Chinese Dining Etiquette

Where does the person paying the bill sit at a Chinese dinner table?

• Opposite the entrance.

• Left of the quest of honour.

• Right of the guest of honour.

• Opposite the guest of honour.

What is one thing you shouldn't do when ordering meals at a restaurant?

• Order an odd number of meals.

• Order an even number of meals.

• Order for everyone at the table.

• Order a variety of dishes.

What is supposed to cause bad luck when pouring and drinking tea?

• Taking the lid off the teapot.

• Leaving the lid partially on the teapot

• Pouring for people around you.

• Asking a waiter for a refill.

How can you say thank you to someone who pours tea for you?

• tapping two fingers on their hand

• tapping two fingers on the cup

• tapping two fingers on the table

• tapping two fingers on the back of your hand

Why is it rude to point chopsticks at other people?

• They look like incense candles at a funeral.

• You could drop food on the other person.

• You could poke someone's eye out.

• They are an extension of your fingers.

Who eats first at the Chinese dinner table?

• The guest of honour.

• The most senior person.

• The person who ordered.

• The person who toasted the meal.

Why is fish often served at meals?

• It sounds like 'prosperity'.

• It sounds like 'good fortune'.

• It sounds like 'happiness'.

• It sounds like 'surplus'.

What should a guest do when it is time to pay the bill?

• Offer to pay the bill a few times.

• Offer to pay part of the bill.

• Offer the host a return meal.

• Offer to pay the host back at a later time.

What eating utensils do Chinese people usually use?

• chopsticks

• forks

• knives

• metal spoons

Why Chinese people like to use chopsticks?

• knives and forks remind people slaughter house

• Chinese people think the knife could be used as a weapon, and could disrupt the harmony of the table.

• Chinese take their meals very seriously, and feel that the meal table should be a place of peace and harmony.

• all of above