The old ancestors left behind can not be lost etiquette culture

The etiquette of seating

Traditional social etiquette is well organized, seating also has a primary and secondary points of honor, the honored one sits on the top, the humble one sits at the end. What kind of status to sit where there are certain rules, if you blindly sit in the wrong seat, not only the host is upset, they will also be rude afterward to regret. If you can not grasp what kind of seat, the best way is to listen to the host arrangements.

Indoor seating to the east as the honor, that is, the guests sit on the west seat, the host is generally accompanied by the east seat. Elderly people can be arranged in a south-facing position, i.e., the north seat. The younger ones accompanying the guests are usually in the north-facing position, i.e., the south seat. The rules of sitting is to eat and drink, the body as close as possible to the food case, non-diet, the body as far back as possible, the so-called "virtual sit after all".

Banquet place settings, both conventional, so its space-time variability, and according to the concept of our country nowadays habits, the first on the position of inferiority and superiority, the second narrative of the age of the teeth, and after the gender (after the first woman after the male) to show that the concept of women). Of course, this is the general pattern that is followed after the chief seat is determined.

In today's life, depending on the specific circumstances, when eating out, the seat is generally based on the orientation of the restaurant or room and decorative design style, or take to the door, sunrise, or according to the design and decorative style of the room reflects the center of gravity and the prominent position of the first set. Usually waiters set the table with the mouth cloth folded into flowers, birds and other shapes, the first modeling will be very eye-catching, so that people know at a glance.

Walking etiquette

Walking in the process of the same attention to interpersonal relationships, so there are walking etiquette. In ancient times, it was customary to "tend to etiquette", i.e., when a person of low status walked in front of a person of high status, he must bow his head and bend his waist to show respect to the honored person by taking small steps quickly.

Traditional walking etiquette, there is a "line not in the road, stand not in the door" principle, that is, walk not walk in the middle of the road, should walk by the side; stand not stand in the middle of the door. This not only shows respect for the honored one, but also to avoid pedestrians. There are guests, should immediately rise to greet.

Social etiquette

Social etiquette refers to the basic quality of people in the process of interpersonal communication, communication skills. Social interaction in today's society plays an increasingly important role. Through socializing, people can communicate with the soul, establish deep friendship, support and help; through socializing, people can exchange information, **** enjoy the resources, to achieve career success has benefited. In modern society and people meet for the first time, the most commonly used is the handshake etiquette.

Do you know what to expect here?

First of all, there is an order of precedence in the handshake. The order of the handshake is mainly to respect each other's needs. The order is mainly based on the handshake of the two sides of the social status, identity, gender and various conditions to determine.

The order of shaking hands between two people is: superiors in the first, elders in the first, women in the first; and subordinates, juniors, men, guests should be greeted first, see the other side of the hand outstretched, and then reach out to shake hands with him. One should not venture to extend one's hand first in front of a superior or an elder. If the status, age and position between the two are similar, it is polite to reach out first.

If men and women meet for the first time, the woman can not shake hands with the man, nodding to each other can be; if the reception of guests, regardless of gender, the hostess should take the initiative to reach out to welcome the hostess can also be the first female guests to reach out to welcome.

If a person shakes hands with more than one person, it should be the first superior, after the subordinate, the first elder, after the younger generation, the first host, after the guest, the first female, after the male.

If one party ignores the order of shaking hands and extends his hand first, the other party should immediately shake back to avoid embarrassment.

Of course, the posture of the handshake is also very important, handshake must be the right hand; even if our inconvenience to apply the right hand, we must find a way to show, never use the left hand, not only disrespect for each other, as well as reduce their own essence of the teaching of the fuse.

The best distance for a handshake, a step away from the distance between the two; the best posture for a handshake, feet upright, upper body slightly leaning forward, stretching the right hand, four fingers together; the best state of the handshake, a little stronger slightly shivering three to four times, the eyes can be and the other side of the eye, but to be gentle. When shaking hands, pay attention to both eyes looking straight at each other, with a smile, amicable, remember not to receive each other's hands, this is extremely impolite oh.

The gift of talk

The Book of Rites - Table of Records mentioned that the gentleman does not lose his footing in people, does not lose color in people, does not lose his mouth in people. Therefore, a gentleman's appearance is sufficiently fearful, his color is sufficiently scrupulous, and his speech is sufficiently trustworthy. In short, a gentleman's demeanor should not be unseemly, his appearance should be dignified, and his words should be careful not to say the wrong things or say things that should not be said. Therefore, a gentleman's appearance is sufficient to inspire awe, his appearance is sufficient to make people feel dignified, and his words are sufficient to convince people.

Speech is the most intuitive symbol of the level of a person's speech, whether it is daily life or important occasions should pay attention to their speech etiquette oh. Language etiquette and general language is different in that it can not use offensive language to violate others, but through civilized, polite language to establish a bond of emotional communication.

First of all, in the communication with others to be good at the use of honorific, humble, elegant language. Secondly, to keep a proper distance from people to speak is usually to communicate with other people's ideas, to achieve this purpose, first of all, of course, must pay attention to the content of the speech, and secondly, must also pay attention to the weight of the voice when speaking, so that the interlocutor can hear and understand.

In this way, you must pay attention to the distance between you and your interlocutor when you speak. Maintaining a proper distance from the person you are speaking to is not entirely out of consideration of whether the other person can hear what you are saying, but there is also the question of how to be more polite.