When we receive visiting guests, making tea and serving tea has become an indispensable hospitality etiquette. Whether you drink it yourself or entertain guests, drinking tea is very particular. Now, coffee has come into our lives more and more. Here is a brief introduction to coffee etiquette and tea ceremony etiquette.

First, coffee etiquette

Drinking coffee, besides its function as a beverage, is more important to promote interpersonal communication and show one's education and quality in interpersonal communication. The more formal the occasion, the more so.

On formal occasions, what coffee to drink and how to drink it are not only personal habits, but also related to the identity, education and knowledge of the coffee chooser.

Proper behavior when drinking coffee

When drinking coffee, you must pay attention to your personal behavior. Pay more attention to the amount of drink, the addition of ingredients and the way of drinking.

On formal occasions

Coffee is put in a cup and then served together on a plate. The main function of the dish is to place the coffee spoon and receive the coffee that overflows the cup.

The correct way to hold a coffee cup is to reach out your right hand, hold your ear with your thumb and forefinger, and then gently pick up the cup. Don't hold the cup with both hands or hold the bottom of the cup with your hands, and don't bend down to drink with the cup. The spilled coffee on the plate was sucked up with a paper towel.

If you sit near a table and drink coffee, you usually only need to carry a cup instead of a plate. If you are far away from the table, or stand or walk to drink coffee, you should hold the cup and plate to the height of your chest with your left hand, and then hold the cup with your right hand to drink. This method is both beautiful and safe.

On formal occasions, the main function of the coffee spoon is to gently stir after adding milk or cream, so that the milk or cream and coffee can be blended with each other. After adding small cubes of sugar, gently stir with a coffee spoon to promote rapid melting. If the coffee is too hot, you can also stir it a little with a coffee spoon.

When using coffee spoons, we should pay special attention to two taboos. First, don't drink coffee with a coffee spoon. Second, when not in use, put it flat on the coffee plate and don't stand in the coffee cup.

When drinking coffee, in order not to hurt the stomach, some snacks such as cakes, nuts and fruits are often prepared at the same time.

When you need dessert, you should put down your coffee cup first. When drinking coffee, don't taste the dessert in your hand at the same time When eating and drinking water, you can't even draw your bow left and right.

When drinking coffee, talk to each other at the right time. At this time, you must talk quietly, don't talk loudly, don't joke, don't touch people, chase and fight. Otherwise, it will only ruin the atmosphere of drinking coffee.

When others drink coffee, don't ask them questions, but let them talk. Before you talk after drinking coffee, you'd better wipe your mouth with a tissue to avoid coffee staining your mouth.

On formal occasions, we should pay attention to the specific amount of coffee to drink:

There are few cups. Drinking coffee on formal occasions is only a foil and a means of leisure or communication, so don't exceed three cups of coffee at most.

There are fewer entrances. Since drinking coffee is not to satisfy hunger and thirst, don't be rude and make people laugh when drinking it. It is impolite to pick up a cup and drink it at once, or to swallow it with a big mouth and make a loud noise.

Sometimes you need to add some ingredients such as milk and candy to your coffee as needed. At this time, we must keep in mind the two requirements of independent addition and civilized addition.

Don't overdo it, add ingredients to others. If an ingredient is used up and needs to be replenished, don't shout. Be steady when adding milk, and don't spill it all over the table. When adding sugar, you should use a special sugar clip or spoon to get it, and you can't directly start.

2. Tea ceremony etiquette

When offering tea to guests, the most important thing is to pay attention to the preferences of guests, the rules of serving tea, the method of offering tea and the timing of pouring water.

Don't make tea in front of the guests. Even if you take tea in front of the guests, don't grab the tea directly, but take it with a spoon, or directly pour the tea into the teapot teacup with a tea can.

If possible, prepare more kinds of tea to give guests a variety of choices. Before serving tea, ask the guests whether to drink tea or drink, and if they are used to drinking tea, what kind of tea to use, and provide several possible choices. Don't be self-righteous. If there is only one kind of tea, make it clear in advance.

From a medical point of view, don't drink tea too strongly unless the guests have special requirements. Treat guests with tea, pay attention to hot tea, and be full for seven minutes. There is also a saying that "tea is full of deception" when serving tea.

When entertaining guests with tea, who will serve tea for the guests often involves the degree of attention to the guests. When entertaining guests at home, tea is usually served by the younger generation or the family waiter. When receiving important guests, it is best for the hostess or even the host to serve tea in person. When entertaining guests at work, secretaries and receptionists usually serve tea for the guests. When receiving important guests, the person with the highest position in the unit should serve tea in person.

If there are many guests, you can follow the principles of guests first, guests first, guests second, women first, men first, elders first and junior second. You can start from entering the living room and serve tea in turn clockwise; Or in the order of first come, first served; Another "lazy" way is to make all the tea and let the guests help themselves.

It's best not to drink tea when talking to others. Even if you want to drink, it's a polite sip. Do not swallow the tea in your mouth. If you drink tea in your mouth, don't spit it out or take it out of your mouth with your hands, but eat it or spit it somewhere else.

If the host really treats guests with tea, the most appropriate way is to pour tea and water for the guests frequently. The moral of this practice is: "Drink slowly and talk slowly." In the past, we had a saying that "no more than three cups of tea". The first cup is called Jingke tea, the second cup is called Xushui tea, and the third cup is called Songke tea. If people are repeatedly advised not to talk with tea, it often means reminding guests that it is time to go home. Therefore, when entertaining the elderly or overseas Chinese with tea, don't pour tea repeatedly.

Don't interfere with each other when pouring water and tea for the guests. Pick up the teacup in one hand, keep it away from the guest's body, seat and table, and fill it with water in the other hand. It is best not to pour water in front of the guests.

The above is the introduction of coffee etiquette and tea etiquette, hoping to help everyone's life.

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