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こすり箸 Kosuribashi: To rub waribashi (disposable chopsticks) together to remove splinters. I don't know about Japan, but everybody does this in Taiwan.

• musicale 7mo ago
  Sandpaper and dremel aren't on the forbidden list yet.
  • manarth 7mo ago
    I don't often bring sandpaper or dremel tools to a restaurant.
    • xandrius 7mo ago
      Well, that's just against traditions.
• Shank 7mo ago
  > I don't know about Japan It is definitely not appropriate. If you break the chop sticks and use them correctly your fingers will never touch the surface where there are splinters.
  • bitwank 7mo ago
    I always do it under the table; something I instinctively do without ever being told to. Now I wonder if I might have picked up on nonverbal cues at some point in the past. If I were someplace where chopsticks were the norm, I would probably just carry my own as I find the disposable wooden ones very off putting. I have to wonder if there is a rule about using your own chopsticks though.