Abstract
The diet is the first need of human survival and development, also is the important power of social development The diet culture is an important component of the development of the human culture. Chinese saying: Food is the first thing of people. The western have a motto: Animals feed, man eats, only the man of intellect knows how to eat. These all reflect that diet is so important in human’s life. The diet culture of China and West all have very profound cultural background. However, in the different cultural background, there are different diet culture in China and West. If we understand the differences of diet culture between China and West, can help people derive the essence of their culture of each other, and realize the advantages of two culture, and promote people’s communication, exchange and cooperation. The communication of different cultural is called cross-cultural communication. We konw the cross-cultural communication can promote social progress and human development. This article emphatically analyzes the differences in diet idea, food structure, table manners between China and West.
Keywords: diet culture、cultural difference、drinking culture、food structure、table manner
Contents
Abstract I
Contents I
Introduction 1
1.Differences on diet idea 2
1.1 The diet idea of China 2
1.2The diet idea of West 2
2.Differences of drinking culture 3
2.1 Liquor and tea in China 3
2.2 Wine and coffee in West 3
3.Difference of table manners 5
3.1 Chinese table manners 5
3.2 Western table manners 6
4 .Conclusion 7
References 8
