Understand the significance of the difference between Chinese and Western etiquette in foreign trade

1. Differences in communicative language:Daily greetings, Chinese mostly use "Have you eaten?" "Where is it?

And so on, which embodies a sense of intimacy between people. But for Westerners, this way of greeting will make the other person feel good.

2. Differences in titles:In the West, the title is more general, and one title can cover many Chinese titles. For example, in the West, men are called Mr. and women are called Lady or Miss.

3. Differences in dining etiquette:Chinese: with chopsticks; When drinking, you will touch the wine glass and make a noise, and generally speaking, the meat dish will be served first, and the soup will be served last, and there is generally no dessert.

In the West, you will use a knife and fork, left fork and right knife, and you can't make a sound when toasting, and there will usually be appetizers.

4. Differences in dress etiquette:Western men usually wear a conservative suit with a white shirt and tie underneath formal social occasions. They like black, so they generally wear black leather shoes.

Western ladies wear dress suits on formal occasions. In addition, it is customary for ladies to wear earrings when they go out. In Western countries, especially in the United States, people usually like to wear casual clothes, such as T-shirts and denim clothes.

5. Differences in banquet etiquette:In China, since ancient times, most people have respected the left, and when entertaining guests, the guests with very distinguished status should be arranged on the left seat, and then arranged in turn. In the West, the right side is respected, men and women sit apart, couples are also seated separately, and the female guests are seated slightly higher than the male guests, and the men have to pull out the chairs for the female guests to their right as a sign of respect for the women.

The differences between Eastern and Western etiquette lie in the following six aspects: treatment of blood kinship, gifts, attitude towards the "old", concept of time, and treatment of privacy.

1. Treat blood kinship:

Orientals value family and blood ties. Westerners have a strong sense of independence and value the relationship of interests.

2. Form of expression:

Western-style oak etiquette emphasizes practicality, straightforward and honest expression, and often uses "thank you" to express the other party's good intentions in the face of sincere praise or praise from others; Oriental people take "digging tung let" as a courtesy, and everything must be polite and give three points.

3. Gifts:

Oriental people's interpersonal communication pays special attention to etiquette, attaches importance to courtesy, and uses etiquette as a medium and bridge for interpersonal communication. Westerners generally don't give gifts to others easily.

4. Attitude towards the "old":

Oriental etiquette generally gives preference to the elderly and the venerable. Western etiquette advocates freedom and equality.

5. The concept of time:

Westerners have a strong sense of time, pay attention to efficiency, and do not change the agreed time at will. Oriental people use time more casually, and the concept of time is relatively indifferent.

6. Treat privacy:

Western etiquette emphasizes individual freedom and regards the dignity of the individual as sacrosanct. Oriental people pay attention to common ownership, emphasize the group, emphasize the harmony of interpersonal relations, and the mutual care between neighbors, which is a manifestation of human feelings.