When eating western food, especially when attending a formal western banquet, there are many and strict etiquette requirements. When eating western food, there are four etiquette requirements to be kept in mind.

1. Elegant manners

The most important thing is to ask diners to strictly control their personal manners. Strive to make it elegant and moving.

For Chinese people, it is important to behave yourself when eating. The key point is to behave well in the following aspects.

(1) Silence when eating

Never make a noise when eating or drinking, whether intentionally or unintentionally. Westerners believe that only those who lack education will make noise when eating.

(2) Prevent abnormal noise

Except for eating, you should consciously control any noise in your body and don't make a fool of yourself in public. In addition, when sitting and eating, don't make strange noises about the seats, dining tables and tableware.

(3) Use tableware with caution

When having a meal, be sure to use all kinds of tableware correctly. If you don't know how to observe others on the spot, especially the hostess, don't make fun of yourself. Don't use tableware for other purposes, especially don't knock each other or point others.

(4) Sit in a dangerous position

When sitting, you should enter from the left and keep your body at a distance of about two fists from the dining table. The upper body should be tall and straight, don't stagger. Don't put your hands on the table or hide under it, but hold the edge of the table. Don't stretch your legs, and don't forget that your opposite and both sides are opposite.

(5) Eat clean

Maintain environmental hygiene when eating. And pay attention to personal hygiene. Don't eat yourself? Blooming everywhere? , body, face everywhere? Leave a mark? Don't mess up the plates, the dining table and the ground.

2. Well-dressed

When eating western food, especially when going to dinner, westerners pay great attention to personal dress. If you don't know this, or knowingly commit a crime, it will be both contemptuous and disrespectful.

according to the scale and grade of the meal, the clothes when eating are different. Generally speaking, there can be formal dress, formal dress and casual dress.

(1) Dress

Western-style dress, with black tuxedo and bow tie for men; The women's dress is a topless dress with long tulle gloves. People from other countries can wear their own costumes, such as Chinese tunic suit and cheongsam, instead of western-style dresses. At present, at grand banquets, formal dresses are often required.

(2) formal attire

at ordinary banquets, formal attire is usually required. In general, formal dress refers to a dark suit or skirt, especially black or navy blue. It should be noted that men's wear should not be too light or too bright, while women's wear should not be too short or too small.

(3) Casual clothes

You can wear casual clothes at a general dinner party. The so-called casual clothes here are strictly defined. That is, men can wear light-colored suits, or only one-piece suit tops. Ladies can wear fashion, or replace skirts with long trousers. However, you must never wear it casually.

No matter what clothes you wear, you are not allowed to tidy up your clothes in public during meals. For example, you are not allowed to take off your coat, change clothes, loosen your tie, untie your belt, pull your socks, take off your shoes, and so on.

3. Respect for women

Respect for women is a major feature of suit etiquette. Respect for women in suit etiquette is not an armchair strategist, but is widely integrated into the operational level.

usually, the requirement of respecting women is mainly reflected in the following three aspects.

(1) Courtesy to the hostess

It has been pointed out that in western-style banquet activities, the hostess is often in? First order? . Its specific performance is: the hostess should sit in the theme, and the hostess should? Announce? The meal begins or ends, and so on. When using western food, it is absolutely impossible to let the hostess be busy, make plans everywhere, and even find it difficult to sit at the table.

(2) Take care of female guests

When eating western food, do men play the role whether they know each other or not? Escort? The obligation to actively and actively take care of women everywhere. For example, before eating, help them keep their coats or find a seat. During the meal, help the lady to get the vegetables and condiments, and talk with her. Wait a minute.

(3) No waitress

In a formal western restaurant, you are absolutely particular? Women are superior to men? So you can only see all the waiters welcoming and sending them there, and you are busy, but it is absolutely difficult to see a waitress. According to tradition, western restaurants never use waitresses.

4. Active communication

When attending western banquets, don't forget to have proper communication activities besides tasting delicious food. According to western etiquette, the main purpose of western banquet is to promote people's social activities.

(1) Communication between host and guest

When invited to dinner, don't forget to take time to pay tribute to the host, and it's best to find a time to catch up with him and get in touch with him.

(2) On the occasion of guests

When having a meal, you should not only greet old friends, but also take the opportunity to make more new friends. Don't just eat and don't talk, or just talk to old friends, young and beautiful people of the opposite sex, and don't say a word to others. It is more rational to talk to people around you.