Chopsticks
Look to your left. Look to your right. If you are sitting between two Chinese people then chances are both of them use Chopsticks instead of forks and knives. Chopsticks were invented in China over 3,000 years ago and has since spread to most of South East Asia. Chopstick Facts:
*About one-third of the people in the world eat with chopsticks on a daily basis.
Look to your left. Look to your right. If you are sitting between two Chinese people then chances are both of them use Chopsticks instead of forks and knives. Chopsticks were invented in China over 3,000 years ago and has since spread to most of South East Asia. Chopstick Facts:
*About one-third of the people in the world eat with chopsticks on a daily basis.
*In China, 45 billion pairs of chopsticks are used and thrown away annually.
That's 25 million fully grown trees every year.
*Chopstick length varies by country and by gender.
In Japan, chopstick stores will measure the length of your palm to fit your chopsticks perfectly.
* The Chinese call chopsticks "kwaitze" which means "quick ones."
"Chop, Chop" is pigeon-Chinese-English for "Quick".
*Small children often use training chopsticks (like bikes).
By Kindergarten children are usually capable of using the sticks like an adult!
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