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What is a turtle cushion?

"Turtle seat" refers to the situation that when six people dine, the seating order is set to put two chairs on opposite sides of a set of square tables and one chair on the other sides. Generally, people in Nanjing are afraid of "eight kings".

The key to prevent "turtle seats" is to ensure that the number of chairs placed opposite the square table is not equal. If you eat at the round table, there will be no problem of "turtle seat"

With the great progress of society, people's thoughts are constantly updated. Nowadays, most people are no longer jealous of "the tortoise".

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The custom culture on the rural dining table is profound and worth learning slowly. Be a polite person. Don't feel this trouble. If you respect others, others will respect you. China is a country that pays special attention to etiquette, especially in rural areas.

No matter before or now, in rural areas, whether it is to entertain relatives and friends or wedding banquets, the number of dishes must be even. There is an old saying in the countryside, "six people don't serve three dishes, don't sit on the turtle seat", which is a dining etiquette. It is said that when entertaining relatives and friends, if the food on the table is even, if there are six people, don't sit on the tortoise seat, otherwise it will show disrespect to the guests.