F2F Class Notes (Tony) [S]

Vocabulary

I have the utmost respect for my colleagues.

I have the utmost respect for my tutor.

What is the difference between vegan and vegetarian?

Vegetarians don’t eat meat. Vegans don’t eat anything from animals.

Lactose – from dairy products

eg: My uncle is highly lactose intolerant.

Liquor – Strong alcohol, like Baijiu, Vodka

eg: Once I had some Mongolian horse milk liquor. I wish I was lactose intolerant so I wouldn’t have drank that stuff.

bugs – insects

eg: “I would love to eat some bugs.”   (Riley, 2018)

crunchy – breaking sounds, food that breaks when you eat it

eg: Cookies are crunchy.

eg: My hair feels crunchy after swimming in the sea. It must be from the salt water.

Tell me about Chinese dinner etiquette:

I want to introduce some Chinese dinner etiquette to you. For example, we can not eat until the old man people starts to eat. And its impolite to smoke in the public restaurant. And you can not to put your chopsticks Its more polite to use common chopsticks, they will prepare a common chopsticks to share jia cai. and its impolite to speak loudly in the restaurant. and you can not speak with food in your mouth.

Is it rude to chew with your mouth open?

Yeah it is impolite.

sometimes you can pay separately and most of the time you should pay for others. if you invite them.

Tell me about Chinese dinner etiquette:

I want to tell you about some Chinese dinner etiquette. For example, we should usually not eat until the oldest person starts to eat. And its illegal to smoke in public restaurants. And you can not put your chopsticks straight up in the rice, because its used to symbolize death. Its more polite to use the common chopsticks, they will prepare some common chopsticks to share (jia cai) the family dish, which is shared among all people. You shouldn’t use the chopsticks you are eating with to serve food and put it on your plate. Its impolite to speak loudly in the restaurant.  You should not speak with food in your mouth.

Is it rude to chew with your mouth open?

Yeah it would be [  impolite. / rude ]

For the bill, sometimes you can [ pay separately / split the bill ] and most of the time you should pay for others if you invite them.