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Show Hard to Grasp Chinese Etiquette dalnttest morsel from the dish pf sweetmeats and place It on bis plate, tn doing so you pay him the greatest compliment remove one's headgear. Again, you should never offer a Chinese your hand to shake. Ton must shake hands with yourself, both on arrival and departure. If you are offered anything to drink. It Is a breach of etiquette lo touch It before the momeni you are about to leave. Ton will : notice that your host will pick a cake or choice biscuit and put It on your plale. In return, you must pick the ' Social Intercourse tn China Is so complicated that the traveler from other lands often Bndi himself bn filed completely when be tries to follow Its Intricacies Every action, every ges ture, every carefully worded phrase Is replete wltb hidden meaning. For Instance, It is wrong to remove your bat when entering a Chinese borne. It is an insult equally a bad as If, tn this country, one did oot |