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Tablemanners餐桌礼仪会计学What is a ‘table manner’?第1页/共54页Table manners are about a certain section of etiquette. This topic includes and describes everything of etiquette that is related to the proper, polite, courteous conduct at a dinner table in a given cultural environment.In this document we will talk about table manners by the western culture.What is etiquette?第2页/共54页Etiquette is the standard of courteous conduct in societyand among individuals from a group or profession.A history of etiquette?第3页/共54页Etiquette is a French word meaning ‘label’ or ‘ticket’.In France, ‘étiquette’ began to be used to describe appropriate conduct.Finally, by the 18th century, those who spoke English embraced the word itself by the French meaning.A history of etiquette?第4页/共54页Since forever, etiquette or the norm of proper conduct is formed by a certain society within a certain cultural environment.Consequences of having etiquette第5页/共54页During history, people who were able to behave accordingly and follow the rules, could be a part of a selected company within their society. These people came normally from aristocratic, noble circles.Consequences of having etiquette第6页/共54页People who couldn’t follow the rules of etiquette came usually from poorer classes. Nobody taught them how to behave in certain situations, nor they needed this knowledge really; for example they were not invited to participate in noble events. Therefore in their course of life these type of knowledge wasn’t important at all.Etiquette in the modern world第7页/共54页Although we don’t live in the feudalism anymore, the norms of noble conduct is inherited even to our days.All etiquettes are generally acknowledged as something humanly valuable.Following the etiquette is still very important to people in aristocratic or also in business circles to keep their status quo. Otherwise, by their inproper behavior, they would be ostracized from the given community.Etiquette in the modern world第8页/共54页Following the norms of etiquett