Blaze (he/him)@piefed.social to Casual Conversation @lemm.eeEnglish · 2 days agoWhat’s a small, harmless superstition or belief that you have?message-squaremessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up148arrow-down15
arrow-up143arrow-down1message-squareWhat’s a small, harmless superstition or belief that you have?Blaze (he/him)@piefed.social to Casual Conversation @lemm.eeEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square53fedilink
minus-squareDrusas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 day agoNever leave your chopsticks sticking into a bowl of rice. Always fold robes (and similar) left-over-right.
minus-square🇨🇦🇩🇪🇨🇳张殿李🇨🇳🇩🇪🇨🇦@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·18 hours agoThere are some places in the Chinese diaspora where leaving your chopsticks like that will get you soundly rebuked (or smacked if your parents catch you). That’s a superstition that’s taken very seriously in traditional Chinese circles.
minus-squareDrusas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 hours agoJapan, too (though you won’t get smacked for it there).
Never leave your chopsticks sticking into a bowl of rice.
Always fold robes (and similar) left-over-right.
There are some places in the Chinese diaspora where leaving your chopsticks like that will get you soundly rebuked (or smacked if your parents catch you). That’s a superstition that’s taken very seriously in traditional Chinese circles.
Japan, too (though you won’t get smacked for it there).