Chinese interesting tradition
when I was young, I was often told people can't stand their chopsticks upright inside the bowl . Guess why?
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Cause it means someone died and it's a "pai-pai" thing?
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“ Is it acceptable to rest the chopsticks in the plate at a 45 dgree angle to the table?”
I've never heard of "a 45 dgree angle" thing. I just put the chopsticks in the plate freely.
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Doing that makes the chopsticks resemble joss sticks, and it makes it seem like an offering to the dead
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In 2005 I lived in Hong Kong. I was already quite proficient with chopsticks, but I made the mistake of placing my chopsticks upright in the middle of a pile of rice. My girlfriend at the time was not impressed, but I was truly ignorant of this tradition. I didn't make the same mistake again.
But, I do have a question. Is it acceptable to rest the chopsticks in the plate at a 45 dgree angle to the table?
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