Unexpected misfortune
This means putting chopsticks on tables of different lengths before or during meals. This is unlucky. Usually we call it "three long and two short". It means "death". Because people in China used to think that people should be put into coffins after death, and when people put them in, the coffins are made up of two short boards, with three long boards at the bottom of both sides, and the coffins made of five boards together are just unlucky.
Immortal guidance
This practice is also extremely unacceptable. This method of holding chopsticks is to hold chopsticks with thumb and middle finger, ring finger and little finger, and the index finger is extended. This is called "cursing the street". Because when you eat, your index finger sticks out and always points at others. Generally, a finger of the index finger means accusation. Therefore, pointing at people while eating with chopsticks is tantamount to accusing others, just like swearing, which is not allowed. Another situation is this meaning, that is, talking to others and pointing at people with chopsticks while eating.
Pinpin Liu Sheng
This practice is not good either. The practice is to put one end of chopsticks in your mouth, carry it with your mouth, and hiss from time to time. This kind of behavior is considered despicable. Because it is impolite to eat chopsticks with your mouth, and it is even more annoying when accompanied by sound. Therefore, this practice is generally considered to be the lack of family education and is not allowed.
Knock on the cup
This kind of behavior is considered as a beggar begging, and its practice is to knock on vegetables with chopsticks while eating. Because in the past, only beggars hit the begging bowl with chopsticks, and the sound was accompanied by crying in their mouths, which would attract the attention of pedestrians and give alms. This practice is considered extremely despicable and despised by others. As the saying goes, "knock on the bowl chopsticks and beg for food all your life."
Visit the city.
This practice is holding chopsticks in hand, doing nothing, using chopsticks to patrol the dishes on the table and see where to get chopsticks. This kind of behavior is a typical lack of self-cultivation, and arrogance is extremely disgusting.
Dig a grave by mistake.
This refers to the chopsticks kept pulling in the dish, looking for prey, just like a grave digger. This practice is similar to "visiting the city", which is both uneducated and boring.
Tears and beads
In fact, this is when you pick up the dishes on your plate with chopsticks, your hands are clumsy, and the soup spills into other dishes or on the table. This practice is considered to be a serious faux pas, and it is also undesirable.
Invert heaven and earth
That is to say, it is very despised to use chopsticks upside down when eating. Never knock chopsticks down because you are so hungry that you don't care about your face.
Key holder
It is not acceptable to hold the dishes on the plate with chopsticks when eating, which is considered as a humiliation to the dining staff at the same table. Making such a move while eating is tantamount to putting up the middle finger in public in Europe, which means the same thing, and this is unacceptable.
Incense in public places
Often out of kindness, when helping others to fill their meals, they will put a pair of chopsticks in their meals and hand them to each other, which is convenient and convenient. It is regarded as disrespectful by people, because it is only done when incense is given to the dead. If you insert a pair of chopsticks into rice, it is considered as the same as offering incense to the dead. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible to insert chopsticks into a bowl.
decussation
This is often overlooked, and chopsticks are casually crossed on the table when eating. This is not right. Bifurcation at the dinner table is a total denial of others at the same table, just like the fact that students' wrong homework in this book is bifurcated by the teacher, which is unacceptable to others. In addition, this practice is also disrespectful to myself, because in the past, I only used a fork to confess when I was in court, which is undoubtedly denying myself, and this is also not acceptable.
Shocked by the landing
The so-called "landing" means accidentally dropping chopsticks on the ground, which is a serious rude performance. Because people think that all ancestors are buried underground and should not be disturbed, it is unfilial to disturb the ancestors underground when chopsticks fall on the ground, so this behavior is not allowed. But there is a way to break it. Once the chopsticks fall on the ground, you should quickly draw a cross on the ground with the chopsticks that have fallen on the ground according to the direction in which you sit. Its direction is east and west first, then north and south. It means that I am not a thing, I should not disturb my ancestors, and then I will pick up chopsticks and say that I should die at the same time.
[Edit this paragraph] Chopstick materials
Many families buy a pair of chopsticks, and they will not think of going to the supermarket to buy a new pair until they are not worn out. Chopsticks on supermarket containers are varied, including pure bamboo, painted, ivory and silver; There is a pair, a pair ... which one should I choose?
First of all, don't use chopsticks coated with colored paint, because the heavy metal lead and organic solvent benzene in the paint are carcinogenic, and once the paint on chopsticks falls off, it will enter the human body with food, which will seriously endanger people's health. In particular, some families like to use colorful painted chopsticks for their children. Children have low tolerance to lead and benzene, so they must be avoided. Secondly, plastic chopsticks are fragile in texture and easy to deform and melt after being heated, resulting in substances harmful to human body; Bone chopsticks have a good texture, but they are easy to change color and expensive. Metal chopsticks such as silver and stainless steel are too heavy, feel bad and have strong thermal conductivity. Eating overheated food can easily burn your mouth.
I suggest you choose chopsticks made of natural materials. Bamboo chopsticks are the first choice. They are non-toxic and harmless, and are very environmentally friendly. You can also choose natural wooden chopsticks. However, bamboo chopsticks and wooden chopsticks are not easy to clean due to material reasons, and will be contaminated by pathogenic microorganisms. Attention should be paid to frequent disinfection and cleanliness.
[Edit this paragraph] Use and maintenance
First of all, the family should try not to mix chopsticks. Because if mixed, it is easy to cause cross-infection of some diseases. Studies have shown that nearly half of people have Helicobacter pylori, which causes stomach diseases, and most of these bacteria are spread through families, and chopsticks are one of the important media. Therefore, it is best to have someone to use chopsticks at home.
Secondly, wash chopsticks thoroughly. Many families in China are generous in washing chopsticks. The whole chopsticks are rubbed under the faucet and then inserted into the chopsticks tube for washing. As we all know, chopsticks are easy to breed bacteria and enter the human body with food, which is harmful to people's health. The correct washing method should be: wash chopsticks carefully with detergent, drain the water, and then put them into the chopsticks tube. Moreover, the chopsticks tube should be hollowed out, and there is no water at the bottom, so it should be cleaned and disinfected frequently.
Finally, chopsticks should be changed frequently. In many families, it is common to use a pair of chopsticks for two or three years. But once chopsticks are used for a long time, the surface is no longer smooth, and it is easy to make chopsticks rough, with many tiny grooves, which are very easy to leave bacteria. So it's best to change chopsticks once every six months.