Comments on: Dining in Chopstick Societies http://roclar.net/archives/1099 Random links, thoughts, etc. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:15:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: roclar http://roclar.net/archives/1099#comment-794 roclar Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:25:29 +0000 http://roclar.net/archives/1099#comment-794 I came across this article in my feeds during my hiatus entitled "<a href="http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/08/29/chopstick-bad-habits-in-oneself-and-others/" rel="nofollow">Chopstick bad manners in oneself and others</a>" (<i><a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2008/05/21/what-japanese-really-think-of-chop-stick-etiquette/" rel="nofollow">Slashfood Referrer</a></i>) from WhatJapanThinks.com that seems germaine to Tommy's discussion. I came across this article in my feeds during my hiatus entitled “Chopstick bad manners in oneself and others” (Slashfood Referrer) from WhatJapanThinks.com that seems germaine to Tommy’s discussion.

]]> By: Tommy http://roclar.net/archives/1099#comment-637 Tommy Mon, 16 Apr 2007 15:19:45 +0000 http://roclar.net/archives/1099#comment-637 Well, crud, I guess I'm wrong: kuwaebashi, 銜え箸 ("holding-in-mouth chopsticks") Never let chopsticks dangle from your mouth or close your mouth around the ends of chopsticks for longer than is absolutely necessary to eat. Stupid Asian taboos! Well, crud, I guess I’m wrong:

kuwaebashi, 銜え箸 (”holding-in-mouth chopsticks”) Never let chopsticks dangle from your mouth or close your mouth around the ends of chopsticks for longer than is absolutely necessary to eat.

Stupid Asian taboos!

]]> By: Tommy http://roclar.net/archives/1099#comment-632 Tommy Sun, 15 Apr 2007 23:42:10 +0000 http://roclar.net/archives/1099#comment-632 It is, however, always appropriate to stick them under your upper lip, with the tips hanging down, to simulate fangs. It is, however, always appropriate to stick them under your upper lip, with the tips hanging down, to simulate fangs.

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