tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post2144959277314650998..comments2024-03-25T17:27:38.456+01:00Comments on Itchy Feet: the Travel and Language Comic: ChopstitiquetteMalachi Ray Rempenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12827725501736261649noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-75847234940817972782015-02-15T13:26:21.585+01:002015-02-15T13:26:21.585+01:00whatwhatAndy Tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08224778690610019427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-10020172825949067122015-02-08T15:39:13.994+01:002015-02-08T15:39:13.994+01:00I guess this means I'm going to be going only ...<a href="http://imgur.com/P9BE48a" rel="nofollow">I guess this means I'm going to be going only kinda, sorta far away from home.</a>Malachi Ray Rempenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12827725501736261649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-51651423688952070012015-02-08T13:24:58.889+01:002015-02-08T13:24:58.889+01:00In Malaysia, if you hold the chopsticks closer to ...In Malaysia, if you hold the chopsticks closer to the tip it means you will not be going far away from home when you grow up; if you hold the chopsticks far to the end it means you will be going very far away from home. And Malachi, please show me how you hold one close to the tip and the other far to the end, and show me how you use them, haha. Andy Tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08224778690610019427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-84078915755969064122015-02-04T20:27:09.649+01:002015-02-04T20:27:09.649+01:00Man...good thing they don't pass the bones at ...Man...good thing they don't pass the bones at the dinner table, or things could get confusing very quickly.Malachi Ray Rempenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12827725501736261649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-38642531038186990702015-02-04T11:59:47.931+01:002015-02-04T11:59:47.931+01:00Oh, and another one.
DO NOT ... put your ricebowl...Oh, and another one.<br /><br />DO NOT ... put your ricebowl on your right.<br /><br />DO ... put your ricebowl on your left.<br /><br />Unless there's a dead person involved in which case, yet again, it's the opposite.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05863206648734186476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-84718984945234263222015-02-04T11:21:14.190+01:002015-02-04T11:21:14.190+01:00DO NOT ... move plates and bowls with your chopsti...DO NOT ... move plates and bowls with your chopsticks.<br /><br />My wife has to remind me not to do that pretty regularly.<br /><br />DO NOT ... pass food from chopsticks to chopsticks.<br /><br />If you want to give someone food from your plate, just put it on their plate.<br /><br />DO ... pass the bones of a recently cremated relative from chopsticks to chopsticks.<br /><br />I've done this. It's as creepy as it sounds.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05863206648734186476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-3724055396190643992015-01-25T19:50:48.975+01:002015-01-25T19:50:48.975+01:00So you're either smart or in love. How sad...So you're either smart or in love. How sad...Malachi Ray Rempenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12827725501736261649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-90073423678287088982015-01-25T19:46:22.272+01:002015-01-25T19:46:22.272+01:00So, I think the sayings depend on where one is fro...So, I think the sayings depend on where one is from. When I was in China I heard that some people say that closer chopsticks mean you'll be closer to your lover (I assumed romatically, not actual physical location, though the saying mentioned above implies physically). I also heard that in other areas they say that the further you hold the chopsticks away, the more intelligent you are. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-55456635775002620342015-01-25T17:26:53.612+01:002015-01-25T17:26:53.612+01:00I've also read that you are not supposed to pu...I've also read that you are not supposed to put the chopsticks in your mouth.teihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04289745868554035019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-56387262073420986962015-01-25T15:25:40.360+01:002015-01-25T15:25:40.360+01:00That clearly means divorce mate... XDThat clearly means divorce mate... XDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-56196446415123343422015-01-25T15:14:40.148+01:002015-01-25T15:14:40.148+01:00Good to know! What if you hold one close to the ti...Good to know! What if you hold one close to the tip and the other far to the end? HUH??Malachi Ray Rempenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12827725501736261649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-2292704172216480772015-01-25T14:42:48.867+01:002015-01-25T14:42:48.867+01:00It’s been a long time since I was told about this ...It’s been a long time since I was told about this but I think the superstition was that if you hold them close to the ends that touch the food, you will marry someone close to home, while if you hold them close to the other ends, you will marry someone from far away.<br /><br />This was from a Japanese friend, so may be limited to Japan or possibly even some part of it.<br /><br />So, not a social faux pas on holding them here or there, just a story/superstition/tradition that one could perhaps be aware of in case it’s ever commented on humorously.Philip Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17991519523477002229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-51436604683039126472015-01-25T14:21:37.273+01:002015-01-25T14:21:37.273+01:00What's the meaning of where you hold the chops...What's the meaning of where you hold the chopsticks? That's new to meMalachi Ray Rempenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12827725501736261649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238329353013891803.post-15460182589878556592015-01-25T13:37:57.348+01:002015-01-25T13:37:57.348+01:00Do not... use your chopsticks to push a dish close...Do not... use your chopsticks to push a dish closer to you so that you can reach the food inside it better.<br /><br />Do... be aware of the sayings about the meaning of where along the length of chopsticks you choose to hold them.Philip Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17991519523477002229noreply@blogger.com