Home When Doing Business Behaviour Wait for your host to eat When Doing BusinessBehaviourChinaCustomsHaving a mealImage / FaceKeeping you faceTable Manners Wait for your host to eat By admin - Mar 18, 2014 SHARE Facebook Twitter When having a meal with your Chinese host always try to wait before he will start eating first. It is very polite to wait for this. Sometimes your host will tell you to eat first, if so then you are welcome to do this.