What are the etiquettes at the banquet? What are the table etiquette?

Greeting guests, sitting, ordering, pouring wine, opening remarks, and eating are all exquisite.

You can pay attention to banquet etiquette, and you can do it all at once.

The reason why you touch the table with a wine glass when you drink is actually a kind of wine table etiquette. When people at the table are far away from each other and it is impossible to clink glasses, both parties will express their respect by touching the table.

In Chinese food, you can symbolically touch the wine glass with the other person before toasting; When clinking glasses, you should lower your glass to the other person's as a sign of respect. If the two sides are far apart, you can pay your respects by touching the bottom of the glass to the table to show that you are clinking glasses.

Other etiquette at the wine table.

1. Leaders drink each other before it is their turn to toast. To toast, be sure to stand up and raise your glass with both hands.

2. Many people can respect one person, and one person must not respect many people, unless you are a leader.

3. Respect others, if you don't touch glasses, how much you drink depends on the situation, such as the amount of alcohol the other party, the other party's drinking attitude, you must not drink less than the other party, you must know that you respect others.

4. Respect others by yourself, if you clink glasses, a sentence, I will drink it, you are casual, you are generous.

5. Hold up the wine glass (beer glass), hold the cup with your right hand, and pad the bottom of the cup with your left hand, remembering that your cup is always lower than others.

6. If there is no special person present, it is best to touch the wine in chronological order, and do not favor one over the other.

China has a rich liquor culture from ancient times to the present, of which the toasting culture has derived a lot of etiquette, and with the increase of China's integration with international standards, wine, which used to be a traditional drink in the West, has increasingly appeared on the table of Chinese. Therefore, not only when drinking liquor, but also when drinking wine, learning how to toast has become a key part of social etiquette. Hail type.

1. When to toast

In the case of a banquet, the toast is usually made before the banquet begins, and the host toasts the guests as a sign of welcome. Others usually start toasting when the main course is finished and the dessert is served. However, in informal settings, the timing of the toast can be determined by the person toasting, and the toaster can raise a glass at any time to express wishes or congratulations to others.

2. Who toasts first

Traditionally, the hostess or the host is the first to start the toast, but this is only true for formal occasions. On non-formal occasions, such as a dinner with friends, the guests are often the first to toast as a token of appreciation to the host. It's important to note that whoever toasts should make sure that there is alcohol in every glass.

3. Sitting or standing

Whether to toast while sitting or standing up to toast should depend on the situation. If the toast is made before a meal and in the living room, the person who toasts can stand up and toast. Whereas, if there are fewer guests during a meal, the toaster can sit and toast, while if there are more guests, stand up and toast so that the toaster can hear the toast.

At the same time, if you are making a toast to a newlywed, leader, or elder, you should also stand up and make a toast.

Fourth, the toast

Toasts should be short and appropriate. The first toaster at the banquet should prepare a short speech, which can be a reminiscence, a story about the party, or a joke, as long as it suits the atmosphere of the banquet. In general, humor that enlivens the atmosphere is essential.

If you find it difficult to say a toast, opting in to a group toast is a good choice. Several people raised their glasses together and shouted "Cheers" not only to avoid complicated toasts, but also to liven up the atmosphere.

5. How to clink glasses

When toasting, they generally clink glasses with each other, but the mouth of the goblet used is very thin and brittle, and the mouth of the cup is easy to break, so when toasting, the palms should be facing each other, the mouth of the cup is divided, try to touch each other with the belly of the cup, and look directly at each other to show respect.

6. Avoid toasting and drinking

It is particularly noteworthy that many other countries are taboo when drinking baijiu, such as "deep feelings". Therefore, when toasting, it is best not to ask others to toast booze. When drinking wine, you can take it slowly, because real wine has its own story and customs, and it is a pity to swallow it in a big gulp.