Chinese Dining Etiquette : Chinese Dining Etiquette: Using Chop Sticks

Don't use your left hand when using chop sticks. Learn why using your left hand is bad Chinese dining etiquette from an international business consultant in this free etiquette video.

Expert: Mark Kemsley
Bio: Mark Kemsley has been a business consultant in China for 20 years and speaks both Cantonese and Mandarin and has entertained some of the most prominent business people in China.
Filmmaker: Paul Kersey

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Chinese
• China
• dining
• dinner
• eating
• etiquette
• manners
• rules
• meals

[YukiHimeX3]

I'm chinese, and i don't think that its ok to bite something and just put it back o.o thats kind of gross........bleh XP

[superA2T]

well... basically there are main dishes that everyone shares on the rotating circle food placer thing. so people use chopsticks take the food and put it on their own personal plate. And on that plate is where they bite the food and then put it back on the plate.

[Jadespeakschinese]

okay good I'm a lefty but American so I can pass :P

[wingwaabuddha]

An expert who isnt an expert

[m00se321]

just order out Same thing ,,same taste

[nameless0shelter]

time is changing , nowadays chinese people using chop sticks in left hand

[Rab1975bit]

@YukiHimeX3

He should've explained that clearly. He means it's okay to put it back into your own bowl or plate, not the main plates where the food is served.

To Westerners it's kinda rude to cut a piece that doesn't fit into your mouth and take a bite of it and put the rest back down. They may not know Chinese food is usually served pre-cut. He's just explaining to Westerners that it's acceptable to do that but he should've made it clear that it's only okay to put it in your OWN bowl or plate.

[567watcher]

Watch this one by VideoJug. It's a far better one on how to use chopsticks and about Chinese dining etiquette.

How to Use Chopsticks

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[567watcher]

The meal he's been talking about is about Cantonese banquette only. Normally a nice expensive meal comes with soup, several dishes and rice in HK.

[NoemieGanXD]

@janineaaaaaaa not many ppl eat that kind of food, as far as i know, most of chn ppl disgust those kinds of food. furthermore, it's illegal to trade or kill monkey. what else do u know abt chinese, btw?

[NoemieGanXD]

using left hand is rude??? i've never heard that in my life, btw, im chn

[happyey]

there're many left-hand Chinese nowadays.