Toast etiquette for hosts and guests

Toast etiquette for hosts

First, when to toast

If it is a banquet, the toast is usually before the start of the banquet. The host toasts to the guests to show their welcome. While others usually start the toast when the main course is finished and dessert begins to be served. However, in informal occasions, the timing of the toast can be determined by the person making the toast, and the toast can always raise their glasses to express their wishes or congratulations to others.

Second, who is the first toast

According to traditional custom, generally by the hostess or hostess of the first toast, but this only applies to formal occasions. In informal occasions, such as friends get-togethers, it is often the guests who make the first toast, which is to express their gratitude to the host. It is worth noting that whoever makes the toast should make sure there is wine in each glass.

Third, attention

The host should stand with his glass raised during the toast and draw the attention of the guests present. No matter how noisy the party, there should be politely said: ? Please pay attention! Please listen to me!

Fourth, sit or stand

Whether to sit or stand up to toast, should depend on the situation. If the toast is made before the meal and in the living room, the person making the toast can stand up and make the toast. If there are fewer guests during the meal, the person making the toast can sit and make the toast, while if there are more guests, the person making the toast should stand up so that the person being toasted can hear the toast. At the same time, if the toast to the newlyweds, leaders or elders, etc., also need to stand up to toast.

Fifth, how to thank

When the toast is made, the person to be toasted does not need to stand, only need to smile and accept, and then say ? Thank you. You can do this. Afterwards, stand up and raise your glass to toast the host or others.

Sixth, the toast

The toast should be brief and appropriate. The first toast at the banquet should prepare a short speech, the content of the speech can be reminiscent of the past, stories related to the banquet or jokes, as long as the atmosphere of the banquet can be. If you find it difficult to say a toast, choosing to join in a group toast will be a good option. How about a few people raising their glasses together and shouting ? To XX? Not only eliminates the need for complicated toasts, but also enlivens the atmosphere.

Seven, how to touch the glass

In the toast will generally touch each other, but the goblet mouth is very thin and brittle, the mouth of the cup is easy to break, therefore, the toast, should be opposite the palm of the hand, the mouth of the cup forked, try to use the cup belly to touch each other, look straight at each other, in order to show respect.

Eight, to avoid drinking

In the toast, it is best to avoid drinking. When drinking wine, the toast should be elegant and soothing. Because the real wine has its story and terroir, it is a pity to gulp it down.

Toasts for guests

Toasts can be made at any time during the drinking process. If a formal toast is given, it should be done at a specific time and should not interfere with the guest's meal. Toasts are appropriate after the guests are seated, before the start of the meal. They can also be made after the main course and before dessert is served.

A toast during a drink, especially a toast or a toast, requires someone to take the lead in proposing it, either the host, the guest of honor, or someone present. When proposing a toast, you should get up and stand, pick up the glass with your right hand, or pick up the glass with your right hand, and then support the bottom of the glass with your left hand, with a smile on your face, looking at other people, especially your own toasting object, and saying words of blessing in your mouth at the same time.

After someone proposes a toast, get up and stand with your glass in your hand. Even if you are dripping alcohol, pick up your glass and make a show of it. Raise the glass to eye level and finish ? Cheers. After that, drink the wine in one go or in moderation. Then, you have to look at the proposer with the glass in hand, and the process is over.

In Chinese food, before the toast, you can symbolically clink glasses with each other; when clinking glasses, you should let your own glass lower than the other side of the glass, to show your respect for each other. With the bottom of the glass lightly touch the table, can also indicate and each other clink glasses. When you are far away from the other party, it is perfectly acceptable to do it in this way. If the host personally toast toast toast, ask for a toast back to the host, and him another toast.

In general, the toast should be age, position, the status of the host and the guest as the order of precedence, be sure to give full consideration to the order of the toast, divided into main and secondary. Even if you are not familiar with the people drinking together, you should first inquire about the identity or pay attention to the title of others, to avoid embarrassment or hurt feelings. Even if you have a favor to ask of one of the guests, you should naturally treat him with respect. But if there is a higher status or older people present, you should also give a toast to the elder first, otherwise it will make everyone very embarrassed.

If you are not fit to drink because of your habits or health, you can also ask your friends, relatives, subordinates, or juniors to drink on your behalf, or replace it with a drink or tea. As a toast person, should fully sympathize with each other, in the other person to invite someone to drink or drink instead, do not have to let each other drink, also should not be curious ? Break the pot to ask to the end? You should know that others did not take the initiative to explain the reason means that the other party thinks it is his privacy.

In Western cuisine, toast toast only with champagne, and can not cross the side of the person and other people toast toast toast.