What are the seating etiquettes at the wine table?

Chinese traditional culture includes various etiquette. It permeates every corner of life. At the wine table, this etiquette becomes an unspoken rule. Below is the wine table etiquette I brought to you, I hope it will be helpful to everyone.

Etiquette at the wine table:

You cannot sit casually on the seats at the banquet: there is a strict hierarchy between primary and secondary, high and low.

First of all, you cannot sit alone, but must enter together with other guests. The person who enters the door is the one who takes the seat. There are three most important seats; the middle seat at the upper table is for the host - the person who invites the banquet or pays the bill. On the right hand side is the VIP seat, the distinguished person at the table. The left side is second. Both parties and each other are companions and second-class guests. In fact, the wine table in the hotel has already been marked: a bird folded with cloth in a glass, with the bird's head facing towards the table. The host is the soul of the wine table, greeting guests, adding dishes, paying bills, and giving orders.

The first glass of wine must be filled, and the host will stand up to toast everyone. This is a dry drink. If you don’t drink alcohol, you can’t escape the first drink. Show respect. From now on, they will attack each other and defend themselves, depending on their abilities.

When someone proposes a toast to you, it is best to stand up. I'll give you more wine and tap the table twice with your index and middle fingers to express your gratitude. When standing up and walking around, don't pass in front of other people's chairs, but walk around them from behind.

You cannot stir the soup basin with chopsticks, use a spoon. Some wine tables use serving chopsticks, and some don't. Don't use your chopsticks to pick up food for others. The best way is to turn the round table. If you can't turn it, pass the dish basin or plate to the other person. Don't pick up the dishes yourself first, but follow the host's instructions to use the chopsticks. Don't talk into the basin or dish. To say, cover your mouth lightly with your hand. There are boiled shrimps, hand-shredded steaks, etc., and a glass container of hand-washing water is bound to come to you.

Many people have made a fool of themselves by drinking handwash water as soup, and they also complained about the small utensils in the hotel, saying that they could not bear to put a little salt in the "clear soup". Don't dance or talk loudly at the wine table. Spraying of saliva can be unpleasant to guests. Some dishes are divided according to the head, and each person has one piece (tuo, only). Don't think that the taste is good and take away other people's quota. If you look slanderous, people will look down on you. Eat whatever the fish eats, don't turn it over.