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In China, if you would like to invite your friend or your business partner to have lunch together in a restaurant, you should let the other side to go through the menu and choose what they would like to eat first as you\u2019re the initiator in this situation. Usually Chinese people don\u2019t tend to be fussy about what they want to eat and may just order a couple of inexpensive dishes. However, it\u2019s customary to \u201cpersuade\u201d your guests to order some more dishes or something more expensive in order to demonstrate your hospitality and show your respect to them.<\/p>\n
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Filial piety plays a tremendous role in the Chinese culture, and showing respect for the elderly has always been highly valued in China. Therefore, giving up seats to the elderly on public transport, or helping the elderly cross the street is something young people should keep in mind all the time. Table manners are of no exception here. In China, when eating with people who are older than you, it\u2019s respectful to pass food to the elderly first. If a dish is particularly tasty, you\u2019re expected to let the elders have more of it.<\/p>\n
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The use of chopsticks is something delicate in the Chinese culture, and there are taboos related to the use of chopsticks in Chinese table manners. One of the most disrespectful things that you should never do is to stab your chopsticks into a bowl of rice and leave them pointing upwards. This is considered extremely rude. It\u2019s said that in ancient China, a bowl of rice with chopsticks stabbed into it was the last meal served to death row prisoners. Probably that\u2019s why Chinese people regard it as something ominous. It\u2019s also inappropriate to point your chopsticks at other people.<\/p>\n
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In the Chinese culture, chewing loudly is viewed as indecent behavior, which is pretty similar to the western culture. In addition, slurping soup off a spoon is also considered discourteous as it\u2019s accompanied by an irritating noise.<\/p>\n
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Many Chinese people like to use toothpicks to clean their mouths after eating. When you\u2019re trying to remove the food that gets stuck between your teeth, always remember to use one of your hands to cover your mouth when using toothpicks. Besides, it\u2019s considered disrespectful if you have a toothpick dangling between your lips when talking to someone.<\/p>\n
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