What does it mean to sit south and face north?

"Sit south and face north" means to face the north with your back to the south.

In ancient times, most houses were built from the north to the south. In this way, there would be plenty of sunlight, and they would not be affected by the sun. Direct sunlight caused the room to be too hot. However, when the emperor went to court in the early morning, he sat facing north in order to have the people of the world facing him and worshiping him. Later, it was extended to "sitting south facing north" to express his noble status. The meaning of high status.

The sitting position and direction when eating and playing cards have nothing to do with each other.

The living room and hall (some places call it the center room) of the house in the countryside. There is a door facing the door. The wall facing the door is usually hung with New Year paintings or couplets. Then an Eight Immortals table (the square table you are talking about here) is placed in the middle of the living room.

Sit at the table. The seat with your back to the painting is called the first seat, and the seat with your back to the door is usually reserved for the elders. As for playing cards, I don’t know if you draw a card. Compare the size, and then decide who sits where. I have never tried this.

But I rarely pay attention to this now.

I have made it so clear, but I still don’t understand. I'm talking about something.

I said, the so-called "sitting south and facing north" has nothing to do with the first seat of your square table. If the first seat of a family's living room layout is facing east, then sit there. The seats facing north are the companion seats.

Also, the first seat in the layout is usually facing the door, not the side door.

Then you still want to eat. How do elders and venerable people sit? Do you need to say that the elders must sit in the first seat?

But paying the bill is different.

In ancient Chinese restaurants, there was generally no distinction between the first and last tables. The boss wants to respect the guests. Another reason is for business. In ancient times, there was a big difference in status and hierarchy. The hotel owner didn't want the guests to have a bad meal just because of the difference between the first and last seats. /p>

In the past, round tables were generally used in hotels and cafes in the West. The difference between round tables and square tables is that there is no distinction between the first and last seats.

< p>Chinese people use square tables, while Westerners use round tables. This has been influenced by social culture, ideological trends and even education methods for thousands of years.

So there is no such thing as the person who pays the bill. The seats are particular.

Even if there is, it is the conclusion drawn from those popular psychological tests