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==== Chopstick Bad Manners ==== | ==== Chopstick Bad Manners ==== |
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"Ranking on bad chopstick habits people have and bad manners in others that they can’t help noticing. Both surveys were conducted between the 20th and 24th of July 2007" | "Ranking on bad chopstick habits people have and bad manners in others that they can’t help noticing. Both surveys were conducted between the 20th and 24th of July 2007" (via [[https://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/08/29/chopstick-bad-habits-in-oneself-and-others/|世論 What Japan Thinks]]) |
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==== Q1: Which chopstick bad manners can you just not break? ==== | ==== Q1: Which chopstick bad manners can you just not break? ==== |
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Rank 日本語 Explanation Score | ^ Rank ^ 日本語 ^ Explanation ^ Score ^ |
- 1 渡し箸 watashi bashi: Resting chopsticks sideways across the top of dishes 100 | | 1 | 渡し箸 | watashi bashi: Resting chopsticks sideways across the top of dishes | 100 | |
- 2 探り箸 saguri bashi: Stirring soup trying to find that last chunk of tofu, etc 83.1 | | 2 | 探り箸 | saguri bashi: Stirring soup trying to find that last chunk of tofu, etc | 83.1 | |
- 3 突き箸・刺し箸 tsuki bashi, sashi bashi: Spearing food then eating it 79.1 | | 3 | 突き箸・刺し箸 | tsuki bashi, sashi bashi: Spearing food then eating it | 79.1 | |
- 4 直箸 choku bashi: Not using the serving chopsticks, but your own sticks to get food from shared plates 71.2 | | 4 | 直箸 | choku bashi: Not using the serving chopsticks, but your own sticks to get food from shared plates | 71.2 | |
- 5 もぎ箸 mogi bashi: Sucking off grains of rice, etc, stuck to the chopsticks 65.4 | | 5 | もぎ箸 | mogi bashi: Sucking off grains of rice, etc, stuck to the chopsticks | 65.4 | |
- 6 重ね箸 kasane bashi: Eating just one dish continuously 61.9 | | 6 | 重ね箸 | kasane bashi: Eating just one dish continuously | 61.9 | |
- 7 持ち箸 mochi bashi: Grabbing a dish, glass, etc whilst holding chopsticks in the same hand 61.6 | | 7 | 持ち箸 | mochi bashi: Grabbing a dish, glass, etc whilst holding chopsticks in the same hand | 61.6 | |
- 8 迷い箸 mayoi bashi: Hovering chopsticks over the dishes while humming and hawing about what to eat 54.4 | | 8 | 迷い箸 | mayoi bashi: Hovering chopsticks over the dishes while humming and hawing about what to eat | 54.4 | |
- 9 受け箸 uke bashi: Holding chopsticks when asking for more rice 44.8 | | 9 | 受け箸 | uke bashi: Holding chopsticks when asking for more rice | 44.8 | |
- 10 掻き箸 kaki bashi: Holding a bowl to your mouth and shovelling food in 43.0 | | 10 | 掻き箸 | kaki bashi: Holding a bowl to your mouth and shovelling food in | 43.0 | |
- 11 舐り箸 neburi bashi: Licking your chopsticks 27.6 | | 11 | 舐り箸 | neburi bashi: Licking your chopsticks | 27.6 | |
- 12 撥ね箸 hane bashi: Pushing away disliked food with chopsticks 23.8 | | 12 | 撥ね箸 | hane bashi: Pushing away disliked food with chopsticks | 23.8 | |
- 13 寄せ箸 yose bashi: Pulling dishes closer with chopsticks 23.5 | | 13 | 寄せ箸 | yose bashi: Pulling dishes closer with chopsticks | 23.5 | |
- 14 洗い箸 arai bashi: Washing chopsticks in soup 16.3 | | 14 | 洗い箸 | arai bashi: Washing chopsticks in soup | 16.3 | |
- 15 指し箸 sashi bashi: Pointing at people or things with chopsticks 15.7 | | 15 | 指し箸 | sashi bashi: Pointing at people or things with chopsticks | 15.7 | |
- 16 すかし箸 sukashi bashi: Rather than turning over a fish, picking away the meat from under the bones 14.8 | | 16 | すかし箸 | sukashi bashi: Rather than turning over a fish, picking away the meat from under the bones | 14.8 | |
- 17 揃え箸 soroe bashi: Suddenly lunging at dishes with chopsticks ready 13.1 | | 17 | 揃え箸 | soroe bashi: Suddenly lunging at dishes with chopsticks ready | 13.1 | |
- 18 空箸 kara bashi: Picking up food but not eating it 8.7 | | 18 | 空箸 | kara bashi: Picking up food but not eating it | 8.7 | |
- 19 移り箸・渡り箸 utsuri bashi, watari bashi: Aiming to pick up one dish, but then suddenly switching to another 8.7 | | 19 | 移り箸・渡り箸 | utsuri bashi, watari bashi: Aiming to pick up one dish, but then suddenly switching to another | 8.7 | |
- 20 涙箸 namida bashi: Allowing tears of soup to drip from your chopsticks 7.8 | | 20 | 涙箸 | namida bashi: Allowing tears of soup to drip from your chopsticks | 7.8 | |
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==== Q2: Which chopstick bad manners in others can you just not help noting? ==== | ==== Q2: Which chopstick bad manners in others can you just not help noting? ==== |
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- Rank 日本語 Explanation Score | ^ Rank ^ 日本語 ^ Explanation ^ Score ^ |
- 1 仏箸 hotoke bashi: The gaijin etiquette book favourite, standing your chopsticks up in a bowl of rice 100 | | 1 | 仏箸 | hotoke bashi: The gaijin etiquette book favourite, standing your chopsticks up in a bowl of rice | 100 | |
- 2 指し箸 sashi bashi: Pointing at people or things with chopsticks 91.9 | | 2 | 指し箸 | sashi bashi: Pointing at people or things with chopsticks | 91.9 | |
- 3 叩き箸 tataki bashi: Making a noise by striking dishes with chopsticks 90.1 | | 3 | 叩き箸 | tataki bashi: Making a noise by striking dishes with chopsticks | 90.1 | |
- 4 寄せ箸 yose bashi: Pulling dishes closer with chopsticks 84.8 | | 4 | 寄せ箸 | yose bashi: Pulling dishes closer with chopsticks | 84.8 | |
- 5 舐り箸 neburi bashi: Licking your chopsticks 73.4 | | 5 | 舐り箸 | neburi bashi: Licking your chopsticks | 73.4 | |
- 6 合わせ箸 awase bashi: Passing food from chopstick to chopstick – another foreigner etiquette book favourite 71.0 | | 6 | 合わせ箸 | awase bashi: Passing food from chopstick to chopstick – another foreigner etiquette book favourite | 71.0 | |
- 7 噛み箸 kami bashi: Chewing chopsticks 68.2 | | 7 | 噛み箸 | kami bashi: Chewing chopsticks | 68.2 | |
- 8 涙箸 namida bashi: Allowing tears of soup to drip from your chopsticks 67.4 | | 8 | 涙箸 | namida bashi: Allowing tears of soup to drip from your chopsticks | 67.4 | |
- 9 突き箸・刺し箸 tsuki bashi, sashi bashi: Spearing food then eating it 62.6 | | 9 | 突き箸・刺し箸 | tsuki bashi, sashi bashi: Spearing food then eating it | 62.6 | |
- 10 せせり箸 seseri bashi: Poking or playing with your food using chopsticks 62.1 | | 10 | せせり箸 | seseri bashi: Poking or playing with your food using chopsticks | 62.1 | |
- 11 迷い箸 mayoi bashi: Hovering chopsticks over the dishes while humming and hawing about what to eat 56.1 | | 11 | 迷い箸 | mayoi bashi: Hovering chopsticks over the dishes while humming and hawing about what to eat | 56.1 | |
- 12 移り箸・渡り箸 utsuri bashi, watari bashi: Aiming to pick up one dish, but then suddenly switching to another 49.9 | | 12 | 移り箸・渡り箸 | utsuri bashi, watari bashi: Aiming to pick up one dish, but then suddenly switching to another | 49.9 | |
- 13 空箸 kara bashi: Picking up food but not eating it 49.5 | | 13 | 空箸 | kara bashi: Picking up food but not eating it | 49.5 | |
- 14 違い箸 chigai bashi: Using a mis-matched pair of chopsticks 48.0 | | 14 | 違い箸 | chigai bashi: Using a mis-matched pair of chopsticks | 48.0 | |
- 15 洗い箸 arai bashi: Washing chopsticks in soup 46.2 | | 15 | 洗い箸 | arai bashi: Washing chopsticks in soup | 46.2 | |
- 16 撥ね箸 hane bashi: Pushing away disliked food with chopsticks 36.0 | | 16 | 撥ね箸 | hane bashi: Pushing away disliked food with chopsticks | 36.0 | |
- 17 揃え箸 soroe bashi: Suddenly lunging at dishes with chopsticks ready 35.0 | | 17 | 揃え箸 | soroe bashi: Suddenly lunging at dishes with chopsticks ready | 35.0 | |
- 18 掻き箸 kaki bashi: Holding a bowl to your mouth and shovelling food in 33.1 | | 18 | 掻き箸 | kaki bashi: Holding a bowl to your mouth and shovelling food in | 33.1 | |
- 19 持ち箸 mochi bashi: Grabbing a dish, glass, etc whilst holding chopsticks in the same hand 29.8 | | 19 | 持ち箸 | mochi bashi: Grabbing a dish, glass, etc whilst holding chopsticks in the same hand | 29.8 | |
- 20 込み箸 komi bashi: Stuffing too much food into your mouth 28.0 | | 20 | 込み箸 | komi bashi: Stuffing too much food into your mouth | 28.0 | |
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