If you have read my earlier post Food Etiquette, you see that the elderly is viewed very high up in society. The older you are, the more respect you are usually given in society. The white/gray hair represents wisdom. Also, since they are older, they have gone through more hardships and experiences than we, the younger generations, have, such us:
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Friday, February 28, 2014
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Food Etiquette
This post will be mostly about food etiquette. There will be a later post about Chinese etiquette in general.
In Western culture, we normally put our young first before the elderly. In Chinese culture, it's the other way around. We put the elderly before anyone else. The way we see it is that: older you are, the wiser you are, therefore, you deserve more respect. In Hong Kong, we normally eat dimsum for lunch and family style with the Lazy Susan for dinner.
In Western culture, we normally put our young first before the elderly. In Chinese culture, it's the other way around. We put the elderly before anyone else. The way we see it is that: older you are, the wiser you are, therefore, you deserve more respect. In Hong Kong, we normally eat dimsum for lunch and family style with the Lazy Susan for dinner.
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