Ⅲ Differences between Chinese and Occidental Etiquette（第1页）

Ⅲ。DiffereweendOtalEtiquette

&eisdepeondvarywidelybetweeuresandnations。

Sincevariousnationshavedifferenthistoriesaherearemahehabitofdthey，especiallybetweendOa，apersohelastitemoffoodfromaonplateorbowlwithoutfirstittoothersatthetablemayberegardedasagluttonandinsultiyofthehost。InAmericaaguestisexpectedtoeatallofthefoodofferedtohim，asaenttotherelishoftheodernhistory，therearetwostoriesgthemisuandingofdifferehefirstoLiHongzhangwhowasinvitedbyBismarcktoadihelackoftheOtaletiquetteknowledge，Lidraerashinghai。IomakeLiHongzhangfeelembarrassed，Bismarkthewatertoo。Otherpreseofollowtheirpremierandrefrainedfromlaughiherfunnystory:aKMToffidhiswifewetomeetatfromtheUes。Afterthemeetiantsaid“Yourwifeisreallybeautiful!”Theofficerfeltembarrassedandreplied:“NaLi，NaLi！”Itisjustapolitewaywhichisveryoninaforthekindofthewordsheaddressed。Whiletheterpretertranslated:“NaLi，NaLi！”like“where，where?”TheAmerisultahought“Ijustpraisedhiswife，andwhyheaskedmewherehiswifeisbeautiful”。Then，heanswered:“sheisbeautifulfromheadtotoe。”Thesejokesshowustheabsoluteythediffereweeeaiquette。

WiththefrequentiweendOt，Otalhaveacceptedthereasoorsiureaantfeeling，whileesepeoplehavegraduallyacceptedtheadvancedcivilizationofOtaldetiquettestyle。However，iheiiquetteduetoculturaldiffereweendOtstillexists。