中西方酒桌文化差异

1、Differences in Dietary Patterns

In China, a celebration, no matter What, there will be only one form,

As they sitting together, sharing one feast. It is helpful to facilitate the collective emotional exchanges and consequently difficult to reform

In West, buffet dinner is popular. This shows a western personality and

self-respect.

But the buffet has broken such pattern which shows harmony and unity.

2、custom

（1）Chinese hosts like to put food into the plates of their guests

The West

the guests enjoy the food by themselves

（2）People in China tend to over-order food, for they will find it embarrassing if all the food is consumed.

Westerner will order proper food, and they will pack them home if they can't eat out.

(3)

China:The custom of toasting in some parts of China is to finish the drink at once, and they view it as politeness and "liberated".

The West: Excessive drinking is never proper and when toasting Westerners usually only takes a sip of their drink

3、stand treat

Occidentals eat for the health; Chinese eat for the friendship.

Occidental advocate individualism and independence is strong. So Occidental express that respect for each other’s independence

through the way go Dutch.

Chinese like making friends and solidarity. Chinese value the interpersonal relationships and friendship very much。Chinese don’t go Dutch because they don’t want to destroy the friendship. Dutch treatment is the stingy behavior in China, is unfavorable to the friends’ solidarity and is unfavorable to keeping the harmonious interpersonal relationship。.