Western banquet seats are also ranked high on the right and low on the left. The height of the deskmate seat depends on the distance from the host seat.
If men and women sit side by side at the same table, men are on the left, women are on the right, and women are sitting on the right seat; If the man and the woman sit at the same table, the woman sits at the table on the right;
If the host or hostess lives in the central seat and sits facing the door, the table on the right is honored and the guests on the right are honored;
If men and women sit at the same table, women's right comes first, women's right second, women's left third and women's left fourth, and the rest of the seats are divided in order.
Western banquets often adopt long dining tables and seating arrangements, similar to Chinese round tables. The accompanying person or the host and deputy host should sit at both ends of the long table, and try to be careful not to let the guests sit in the seats at both ends of the long table. When arranging seats, we should also consider the differences of national habits and religious beliefs of the guests to avoid disharmony.
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Seating arrangements for business banquets:
Right high and left low: when two people sit side by side, they usually take the right as the upper seat and the left as the lower seat. This is because Chinese food is served clockwise, so right-handed people have priority over left-handed people.
Table direction is the same: if it is a banquet place, the main and guest positions on each table should be in the same direction as the main table.
Give priority to distance: when the table is placed vertically, the distance from the main entrance of the banquet hall shall prevail, and the farther away from the door, the higher the ranking.
It's best to be near the wall: In order to prevent the interference of waiters and diners, some middle and low-end restaurants usually have upper seats by the wall and lower seats by the aisle.
The seat in the middle is the most important: three people eat together, and the person sitting in the middle is higher than the person sitting on both sides.
When the banquet hall has a dedicated rostrum, the dining table near the rostrum should be the main table. If there is no dedicated platform, sometimes the dining table on the back adjacent to the main frame is the main table.
Face-to-face: If someone is sitting facing the main entrance and someone is sitting with his back to the main entrance, according to etiquette, the person facing the main entrance should be the upper seat, and the person facing the main entrance should be the lower seat.
Good view: when dining in some high-end restaurants, there are often beautiful scenery or elegant performances indoors and outdoors for diners to watch. Perfect angle should be the seat at this time.