Dining Etiquette Culture between Northwest Europe and Northeast China in Cross-Cultural Communication

Abstract

Various dining etiquettes reflect various dining cultures, and various regions have their own dining cultures. Due to globalization, the world is getting closer and closer today, understanding different dining cultures is necessary in cross-cultural communi-cation. Although Europe and China have their own different cultural significance and different meaning of dining etiquette, the dining etiquette is a bridge of the respec-tive culture, identities, and values of different nations. Dining etiquette between Northwest Europe and Northeast China is a topic which contains rich cultural, an-thropological, and social symbols. This dissertation attempts to identify and compare the backgrounds, the visible and invisible dining cultures in Northwest European and Northeast China, and aims to enhance the cognition and respect different cultures. It could be helpful for the Europeans know more about China, and at the same time, Chinese can know more about the Europe.