ThemaindifferencebetweenChineseandwesterneatinghabitsarethat
unliketheWest,whereeveryonehastheirownplateoffood,inChinathedishes
areplacedonthetableandeverybodyshares.Ifyouarebeingtreatedbya
Chinesehost,bepreparedforatonoffood.Chineseareveryproudoftheir
cultureofcuisineandwilldotheirbesttoshowtheirhospitality.And
sometimestheChinesehostusestheirchopstickstoputfoodinyourbowlor
plate.Thisisasignofpoliteness.Theappropriatethingtodowouldbetoeat
thewhatever-it-isandsayhowyummyitis.Ifyoufeeluncomfortablewiththis,
youcanjustsayapolitethankyouandleavethefoodthere.