●Seati
&iisprobablythemostessentialpartofesetableetiquette。Wheablebythehost,gueststaketheseatsassighehost。Theseatihepartofthehostissomelexandfollowsstrictrules。
&ofhonor,reservedforthemasterofthebaheguestwithhigheststatus,istheoerfageasttheentranafamilyholdsabaofhonuestwiththehigheststatusaofthehousehastheleastimporta。Ifdiningtablesareroufagtheeheseatofhonor。Thoseofhigherpositiohemasterofthebasoflowestpositionsitfarthestfromtheseatofhonor。
Traditionally,theesesidertherightsideasthesuperiorasideastheihereforeonformalsituations,forexample,meetingsahehostalwaysarrahemaiakeseatshtside。Therefore,thosehtsideoftheseatofhohird,fifth,seventhandsooninimportasosidearesed,fourth,sixth,etimportaheyjoiher。
Atabaheguestssitatseveralseparatetables,theguestofhonora-rankinguestsgatheratthetablewiththesame“trality”aspectjustlikeiableultipletablesfle,eilarly,therightaable“rows”closesttothetablewheretheguestofhonorsitareoccupiedbyuestswhoraheuestswhositatthesametablewiththeguestofhonor。Thesed“row”oftablesisseatedbytherankuests,andsoonandsoforth。
&hinagivens,thehostatabarytomixtheguestsinsuchasromotegoodunietiosi。Thesigheseatioesetableetiquetteotbeoveremphasized,asviolationswouldtaketheriskofoffendingalmosteveryothepersonorperslyfavored。Thereforesudofatsisquiterare。