论中西方餐饮文化的差异_英语论文

On Differences between Sino-Western Catering Culture

摘要

由于历史和社会背景的不同，从而导致了中西方两种不同文化的产生。餐饮文化是传统文化的一部分，也是传统文化的重要组成部分。本文主要根据中西方餐饮文化的差异，论述中西方餐饮礼仪的具体表现。对到达时间，座次安排，餐具的使用以及用餐礼仪等进行描述，并且根据表现的不同分析各种情况形成的原因。并阐明在学习中西方餐饮礼仪的同时也要更好地将中西方文化相融合。在餐饮中，每个国家、每个地区的每种民族都在不自觉的透着自己深刻的文化背景，揭示了社会背景，历史文化对人的生活方式，时间观念等的影响。

关键词：餐饮文化；餐饮礼仪；文化融合

Abstract

Because of the different history and social background, the Chinese and the Western give rise to two different cultures. The catering culture plays a distinctly important part in the traditional culture. According to the differences between Chinese and Western catering cultures, the thesis mainly issues on the specific performances of Chinese and Western diet etiquette. What’s more, this thesis discusses the participation time, table and seating arrangements, the usage of tableware and dining etiquette, and analyses the reasons of the situations by depending on the different performances. Meanwhile, research on the Chinese and western dining etiquette is beneficial to the integration of the Chinese and Western culture. In the catering culture, each country and each region of the nation unconsciously reveal their profound cultural background, the social background, historical and cultural influence on people's life style, sense of time and so on.

Keywords: catering culture; dining etiquette; cultural integration

Contents

1. Introduction 1

2. Literature Review 1

3. The Differences between Chinese Catering Culture and Western Catering Culture 2

3.1 Pre-dinner etiquette 2

3.2 During-dinner etiquette 4

3.3 After-dinner etiquette 9

4. Reasons for the Formation of Differences 10

4.1 Lifestyles 10

4.2 Time concept 10

4.3 Cultural differences 10

5. Conclusion 10

Works Cited 12