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　　Generally,ChinesetablemannersaremoreinformalthantheWest,althoughtherearemorerulesconcerninginteractionswithotherguestsduetohighlevelsofsocialinteractionasaresultofthecommunalstyleofserving.

　　Chopstickusage

　　Chopsticksshouldalwaysbeheldcorrectly,i.e.betweenthethumbandfirsttwofingersoftherighthand.

　　Whennotinuse,chopsticksmustalwaysbeplacedneatlyonthetablewithtwostickslyingtidilynexttoeachotheratbothends.Neverpointthechopsticksatanotherperson.Thisamountstoinsultingthatpersonandisamajorfauxpas.

　　Neverwaveyourchopsticksaroundasiftheywereanextensionofyourhandgestures.

　　Neverbangchopstickslikedrumsticks.Thisisakintotellingothersatthetableyouareabeggar.

　　Neversuckthechopsticks.

　　Decidewhattopickupbeforereachingwithchopsticks,insteadofhoveringthemoverorrummagingthroughdishes.

　　Tokeepchopsticksoffthetable,theycanberestedhorizontallyonone'splateorbowl;achopstickrest(commonlyfoundinrestaurants)canalsobeused.

　　Whenpickingupapieceoffood,neverusethetipsofyourchopstickstopenetratethefoodaswithafork;exceptionsincludetearingapartlargeritemssuchasvegetables.Inmoreinformalsettings,smalleritemsorthosemoredifficulttopickupsuchascherrytomatoesorfishballsmaybestabbed,butthisisfrowneduponbytraditionalists.

　　Neverstabchopsticksverticallyintoabowlofrice,asthisresemblesincensesticksusedattemplestopayrespectstothedeceased.Thisisconsideredtheultimatedinnertablefauxpas.

　　Communalchopsticks

　　Whentherearecommunalchopsticks,itisconsideredimpolitetouseyourownchopstickstopickupthefoodfromthesharedplate,ortoeatusingthecommunalchopsticks.

　　Itisconsideredimpolitetousethebluntendofone'sownchopstickstotransferfoodfromacommondishtoone'sownplateorbowl;usethecommunalchopsticksinstead.

　　Whencommunalchopsticksarenotprovided,itisconsideredpolite(andsanitary)tousethebluntendofone'sownchopstickstoserveaguestbytransferringfoodfromthecommondishtoaguest'splateorbowl.

　　Anexceptiontotheabovecanusuallybemadeinintimatesettingssuchasathome.

　　Otherutensils

　　Ifnoodlesoupisserved,manyconsideramoreelegantwaytoeatbypickingthenoodleintoaservingspoonfirst,andeatingfromthespoon,ratherthanslurpingdirectlyfromthebowlintothemouthusingchopsticks.

　　Chinesetraditionallyeatricefromasmallbowlheldinthelefthand,howeverbynomeansisthisgoodetiquette.Itisbelievedthisisthewaymostpeopleeatbutnotatallanindicationofhowitshouldbedone.Thericebowlisraisedtothemouthandthericepushedintothemouthusingthechopsticks.SomeChinesefinditoffensivetoscoopricefromthebowlusingaspoon.Ifriceisservedonaplate,asismorecommonintheWest,itisacceptableandmorepracticaltoeatitwithaforkorspoon.Thethumbmustalwaysbeabovetheedgeofthebowl.

　　Eatingfromcommondishes

　　Pickthefoodonthedishthatisatthetopandnearesttoyouindistance.Neverrummagethroughthedishorpickfromthefarsideforyourfavoritefood.

　　Ingeneral,moreconservativeChinesefrownuponthepracticeofpickingm