You Have To Know The Etiquette And Etiquette Of Western Food.

< p > < strong > 1. How long do we wait for the lateness of the < a href= "http://www.91se91.com/news/index_c.asp" > the guest < /a >? < /strong > /p >

< p > in China, many guests will be late for the banquet.

In Western banquets, if guests are 15 to 20 minutes late, no need to wait.

If a late dinner arrives at a formal dinner, the hostess does not have to stand up to greet her. Only a housekeeper or a maid leads the lateness of the guest to the seat.

In a less formal banquet, the hostess often opens the door, and the late guest makes a brief explanation after entering the door.

If a man is late, the gentlemen here need not get up.

If a lady arrives late, all the men present should rise, and the man next to the lady's seat will help her to take a seat.

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< p > < strong > 2, entering the restaurant < a href= "http://www.91se91.com/news/index_c.asp" > sequence < /a > /strong > /p >

< p > in the formal dinner, the hostess first welcomed the female guest to enter the restaurant.

Subsequently, other guests do not have to enter in sequence.

The male guest and hostess finally entered the restaurant.

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< p > (1) if the male guest is a senior official, first of all, the hostess should lead the male guest into the restaurant. Then the hostess escorted the wife of the male guest into the restaurant.

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< p > (2) if the hostess is a high official, then the master first leads him into the restaurant, and then the hostess leads her husband.

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< p > (3) if a woman is more than a man at a formal banquet, the hostess enters the restaurant alone.

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< p > (4) if it is an informal dinner, guests can enter the restaurant without order.

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< p > < strong > 3, how to arrange seating times? < /strong > /p >

< p > > a href= "http://www.91se91.com/news/index_c.asp" > seat number < /a > usually instructs guests how to take seats.

If there are no seats on the table, usually the hostess enters the restaurant first, then tells everyone how to take seats.

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< p > because most people are accustomed to using their right hand, the seat on the right side of the male host is the guest of honor.

All men need to help the lady on the right to take their seats after entering the seat.

To make this procedure easier, ladies should sit from the right side of the chair.

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Except P, unless guests have special etiquette rules, other guests should not rank according to importance.

In addition, when the host arranges the seats, he should also consider whether the people sitting together have a common language.

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< p > < strong > 4, business banquet ceremony etiquette < /strong > < /p >

< p > no matter whether a business banquet is held at home or in public places, the most troublesome thing is arranging the seating arrangement.

Seats are often arranged by the hostess.

Guests are not allowed to change seats at random.

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< p > If a business banquet is held at home, the guest of honor is usually led by the host.

Whether in a round table or a square table banquet, the chief is usually the host's place.

At the rectangular table banquet, the chief is at the end of the table.

Male guests usually sit on the left or right side of the hostess, while the female guests sit on the left or right side of the hostess.

The most important guests usually sit on the right side of the host, and the second important guests sit on the left side of the host.

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< p > however, in a business dinner, the location of the guests is usually arranged according to their importance.

The guest of honor sits on the right side of the host. The second important guests sit on the left side of the host, and then arrange seats according to the importance of the guest's identity.

If a head of state, a military commander or a diplomat is present, special etiquette must be followed.

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< p > < strong > 5, how to order the guests? < /strong > < /p >

< p > (1) visiting foreign officials or foreign guests < /p >

< p > (2) military officers and government officials < /p >

< p > (3) old guest < /p >

< p > (4) outstanding achievements and career guests < /p >

< p > (5) appreciation or birthday guest < /p >

< p > to ensure the safety of the banquet, organizers usually invite guests to take part in a business dinner.

However, the invitation can be faked, so the organizer should prepare a guest dinner list and arrange the reception outside the door. Guests can enter the restaurant after holding the invitation letter and giving their names.

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