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Old 2006-11-12, 05:22   Link #106
Gaiarth
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: The South of England
Age: 55
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Originally Posted by Orchunter226 View Post
I think the US equivelant developed because it is messy. Wonder why the Japanese chopstick taboo developed...
I believe that it's the way rice is symbolically offered to the dead, and you don't want anything to do with death at the dinner table.
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