AnalysisontheCulturalDifferencesbetweenChineseandWesternTableEtiquetteContentsIIntroduction..................................................................................................................11.1PurposeoftheThesis............................................................................................11.2SignificanceoftheThesis.....................................................................................11.3OverviewofTableEtiquetteinChinaandWesternCountries.............................21.3.1OverviewofTableEtiquetteinChina............................................................21.3.2OverviewofTableEtiquetteinWesternCountries........................................3IIliteratureReview......................................................................................................42.1ChineseCookingCulture......................................................................................42.2WesternCookingCulture......................................................................................52.3RelevantStudiesatHomeandAbroad.................................................................5IIIDifferencesbetweenChineseandWesternTableEtiquette................................73.1DifferenceonTableware.......................................................................................73.2DifferenceonOrderofServing............................................................................73.3DifferenceonAtmosphere....................................................................................83.4DifferenceonSenseofTime................................................................................83.5DifferenceonSeatingArrangement.....................................................................93.6DifferenceonEatingRules.................................................................................10IVReasonsfordifferencesbetweenChineseandWesternTableEtiquette..........114.1DifferentCulturalValue......................................................................................114.1.1TheCollectivisminChinese........................................................................114.1.2TheIndividualisminWesternCountries......................................................124.2DifferentCulturalConnotation...........................................................................124.3DifferentModesofThinking..............................................................................134.4DifferentConceptofFace..................................................................................144.5DifferentReligions.............................................................................................15VConclusion...............................................................................................................16References....................................................................................................................17IIntroductionWiththedevelopmentofglobaleconomy,cross-culturecommunicationhasbecomemoreandmorefrequent,andthedifferencesbetweenChineseandwesternculturehavebecomemoreobvious,especiallythedifferencesoftableetiquette.Differentcultureshavedifferentnormsoftableetiquettewhichisanimportantwaytorunagoodcommunicationwithothercountrieswithdifferentculturalbackground.NomatterinChinaorWeste...
