Must know! 12 Taboos about Using Chopsticks

　　Eating with chopsticks is also a part of Chinese culture, so it has also formed a set of chopstick etiquette. The use of chopsticks in daily life is very particular. The following twelve ways of using chopsticks are absolutely taboo.

　　1. Three long and two short. This means placing chopsticks of uneven lengths on the table before or during the meal. This practice is unlucky. Usually we call it "three longs and two shorts", which means "death". Because in the past, Chinese people had to be put into coffins after death. Before the coffin lid was closed, the coffin consisted of two short wooden boards at the front and back, and three long wooden boards on the sides and the bottom. The five wooden boards put together made the coffin exactly three long and two short, so it was extremely unlucky.

　　2. Immortals guide the way . This way of holding chopsticks is to hold the chopsticks with your thumb, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger, while extending your index finger. This is called "swearing on the street" in the eyes of Beijingers. Because if you extend your index finger while eating, you will always point at others. Generally speaking, when you extend your index finger to point at someone, it usually means accusing someone. Therefore, pointing at others when using chopsticks while eating is like blaming others and is not allowed. Another situation that also has this meaning is talking to others while eating and pointing at them with chopsticks.

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