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Listen up young grasshoppers! Do you know Praying Mantis?
I am really in the mood for Chinese food! Wow! Maybe sometime we could all get together and have a nice dinner at a Chinese restaurant. Have you ever used chopsticks? I have only tried using chopsticks once or twice with little success. Did you know that according to the Japanese, there are many rules for the proper use of chopsticks? Improper use includes wandering the chopsticks over several foods without decision, and is called "mayoibashi". Also, the unforgivable act of licking the ends of chopsticks is called "neburibashi". Obviously the lack of chopstick etiquette is strictly taboo. I read something else kinda neato about the traditional bowing of the Japanese. The bowing carries different meanings at different angles. A bow at an angle of five degrees means "Good day" (simple greeting). A bow at an angle of fifteen degrees is also a common salutation, a bit more formal it means "Good morning." A bow at an angle of thirty degrees is a respectful bow to indicate appreciation for a kind gesture. A bow at a forty-five-degree angle is used to convey deep respect or an apology. Pretty cool :)
Check these out:
Japanophobia = A fear of Japanese people or things made from Japan (obviously!)
Sinophobia - A fear of Chinese people or Chinese culture
Papyrophobia - A fear of paper or paper products
5 Comments:
I can hold my own when it comes to using the stix except when it comes to rice :)
I'm a chopsticks fumbler. I think the info on Japanese bowing is really cool!!
I love chinese food. I think it would be fabulous to all get together after this next week and finals are over to celebrate!
I wonder what people with a phobia of paper do about toilet paper?
Hmmmmm...interesting.
I never thought of that.
Colleen says they use washclothes?
and that would give her a phobia of washclothes. I think this is a strange conversation.
strange, but a very real problem if you had this fear. i suppose tree leaves could come back into use for this purpose.
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