1. what's more, if someone comes to report, regardless of their status, all the people at the table should go out to meet them.

2. If it is a round table, the host and guest facing the gate will be 2, 4 and 6 on the left hand side and 3, 5 and 7 on the right hand side until they meet.

3. If it is a square table, if there is a seat facing the gate, the right seat on the side facing the gate is the main guest.

4. If it is not facing the gate, the right seat on the east side is the chief guest. Then the chief sits on the left hand side for 2, 4, 6, 8(8 is opposite), and on the right hand side for 3, 5, 7(7 is directly opposite).

5. if it's a big banquet, the arrangement between tables should pay attention to the chief, with 2, 4 and 6 seats on the left and 3, 5 and 7 seats on the right.

6. sit separately according to the identity, status and intimacy of the host and guest.

7. Napkins are mainly used to prevent clothes from getting dirty, and also to wipe oil stains on the mouth and hands.

8. The napkin should be spread out and placed on the thighs at the upper ends of knees. Do not tie it into a belt or hang it on the neckline of a suit.

9. Never wipe the tableware with a napkin.

11. After the meal, fold the napkin, put it on the dining table and leave the table.

11. When you sit down, you should wait until the elders are seated.

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12 when drinking soup, it is advisable to scoop less soup for the first time. First, test the temperature and taste it. Don't make any noise when drinking soup.

13. When drinking soup, don't mix the hot soup and blow it with your mouth.

14. spoon up the soup, and you can't drink several mouthfuls at a time.

15. After drinking the soup, the spoon should be placed on the soup plate or the dish in the soup cup.

16. You can't use napkins until everyone is seated.

17. When dining in a restaurant, the waiter should take the table.

18. Juicy fruits such as watermelon and grapefruit should be eaten with a spoon.

19. Granular fruits, such as grapes, can be eaten by hand.

21. Fruits with less juice, such as apples, persimmons and pears, can be cut into four pieces, peeled and eaten.

21. Peaches and melons should be peeled and sliced before eating.

22. After taking a seat, stand upright, keep your feet under your seat, and don't straighten up at will. Don't lean your elbows against the edge of the table, or put your hands on the back of your neighbor's chair.

23. You should avoid talking with food in your mouth.

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24. You must eat with a small mouth, not with a big mouth. You can't stuff your mouth again until you swallow the food.

25. When taking vegetables and scooping soup, you should use public chopsticks and spoons.

26. Eat imported food, and don't spit it out. If it is boiled soup, you can drink water or juice to take a shower.

27. When delivering food to the entrance, elbows should lean inward, and it is not advisable to open to both sides and touch the neighbor.

28. A good eating style is to eat your food, not your mouth. Food with juice should not be rushed into the mouth, otherwise the soup will drip on the tablecloth, which is indecent.

29. Never pull out your teeth with your hands, use toothpicks and cover them with your hands or handkerchiefs.

31. Avoid coughing, sneezing, sulking and farting at the dinner table. In case you can't help it, you should say "I'm sorry".

31. Drink at will, toast until the ceremony ends, and remember to persuade you to drink, guess your fists and shout.

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32. If the tableware falls to the ground, please ask the waiter to pick it up.

33. In case of accident, if you accidentally spill wine, water or soup on other people's clothes, just apologize, and don't panic to make amends.

34. If you want to take the condiments placed in front of other guests at the same table, you should ask the guests next to you to help you pass them. You should not reach across and drive for them.

35. If the host cooks the food himself, don't forget to praise him.

36. If you eat unclean or smelly food, don't swallow it. Take out the imported food lightly with your thumb and forefinger and put it on the plate. Tell the waiter to change it softly.

37. When eating, don't make a fuss if you find insects or gravel in the food you haven't eaten. Wait for the waiter to come near and tell him to change it quietly.

38. After eating, the tableware must be put in order, not in disorder.

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39. After eating, napkins should be folded and put on the table.

41. Smoking is not allowed when the staple food is in progress. If you want to smoke, you must first ask your neighbor's permission.

41. When eating in a restaurant, you should not rush to pay the bill. It is indecent to push and pull for payment. If you are a guest, you can't rob to pay the bill.

42. The dining speed should be synchronized with the host and hostess, not too fast or too slow.

43. You can't talk about sorrow at the dinner table, otherwise it will affect the happy atmosphere.

44. Don't sit down until the elderly are seated.

45. If there are any ladies at the table, they should wait until the ladies are seated.

46. After eating, the other guests can only leave after the hostess and the man leave!