and “Friday” is unlucky
●Can't send knife, swords, or something sharp . ●When giving gift, you had better not take the company's logo, otherwise the French think you not give gifts, but advertise . ●Don't send vinous liquor, vinous liquor in France is goods at low price. ●If you want to give colleagues’children gifts, you had better send a popular toys. But Chinese must be careful, must not give gift before the baby born, because of the French people think that may bring them bad luck. Similarly, you mustn’t give gift before they marriage.
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pursuit of the French in particular the mood of the meal, such as fine tableware, the faint candlelight, elegant environment and so on.
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French dinner time, mostly at night around 8, and some even later.
French Intresting Customs
• Men can kiss girls on the street arbitrarily on New Years Eve. • New Year's Eve, the French family sit around tables and swig
champagne, according to tradition, every family should drink all the possession of alcohol, to avoid the bad luck coming year; all people should drink, so the new one years will have a new beginning.
● Chat
:To avoid personal problems, politics and money, like the topic.
Manners ette
◆ French elegant style of conversation, warm humor, towering shoulders and said he was happy that they have the habit. Colleagues when they talk, stand close to each other, that looked more friendly.Their talking does not involve vulgar topics, scurrilous behavior is extremely contempt. ◆ French people love beauty, it is widely recognized, especially women, described as the world's favorite dress of the people. ◆ "Ladies First" is very popular in France. ◆ Their concept of time very strong. Attend the meeting regardless of what they are used to arrive on time, never late drag.
● French
cuisine as a whole, including these major areas: breads, pastries, cold, cooked food, meat, cheese and wine. These are indispensable for French restaurants in the content, the most proud of the French wine, bread and cheese.
• Young men and women before marriage to organize their friends
were "buried bachelor life," and the "farewell party", to make a symbolic "coffin" to hold a "funeral", entertained friends and relatives, and then played the funeral music, burning candles, holding safety the soul of prayer, people another coffin to the garden, field buried, or thrown into rivers.
• No matter it is the first meeting or old friends, all embrace the
cheek (they call BISOUS), to be friendly. Spent a long time, and gradually learn: Northerners and Southerners "BISOUS" not the same as the number of times.
French Social etiquette
General Etiquette
● Date
and time : Prior appointment is practice. Time appointment is a sign of politeness.
● Hospitality
and gifts :Guests were invited to someone's home is a rare, even though know each other for a longtime. However, if such invitation, sent flowers to the hostess (not to send roses or chrysanthemums) or small gifts like chocolate would be a welcome focus on the French culinary arts, it is noon and evening meals daily The important part can not be ignored. To provoke thought and beauty of the gift is particularly welcome.
About gifts.
French Traditional Festivals
• New Year's Day: January 1st • Imperial Festival(帝王节): January 6th • Saints Waxes Festival （圣蜡节）：February 2nd • Carnival(狂欢节)：March • Easter （复活节）:Full moon after the vernal equinox that month, every year the first Sunday, between March 22 and April 25 between the Monday holiday the next day. • April Fool‘s Day：April 1st • May Day: May 1st • Ascension Day（耶稣升天节）: between May 1st and June 4th • National Day: July 14th • Assomption(圣母升天节)：August 15th • Toussaint(诸圣节): November 1st • Christmas : from December 25 a holiday for two days
Meeting etiquette
French when meeting with the guests in social situations, mostly to shake hands for the ceremony. Usually ,women stretch out their hand to men ,the elderly to the young, the higher to the lower . Girls are usually applied to women curtsy. The men have the habits to kiss each other’s cheekl. Man wearing a hat, the hat can also be applied ceremony. Certain social strata in France, the "kissing her hand" is also quite popular. However, when applied kiss on the hand, mouth, hands should not come into contact with Ms.; can not kiss gloved hands; can not kiss in public hands; more girls can not kiss the hand.