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In China, Social Evenings Are Considered Part of the Business Routine; Food, eating behavior, and culture in Chinese society [permanent dead link ] Chinese dining etiquette Archived 2018-06-04 at the Wayback Machine
A cardinal rule of dining is to use the right hand when eating or receiving food. It is inappropriate to touch any communal utensils by the hand used for eating. If the right hand is used for eating, then the left hand should be used for serving oneself from common utensils. [21]
If the guest brings food or drinks (as usual) it is customary to offer it in the proper context during the visit. Friends might greet each other by shaking hands and touching or kissing one or both of the cheeks. This is inappropriate for business. Before starting to eat at the dinner table, one should wait for the elders to start eating first.
[1] [2] This practice is historic and premised on the cultural premise that eating is a sensory activity, and touch is part of the experience along with the taste, aroma of the food, and its presentation such as on a thali, or on a large plate made from washed banana leaf (used in south), or stitched and washed siali (used in the north) leaves. [1]
Meal – eating occasion that takes place at a certain time and includes specific, prepared food, or the food eaten on that occasion. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The names used for specific meals in English vary greatly, depending on the speaker's culture, the time of day, or the size of the meal.
Do not hover or wave chopsticks over the dishes set on a table; this is often done by mistake when choosing which food to eat first. This behaviour, which is called Mayoi-bashi (迷い箸; まよいばし), is perceived as inappropriate, as it conveys impatience and greed in the context of Japanese dining etiquette. [18]
The knife should be in the right hand and the fork in the left. However, if a knife is not needed – such as when eating pasta – the fork can be held in the right hand. [8] Bread is always served and can be placed on the table cloth itself. It is considered unacceptable to use one's fingers to taste the food.
In many cases, people of the same sex holding hands while walking is considered an ordinary display of friendship without romantic connotations. [5] In a related point, many people in the Middle East claim a more modest amount of personal space than that which is usual elsewhere. Accordingly, it can seem rude for an individual to step away when ...