English composition on things to pay attention to when eating in China.

1, unexpected misfortune:

This means placing chopsticks on the table in uneven lengths before or during a meal. This is a very unlucky practice, and we usually call it "three longs and two shorts". It means "death". Because the Chinese people used to think that after the death of a person is to be put into the coffin, in the people loaded into the coffin, not yet cover the lid of the coffin, the coffin is part of the front and back of the two short boards on both sides of the bottom of the three long boards **** five boards together into a coffin is exactly three long and two short, so this is extremely inauspicious thing to do.

This means that before the meal or meal process, will be missing the length of chopsticks on the table. This approach is inauspicious, usually we This approach is inauspicious, usually we call it "theunexpected misfortune". On behalf of its meaning "death". Because Chinese past that died in the future is to be put into the coffin, and in people pretending to go after, has not covered the lid of the coffin, the coffin constituent is around two short planks. coffin constituent is around two short planks, on both sides of the bottom of a total of three long planks, five planks of wood coffin made together is exactly three long two short, so that it is extremely unlucky things.

2, immortal:

2, beacon immortal:

This practice is also extremely unacceptable, this way of holding chopsticks is, with the The way to hold the chopsticks is to use the thumb and middle, ring and little fingers to pinch the chopsticks, while the index finger is extended. This is called "cursing the street" in the eyes of Beijingers. This is because when you stick out your index finger while eating, you are always pointing at other people, and when Beijingers stick out their index finger to point at each other, it mostly carries the meaning of accusation. Therefore, pointing at someone with chopsticks while eating is tantamount to accusing someone else, which is the same as cursing, and is not allowed. There is also a case of talking to someone and pointing with chopsticks while eating.

This approach can also be very acceptable, this method is the use of chopsticks, with the thumb and middle finger, ring finger, little finger pinch This method is the use of chopsticks, with the thumb and middle finger, ring finger, little finger pinch, chopsticks, and the index finger extended. This is called "call street in Beijing people's eyes". Because the meal index finger extended, the total constantly refers to other people, the people of Beijinggenerally refers to the other index finger extended, mostly with accusations mean. Because the meal index finger extended, the total constantly refers to other people, the people of Beijinggenerally refers to the other index finger extended, mostly with accusations mean. So,eating with chopsticks with finger people, is tantamount to accusing others, this same curse is the same, is not permitted. There is such a situation means, it is a meal and conversation with others that people with chopsticks.

3, tasting chopsticks phonograph:

3, product chopsticks phonograph:

This practice is also unacceptable; it consists of holding the end of the chopsticks in the mouth, sipping back and forth with the mouth, and making sibilant noises from time to time. This behavior is considered a cheap practice. Sucking chopsticks in the mouth while eating is in itself a rude behavior, and when coupled with the sound, it is even more disgusting. So it's generally considered to be a lack of discipline, and again, not allowed.

This is impossible, the approach is one end of the chopsticks in your mouth, mouth to go back to sucking, are not issued when the hissing sound. Because the meal with the mouth suck chopsticks itself is a kind ofrude behavior, plus accompanied by the sound, is even more annoying. It generally appears this practice would be considered a lack of tutoring, the same can not beallowed to.

4, strike the cup:

4, strike the cup:

This behavior is seen as beggars asking for food, and the practice is to use chopsticks to strike the plate and bowl during meals. This is because in the past, only beggars used chopsticks to strike the cup, and the sound of the chopsticks, together with the pleas from the mouth, made pedestrians pay attention to them and give them alms. This practice was regarded as an extremely lowly thing and was disliked by others.

Such behavior is regarded as a beggar begging, its practice is struck with chopsticks during a meal dish. Because in the past only to use chopsticks beating beggarbegging bowl, accompanied by the sounds of mouth supplicate, so that pedestriansattention and give alms. This approach is seen as extremely cheap things, to be despised. This approach is seen as extremely cheap things, to be despised by others.

5, hold the chopsticks xuncheng:

5, hold the chopsticks xuncheng:

This approach is to hold the chopsticks in your hand, and do as if there were no one else there, and use the chopsticks to go back and forth on the table, looking for the dish. This is a typical example of a lack of discipline. This behavior is typical of a lack of sophistication and is extremely offensive.

This is holding chopsticks, like no one else to do with chopsticks dish on the table in the hunt, know where the next chopsticks as well. Such behavior is typical of the lack of training. behavior is typical of the lack of training performance, and the arrogant extremely offensive.

6, fan chopsticks dig graves:

6, fan chopsticks dig graves:

This refers to holding chopsticks in the hand in the dish, in order to find prey, like grave robbers digging graves in general. It's similar to the practice of "chopsticks on the town", which is an uneducated and offensive practice.

This refers to holding the chopsticks don't live in a dish of Bala, in order to search forprey, like the tomb dig graves in general. This is the "fan chopsticks Xuncheng" similarto the practice are all bred, boring.

7, some tears chopsticks:

7, some tears chopsticks:

Actually, this is the practice of using chopsticks to hold vegetables on one's own plate when the hand is not sharp, and the vegetable soup flows down to other dishes. This is considered a serious breach of etiquette and is equally undesirable.

In fact, this is to use chopsticks to take their food on your plate, the hand is not agile,eating living to or other dishes on the table. this practice is considered a serious faux pas, the same is not desirable.

8, upside down:

8, trading places:

This is to say that the meal will be chopsticks used upside down, this practice is very much looked down upon, as the saying goes, hunger is not a good idea!

It refers to use the chopsticks, this kind of practice is looked down upon by the human,is the so-called beggars, so that despite all face, will chopsticks to fall, this isabsolutely not.

9, dinghaishenzhen:

9, dinghaishenzhen:

It refers to use the chopsticks, this kind of practice is looked down upon by the human,is the so-called beggars, so that despite all face, will chopsticks to fall, this isabsolutely not. It's considered an insult to the people at your table, and it's the same as sticking your middle finger out in public in Europe, and it's not okay.

To insert the dish dish with chopsticks during a meal, this is not, this is considered a shame to the table eating people. is tantamount to the European public to people "finger" is the same meaning, which is impossible.

10, public offering of incense:

10, public offering of incense

Then it is often out of the goodness of their hearts to help others to serve rice, in order to facilitate the convenience of saving a set of chopsticks inserted in the rice handed to the other side. This is seen as disrespectful, as the tradition in Beijing is to offer incense to the dead, and sticking a set of chopsticks into the rice is considered the same as offering incense to the dead, so sticking chopsticks into a bowl is never acceptable.

It is often out of kindness to help others which, in order to facilitate easy to put a pair of chopsticks in the rice gave each other. Be regarded as Be regarded as disrespectful, because to do so Beijing tradition is for dead incense, if a pair of chopsticks into rice, would beregarded with incense to the dead, so that the chopsticks inserted in the bowl is not acceptable.

11, cross:

11, cross:

This often goes unnoticed, and chopsticks are casually placed crosswise on the table during meals. This is not right, for Beijingers believe that a fork at the table is a total repudiation of everyone else at the table, and is unacceptable to others in the same nature as a student who writes the wrong homework and gets a fork in the book by the teacher. In addition to this, this practice is also disrespectful to oneself, because in the past, only when eating a lawsuit to draw a confession to hit a fork, which is also undoubtedly denying oneself, which is also not acceptable.

This is often not the people's attention, in the meal will easily cross the chopsticks on the table. This is wrong, for the Beijing people think that This is wrong, for the Beijing people think that playing a fork at the table, is a negation of all other people the same table, just as the students work a mistake, benature teacher fork on the same, can not be accepted. In addition, this approach also does not respect its own, because the past is sued for when a fork, it also undoubtedly in denial of their own, which is impossible.

12, landing shock god:

12, landing shock god:

The so-called "landing shock god" means dropping chopsticks on the ground by mistake, which is a sign of serious rudeness. Because Beijingers believe that all ancestors are buried underground and should not be disturbed, dropping chopsticks on the ground is tantamount to disturbing the ancestors underground, which is a great impiety, so this behavior is also not allowed. However, there is a way to break the law. Once the chopsticks fall to the ground, one should hurry to use the chopsticks to draw a cross on the ground according to the direction in which one is sitting. The direction is east-west then north-south. It means that I am not something, I should not alarm the ancestors, and then the chopsticks will be up, the mouth at the same time say that they deserve to die.

The so-called "landing shock God" mean missed the chopsticks fell to the ground, this is a manifestation of a serious faux pas. Because the people of Beijing believe that the ancestors are buried in a cross. Because the people of Beijing believe that the ancestors are buried in the ground, should not be disturbed, chopsticks landingequals alerted the underground ancestors, this is unfilial, so this is a manifestation of a serious faux pas. This is unfilial, so this kind of behavior isnot allowed. But it has broken a law, but the chopsticks landing, it should murmurchopsticks to express his / her direction, draw a cross on the ground of a serious faux pas. But it has broken a law, but the chopsticks landing, it should murmurchopsticks to express his / her direction, draw a cross on the ground. The first thing after the north and south. the chopsticks, mouth also said his damn.