To make a toast during a drink, especially a toast or a toast, someone needs to take the lead in proposing it, either the host, the guest of honor, or someone present. When proposing a toast, one should get up and stand, pick up the glass with the right hand, or pick up the glass with the right hand and then support the bottom of the glass with the left hand, smile, look at the other people, especially one's toasting partner, and say the words of blessing in one's 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 after saying "cheers", drink the wine or a moderate amount of it. Then, with the glass in hand, you have to look at the proposer, and the process is over.
In Chinese cuisine, before the toast, you can symbolically clink glasses with each other; when clinking glasses, you should let your own glass be lower than the other's to show your respect for the other party. Clinking your glass below the other person's glass shows your respect for them. Touching the table with the bottom of your glass can also show that you are clinking with the other person. When you are far away from each other, you can use this way to do it for you. If the host personally toasts the toast, ask to toast the host back and have another toast with him.
Generally, the toast should be in the order of age, position, and status of the host and guest, so be sure to give due consideration to the order of the toast, and distinguish between the primary and secondary. Even if you are not familiar with the person 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 person present, you should also toast the senior first, otherwise it will make everyone feel embarrassed.
If you are unfit to drink for reasons of lifestyle or health, you can also ask a friend, family member, subordinate, or junior to drink on your behalf, or replace it with a drink or tea. As a toast, you should fully sympathize with each other, and not let the other person drink when they ask for a drink or use a drink instead, nor should you be curious to "break the ice". You should know that others did not take the initiative to explain the reason that the other party that this is his privacy.
In Western cuisine, toasts are only made with champagne, and you can't toast to someone else.
Business dining how to toast
From the point of view of the operational process, the toast should pay attention to four aspects:
1, how to pour
The toast needs to be poured before. According to the norms, in addition to the host and service personnel, other guests generally do not pour wine to others. If the host pours the wine himself, he should use the best wine at the banquet, and the guests should raise their glasses to thank him, and stand up if necessary.
If it is a large business meal, it should be served by a waiter. The pouring of wine should generally start with the highest person and go clockwise. If you don't need the wine, you can put your hand on the glass and say "no, thank you". There is no need to ask for the wine again and again.
In Chinese food, when someone pours a glass of wine, it is also possible to return the favor with a "kowtow". This is especially true if you are in a higher position than the host. That is, with the right thumb, forefinger, middle finger pinched together, fingertips down, knocking a few times on the table to show appreciation for the pouring of wine.
How much wine is appropriate to pour? White wine and beer can be poured full, while other foreign wines do not need to be poured full.
2, when to toast?
Toasts should be made at a specific time, without interfering with the guest's meal.
Toasts are divided into formal toasts and ordinary toasts. Formal toast, generally in the guests and hosts after seating, dining before the start of the toast, usually the host to toast, but also to say a standardized view of the wine words. And ordinary toast, as long as the formal toast can start after. But be careful that it is at the convenience of the other person, for example, he is not at that time and other people toast, his mouth is not chewing, that the other person may be willing to accept your toast. Moreover, if you toast to the same person, you should wait until the person with a higher status than yourself has done so.
3, the order of the toast
Toast in what order? Generally should be in accordance with the age, position and status of the guests in order, before the toast must be fully considered the order of the toast, clearly distinguish between the primary and secondary, to avoid embarrassing situations. Even if you can not distinguish or position, status is not clear, but also in a unified order of toast, such as first from their own side in a clockwise direction to start the toast, or from the left to the right, from right to the left to make a toast, and so on.
4, toast behavior requirements
The toast is divided into formal toast and ordinary toast. Formal toast refers to the beginning of the banquet, the host first to the collective toast, and at the same time say the standard toast. This toast can be a little longer, but it is also spoken within five minutes.
Both the host and the guests, if they are making a toast to the group from their seats, are asked to first stand up, smile, and face the group, glass in hand.
When the host makes a toast to the group, everyone should stop eating or drinking. When the host proposes a toast, everyone should stand up with their glasses and touch each other. According to international practice, a toast does not have to be drunk. But even people who don't usually drink alcohol should take a sip from their glasses to show respect for their hosts.
In addition to the host to the collective toast, guests can also toast to the collective. The guest's toast can be made shorter, even a sentence or two. For example, "Gentlemen, to our future cooperation, cheers!"
Usually, it is the ordinary toast that involves more of the standard elements of etiquette. An ordinary toast is one in which, after a formal toast by the host, individual guests and the host or guests can toast each other while saying a simple toast or exhortation or two.
When someone makes a toast to you, hold your glass up to eye level and drink after the other person says a toast or "cheers". After drinking, you must hold the glass in your hand and look at the other person before the process is complete.
For our country, there is a special attention to the toast. Toast either to the party or the receiving party, we should pay attention to the local conditions, into the local customs. Most of us, especially in the northeast, Inner Mongolia and other northern regions, the toast is often pay attention to the "end up that dry". In their view, this way to express sincerity, respect. Therefore, in the specific response should pay attention to, their poor alcohol should be sincerely explained in advance, do not seem to be bold to the end of the wine to toast each other, and the other dry, you just "mean", often cause each other's unhappiness. In addition, for the toast, if the other side is really not good, there is no need to force. The highest state of drinking should be "drink good" rather than "drink down".
In Chinese food, there is another thing. That is, after the host personally toasted to you, you have to return the toast to the host and drink another glass with him. When you toast back, you should hold the cup in your right hand, hold the bottom in your left hand, and drink at the same time as the other person. Cheers, you can symbolize and the other party lightly touch the glass, do not force too much, must hear the sound. Out of respect, you can make your glass lower than the other person's glass. If you are far away from each other, you can touch the bottom of your glass to the table to show that you are clinking.
Unlike Chinese food, champagne is generally used in Western food for toasts and toasts. Moreover, it is only a toast without persuasion, and only a toast without actually clinking glasses. It's also not acceptable to cross over to toast and toast someone who is far away from you, especially if it's a cross-check.
Toast words
A classic toast
1, excited heart, trembling hands, I give the leader to a cup of wine, the leader does not drink think I ugly.
2. The leader is on the top and I am on the bottom, you said to come a few times to a few times.
3. My heart is trembling, my hands are shaking, I'm going to give a drink to this master, I'm happy if he drinks, I won't go if he doesn't drink, I won't go, I just won't go, I just won't go!
The Inner Mongolian steppe people's toasting song.
5, deep feelings a mouthful, feelings shallow lick a lick.
6. The sunrise river flower is more than fire, wish you business is more red hot. --To buy a drink for those who are in business and go to the sea
7. Make new friends and don't forget old friends. --With old and new friends **** a toast
8, towards the resignation of the White Emperor between the colorful clouds, half a catty and eight taels only idle.
9. In times of danger, a sister (brother) will drink for her brother.
10. In times of danger, the hand of a brother will be shown when it is time for him to take action, and he will drink a glass of wine for her.
11, the sky is blue, the sea is blue, a cup of a cup down
12, the sky is not cloudy underground drought, just now the cup can not be counted
13, the road to see the injustice of a roar, you do not drink who drink?
14, the market economy to engage in competition, quickly drink a cup of wine.
15. To let the guests drink well, the family first have to drink down - for the unit of the family drinking.
16、Women have appearance, Lang has talent, cup to cup, come together - drink with ladies.
17、Bright moonlight in front of the bed, suspected to be frost on the ground, raise a glass about the opposite door, drink a double.
18, do not say anything, the closest is the big brother - drink with the elderly
19, feelings iron iron? Iron! Then not afraid of stomach bleeding!
20, deep feelings? I'm not going to be able to do that. I'm not afraid to take a shot!
21. I would like to advise you to have a glass of wine, so that you can have friends all over the world.
22, high mountains and flowing water to find a soulmate, I in the big brother wine even heart
23, a little away from home, this cup I in the big sister accompanied
24, the little He just showed the tip of the horn, today drink big to the small.
25, spring sleep, everywhere heard the crowing birds, raised his glass and asked the lady how much I should drink?
26, a thousand miles of destiny to meet, can drink not drink is not right
Two, the classic blocking words
A: the amount of alcohol is not high for fear of embarrassment, self-restraint does not drink.
B: We are all friends, so let go and drink to your heart's content.
A: The first time I've seen you in a car, I've seen you in a car, I've seen you in a car, I've seen you in a car, I've seen you in a car.
B: A big river with wide waves, this cup of wine must be dry!
A: When I came to Mrs. explained, less drink to eat more food.
B: Wine heroes courage, disobedience to the wife tube.
The gentleman's friendship is as light as water - tea instead of wine
I'll sing a song for all of you, and after singing it's not good enough to say drink.
Three of the classic words of the wine table
1, a big river with wide waves, take up this cup and let's do it.
2. The amount of small is not gentleman, do not drink not husband!
3. The east wind is blowing, the war drums are beating, who is afraid of who to drink today!