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mattaya

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Q: What are the different etiquettes between Chinese and American families?

What are some different manners between Chinese and American families. Places such as the dinner table, greetings etc.,

12 years 27 weeks ago in Culture - China

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KaiKaiKai

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Well the one I hated the most about the dinner table was when I was with my local friends and especially friends from my "hometown" I was forced to drink rounds after rounds of "baijiu" its very disrespectful not to follow along and once I drank 3 bottles of baijiu 3 days in a row....

Other than that, don't stick chopsticks straight into the rice

mattaya:

I've heard the chopstick story before, I know exactly what that represents..what about being excused at the table?

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KaiKaiKai:

supposedly it means the food is for the dead. I got smacked in the head many times when I was younger because my parents were traditional Chinese and I did stupid things

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