Posted September 30, 200024 yr Dear cecil,I read somewhere that chinese people consider it inauspicious to display chopsticks in vertical position. Is it true. Thanks.
Posted October 2, 200024 yr Staff Dear Anon,Yes, usually, chopsticks (for eating) i.e. placed on a dining table should preferably be placed on horizontal. In restaurants and some home, a small chopstick stand e.g. a porcelain shaped fish or other objects is used. The front portion of the chopstick is resting on this `stand'.As for placing chopsticks vertical on a dining table, so far, it usually cannot be done unless it is placed in a cup or glass. But this seems `rude' and so far never in my life, did I see such a thing before.Usually, in a restaurant, a porcelian recptacle is used where many chopsticks are kept prior to `displaying' them on dining tables.Warmest Regards,Cecil Quote On 9/30/00 9:36:00 AM, Anonymous wrote:Dear cecil,I read somewhere that chinesepeople consider itinauspicious to displaychopsticks in verticalposition. Is it true. Thanks.
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