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So, you’ve mastered the art of using chopsticks to shovel food into your mouth? Well, now it’s time to learn how to do it politely.

1. Shovelling

We all know that the easiest way to avoid any chopsticks mishaps is to bring the bowl right up to your face and then scrape the food into your mouth as if your chopsticks were a small, impractical backhoe. Well, good news: the residents of China, Taiwan and Vietnam agree with you. However, if you find yourself in Japan or Korea, shovelling is considered a

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