A:Hello,B!Ireadanarticleaboutwesterntablemanners.Ifoundthattherearemanysimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweewesterntablemannersandchinesetablemanners.
B:Yes.Forexample:Whenyouarebiddentothefeast,youaremoreinterestedintalkingwithpeoplearoundyouthanhavinganydish.Sowhenyouhaveyourmeals,youshouldtryyourbesttomakelesssoundandaction.
A:Yes.Butinwesterncountriesbeforehostesspickupherspoonorfork,gestsmustn'ttasteanydish.Thehostesswon'tstarthermealuntilalltheguestsgettheirdishes.Shewon'tdoitlikechinese,wantyouhavefirst.Itmeansthateveryonecanhavetheirownmealswhenthehostesspickupherspoonorfork.
B:AndinChina,peoplewearcasualclotheswhentheyhavemealsintherestaurant,eventheT-shirtandjeansareavailable.Onlyinimportantbanquetdotheyweargrandly.Butitrequirespeoplewearformaldress.
A:Andthepeopleseatoftraditionalchinesefoodisnotthatexquisitelikeinwesterncountries.Mostofthemareseatedaccordingtotheirownwillingsandwithoutnapkin.
B:However,it'sveryexquisiteinwesterncountries.
A:Yes,wehavealottolearn.
B:Ofcourse