Instructions for proper hospitality: Arrangement of the guest of honor’s position at the table

Every time I go to a hotel to eat, I can always see the waiter bringing the main course to the front of the main table. Many people are always unable to distinguish the position of the guest of honor on the table when eating. This kind of location allocation will also be very important when you allocate locations when you treat guests in the future.

1. The "main and companion" position.

The host is the first person in the party who entertains the guests, that is, the person with the highest position to entertain the guests, or the most distinguished person to accompany the guests. The location is in front of the door. The main function is basically the owner of the village, controlling the time of the banquet, the level of drinking, etc.

2. "Vice companion" position.

The vice-chaperon is the second-ranked person of the party who entertains the guests, and is the second most distinguished person among the guests. The location is opposite the main companion, that is, facing away from the door. Traditionally, this seat should be occupied by the person who pays for the treat. However, with the prevalence of corruption in entertaining guests in recent years, under normal circumstances, all the guests accompanying the guests are out in force. Therefore, in fact, such a small matter as paying for the guests does not require the second-ranked entertainer to do it in person. Therefore, this The location is more about driving guests to drink.

3. "Escort" position.

This is a title that has just become popular in recent years. In fact, this position is not very consistent with the titles of "main companion" and "secondary companion" mentioned above in various places in Shandong Province. Same. Some places do not have this position, but in Jinan, there seems to be an intensifying trend. The position is second to the right of the host. His main function is to accompany the host to the left and right, sandwiching the "guest of honor" in the middle for easy care. If you don’t know much about local customs, I don’t recommend you sit in this seat.

4. "Host and guest" position.

The guest of honor is the first person on the guest's side, and it is the place where the person with the highest position or the most distinguished status among the guests takes the place. The location is on the right side of the "main companion". Since many people are concerned about the intensity of drinking in Shandong, foreign guests who know a little about Shandong's rules sometimes choose to let a heavy drinker take this position. This is wrong.

The rules of treating guests are more often than not actually a kind of etiquette, but in essence it is still a matter of respect. If the above situation occurs, in fact, the real guest of honor will not drink much less, and the honorary guest of honor will generally be drunk (because you are not the most distinguished guest but sit in the guest of honor position, just because you can drink and be a guest) I must accompany you well), so the guest will lose more than the gain, so don’t do it! ! !

5. "Deputy guest of honor" position.

It is the second pick from the guest side. The location is to the left of the "main companion".

6. "Three guests" position.

The deputy guest is the third person on the guest's side. The location is to the right of the "Vice Assistant".

7. The "four guests" position.

The deputy guest is the fourth person on the guest's side. The location is to the left of the "Vice Assistant". These are basically the positions on the dining table. It should be pointed out that the four positions of “host”, “guest of honor”, ??“deputy companion” and “deputy guest of honor” listed above are all the same in the entire Shandong Province. If the directions are reversed, it will be very difficult. Awkward. The position of "escort" is quite particular in some places.

"Three guests" and "four guests" are divided like this in most areas, but the rules are slightly different in individual places. For example, I know that in some places, the guests in the third order are arranged after the "guest of honor" and "deputy guest", which is commonly known as "seating at the top". When you are unable to accurately grasp local customs, you can "adapt to the ever-changing situation", that is, sit according to the host's arrangements to prevent omissions.

Conclusion Generally, people who are closer to you sit next to the host, so it is very important to assign people who are not very close to you to sit next to you. Have you learned how to arrange such positions?