Journal 3

In my country, if I compare Japanese table custom with other countries' table custom, table custom of my country are different. I think it is a unique table custom. First of all, in Japan, we often use chopstiks. Of course, we use a knife, fork or spoon, but we use chopsticks more than them. Second, when start eating, we often say "Itadaki masu", it means we receive animate things. It is the Japanese thinking for eating. Japanese think it is important. Finally, it is important for Japanese people to know how to use chopsticks. There are a lot of manners for using chopsticks in Japan. For example, if you put chopsticks a bowl of rice,it is one of bad manners. As a result, there are strange table custom in my country.

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