Chopstick etiquette

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If you're lucky enough to be traveling in the near future don't be branded a foreigner and follow these strange international food rules.

The other day I was having lunch at one of the Asian-fusion restaurants in Zürich with a (non-Asian) friend. At one point, he speared a piece of chicken with one chopstick, brought it to his mouth and pried it off with his teeth. I must have a strange expression on my face, because he looked at me and asked me what was wrong. Of course he did not know that in Japan, what he just did would be considered to be terribly rude, in the same way that someone who didn't grow up in Europe might not…

Check it out , someone translated this comic into Chinese!

Even if you are used to eating with chopsticks in your own home, the required etiquette and manners to follow in Japan are likely different than you are used to.

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How to Use Chopsticks 1. Hold your dominant hand as if you are going to shake hands with someone. 2. Secure the first chopstick in the crook between your thumb and index finger. 3. Place the second chopstick on top and hold it with your thumb and index finger. 4. Tuck your ring finger underneath the first (lower) chopstick. 5. Tuck your middle finger underneath the second (upper) chopstick. To pick up food, move the second chopstick up and down to grip pieces with the ends of the two…