19 Things You Should NEVER Do With Chopsticks!

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  • Here are some chopsticks or chopstix taboos, no nos. Basically things you should NEVER do with chopsticks! Because if you offend people with chopsticks, you might get one thrown at your forehead. Chopsticks kung fu!
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 3 тис.

  • @Masfugo
    @Masfugo 7 років тому +2870

    me to waiter in chinese restaurant after watching this :
    "excuse me, do you have spoon? I'm afraid of insulting someone with chopstick"

    • @gugeyao8640
      @gugeyao8640 7 років тому +30

      Mas Fugo lol hahahahahahah

    • @elizatalwar6497
      @elizatalwar6497 7 років тому +23

      Mas Fugo my thoughts exactly after watching this !!

    • @saretgnasoh7351
      @saretgnasoh7351 7 років тому +3

      LOL

    • @haleyvargas7576
      @haleyvargas7576 6 років тому +3

      Mas Fugo EXACTLY LOL

    • @sugarkats21
      @sugarkats21 6 років тому +27

      Mas Fugo Funny, but literally just use chopsticks like any other normal Asian and you'll be fine. Like, in what situation will you rudely point at someone with chopsticks, or use the butt end of the chopstick??

  • @frostfoxen
    @frostfoxen 6 років тому +1356

    Your grandma is having a heart attack at the sight of you two breaking all the rules of chopstick etiquette.

  • @ieeshar6992
    @ieeshar6992 4 роки тому +365

    All I could think of is the scene in Mulan when Mushu said "Dishonor! Dishonor on your whole family! Dishonor on you! Dishonor on your cow!" 🤣🤣

    • @TeaParty1776
      @TeaParty1776 4 роки тому +10

      > Dishonor on your cow!
      May your chickens lay black eggs!

    • @TeaParty1776
      @TeaParty1776 4 роки тому +6

      Black eggs are a sign of a good harvest in Bulgaria.

    • @sierrabird3817
      @sierrabird3817 4 роки тому

      TeaParty1776 so giving someone from Bulgaria a Ayam Cemani chicken (lays black eggs) would be an ideal gift? 😂

    • @TeaParty1776
      @TeaParty1776 4 роки тому +3

      ​@@sierrabird3817 You would become an honorary member of his family, welcome for Sunday morning omelets. Bring white wine.

    • @sierrabird3817
      @sierrabird3817 4 роки тому +1

      TeaParty1776 woo! now I just need to make some friends from Bulgaria and wait for it to be safe to travel again! 😂😂😂

  • @Delta-2-0
    @Delta-2-0 4 роки тому +439

    I learned another way to swear, this time in chopsticks 😂

  • @jaeseop9751
    @jaeseop9751 7 років тому +1620

    I was at a Chinese restaurant, and I was accidentally making noise, so a person at a different table across from me points their chopsticks at me, frowning.
    Now I know why

  • @ashleyavelar4489
    @ashleyavelar4489 7 років тому +365

    "Dear ancestors i am a shameful person"😂😂💀

  • @lunastar3319
    @lunastar3319 4 роки тому +249

    Them: *Tells us to not do things with chopsticks*
    Also Them: *Does the things*

    • @onlyhuman5669
      @onlyhuman5669 4 роки тому +2

      Bruh.

    • @Vivijuuw
      @Vivijuuw 4 роки тому +4

      They demonstrating-

    • @theseangle
      @theseangle 3 роки тому

      @@Vivijuuw But they have cursed us through the camera

    • @Vivijuuw
      @Vivijuuw 3 роки тому

      @@theseangle oop-

  • @jjjlove2260
    @jjjlove2260 5 років тому +151

    The only one I do is licking them slightly for two seconds when I'm finished with my meal. I'm sorry, mom's cooking is just too good. XD

  • @kuyaleinad4195
    @kuyaleinad4195 8 років тому +184

    I'm guessing there's a Chinese drama somewhere where there's a table scene on which there's some passive-aggressive conflict only shown with non verbal communication via chopsticks XD

    • @dystopia2289
      @dystopia2289 8 років тому +27

      And it ends abruptly with the male lead sticking his chopsticks up in his rice while the female leads mother gasps and faints

    • @kuyaleinad4195
      @kuyaleinad4195 8 років тому +1

      Dystopia Lol XD PerfectXD

    • @Pomagranite167
      @Pomagranite167 7 років тому +5

      We have all been watching too many dramas XD

    • @daisyhinojosa23
      @daisyhinojosa23 7 років тому

      LMFAO IKR

    • @naynaya3565
      @naynaya3565 7 років тому +3

      I'd totally watch it XD

  • @heesingsia4634
    @heesingsia4634 7 років тому +778

    Never put chopsticks up your arse

    • @markv2267
      @markv2267 7 років тому +60

      so I've been living a lie.....

    • @drink7539
      @drink7539 7 років тому +27

      Hee Sing Sia ah now I remember where my chopsticks went

    • @aaronmadnesstahn7506
      @aaronmadnesstahn7506 7 років тому +17

      the lesson is just don't use a chopstick

    • @flabbybabby
      @flabbybabby 7 років тому +3

      How should I get the stubborn crusty bits off then?

    • @heesingsia4634
      @heesingsia4634 7 років тому +6

      flabbybabby you use a fork to comb it off

  • @ivanevanscannotbefound7967
    @ivanevanscannotbefound7967 4 роки тому +91

    "19 Things You Should NEVER Do With Chopsticks!"
    These 2 dudes: **doing everything they're not supposed to do**

  • @michaelwaynemartin3291
    @michaelwaynemartin3291 5 років тому +34

    7:45 "It means they'll take your meal away, and you're not done, you're never done." That got you a sub for being my spirit animal.

  • @withhui2721
    @withhui2721 7 років тому +275

    For the knocking on the bowl thingy, i was taught that if you knock on your bowl (especially during hungry ghost festival) you are inviting spirits to eat with you

    • @sirbillius
      @sirbillius 7 років тому +7

      Jimin._. Britney
      Sounds like a fun time!

    • @benwagner5089
      @benwagner5089 7 років тому +7

      If you don't want to eat with the spirits, why would you have a "hungry ghost festival" at all? You have a place setting at the meal for the one who passed away, so aren't you inviting them to dine with you already? Or is that the only time you can knock on the bowl?

    • @kim-in5ep
      @kim-in5ep 7 років тому +1

      Jimin._. Britney same here!!!!

    • @jo-shmo-yo1735
      @jo-shmo-yo1735 7 років тому +19

      Knocking on the bowl intentionally means inviting bad luck, or evil spirits, but the ghost of your ancestor isn't malevolent. Unless it's that creepy ass uncle, lol. The meal of the dead isn't an invitation for wayward spirits, it's an offering to your dead family member so as to not let him starve in the afterlife, capiche?

    • @bababooey69yearsago21
      @bababooey69yearsago21 7 років тому

      Jimin._. Britney Tell that to Goku

  • @joezze-bear
    @joezze-bear 7 років тому +605

    Never swallow the chop sticks, it really really hurts afterwards.

    • @peppermint8630
      @peppermint8630 6 років тому +45

      Joezze-Bear Thank you my friend, I'm gonna keep this in mind

    • @btslolita3859
      @btslolita3859 6 років тому +3

      Joezze-Bear 🤣🤣

    • @jacktheboss4life350
      @jacktheboss4life350 6 років тому +9

      Joezze-Bear story time

    • @Teeeth
      @Teeeth 6 років тому +6

      Joezze-Bear tell me the story i want to know

    • @crystalkitties1641
      @crystalkitties1641 5 років тому +1

      Joezze-Bear why would u do that

  • @cameronwiley9412
    @cameronwiley9412 4 роки тому +74

    Every bone in my body tells me to use these chopsticks as drum sticks.
    Eating with chopsticks is such a bold endeavor, everyone is watching you. Even your ancestors.

    • @dwaynethewokjohnson6646
      @dwaynethewokjohnson6646 3 роки тому +2

      TBF, if you grew up using chopsticks, seeing other people break the rules is looks really horrible and one time I saw a white person breaking alot of rules I was shocked and horrified

    • @eringlobus3258
      @eringlobus3258 3 роки тому +2

      Don't use your chopsticks as drum sticks!! As a Chinese, I know the rules, but banging them on the table is considered rude, disrespectful, and like you're begging for food.

  • @wormswithteeth
    @wormswithteeth 5 років тому +102

    My grandmother would ask us not to cross our knifes and forks. This is in the UK...

    • @mathaibunny2476
      @mathaibunny2476 4 роки тому +5

      No we dont

    • @greythomas6199
      @greythomas6199 4 роки тому +2

      Yep I was Always told not to

    • @khaias7822
      @khaias7822 4 роки тому

      Brokeandlonelypotato LOL 😂

    • @maxies4090
      @maxies4090 4 роки тому

      @Brokeandlonelypotato
      we do?

    • @meedyy99
      @meedyy99 4 роки тому +3

      You shouldn't cross your knife and fork because it means the food didnt taste well/was disgusting. At home it might not matter but if you're in a restaurant, it might be quite rude even if nobody says anything.

  • @yukina65
    @yukina65 7 років тому +323

    I do the chopstick licking thing 😂😂 I'll stop. Didn't know it was rude. But for the record, I don't share food off my plate lol

    • @sadie2melw
      @sadie2melw 5 років тому +15

      Me too. Somehow I end up getting sauce halfway up the chopsticks and I do it to prevent my fingers from being slippery.

    • @FunnyMemes-dr3se
      @FunnyMemes-dr3se 5 років тому +12

      I get slapped for that... I stopped long ago...

    • @sibossi
      @sibossi 5 років тому +6

      How go you get that one rice grain without licking though?

    • @PimBose
      @PimBose 4 роки тому

      Same. Just that, but not the others

    • @hmr0470
      @hmr0470 4 роки тому +2

      @@sadie2melw Best method to prevent it is to keep the chopstick horizontal when you're about to eat it or facing downwards when taking food

  • @PinkFloydrulez
    @PinkFloydrulez 7 років тому +783

    so... you're not supposed to point at people with chopsticks, but like... what if u about to eat them

    • @ameliashaw8244
      @ameliashaw8244 7 років тому +3

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @PinkFloydrulez
      @PinkFloydrulez 7 років тому +8

      there's a key word in your comment that was not present in mine

    • @Laylatne
      @Laylatne 7 років тому +30

      Ghoul problems...

    • @navidilt
      @navidilt 7 років тому +1

      mhm.

    • @saeyoungchoi3623
      @saeyoungchoi3623 7 років тому +10

      PinkFloydrulez pointing is rude to people but if you gonna eat them then....idk

  • @niralivillafan2574
    @niralivillafan2574 5 років тому +311

    Veronica wang should watch this...

  • @lisaliu213
    @lisaliu213 5 років тому +41

    I remember playing percussion with bowls and chopsticks when I was younger and my mom would always freak out 😂

  • @sherrybyw
    @sherrybyw 8 років тому +282

    Seeing the chopsticks in the bowl upright made me cringe LOL
    I had such a strong urge to just take the chopsticks out of the rice hahaha

    • @KakashiOwnage
      @KakashiOwnage 8 років тому +7

      +abrushofbeauty Eee, I know what you mean! It looks so wrong!

    • @pines1851
      @pines1851 6 років тому +3

      sherrybyw I'm European so it meant nothing to me lol

    • @joyg6921
      @joyg6921 5 років тому

      Honeslty ans i grew up with Japanese culture so i know that i shouldnt do that

    • @illeatyou
      @illeatyou 5 років тому

      sherrybyw Me too! I’m Chinese and I know what it means

    • @hi-lo8qg
      @hi-lo8qg 5 років тому

      I'm Korean and I know what it means.

  • @charvelgtrs
    @charvelgtrs 7 років тому +243

    I never realized how superstitious Chinese culture was.

    • @sirbillius
      @sirbillius 7 років тому +5

      charvelgtrs
      It's the eastern, world their cultures are all pretty superstitious.

    • @dozog
      @dozog 7 років тому +1

      charvelgtrs. You must have never thought about it much. Superstition is a Chinese invention.

    • @its_lapis_lazuli1277
      @its_lapis_lazuli1277 7 років тому +2

      most asian culture are superstitious some might even have a sense when ever somethings gonna happend in horror movies or just when there is something weird about a place

    • @dozog
      @dozog 7 років тому +2

      kitty cake!. Think you got "superstition" mixed up with "intuition".
      Though even that is not necessary to know when something is going to happen in a horror movie. There will be visible and audible clues. They are put there on purpose, its called "suspense".

    • @xdxdxd82
      @xdxdxd82 7 років тому +1

      charvelgtrs I've never heard of these cultures as a Chinese

  • @vigilantic3953
    @vigilantic3953 4 роки тому +65

    3:33 NOW ALL OF CHINA KNOWS YOU'RE HERE

  • @renrydberg9911
    @renrydberg9911 6 років тому +19

    I'm japanese and in Japan (for the second one) we always/usually use the back of the chopsticks. This is because we don't want to touch the food with the part of the chopsticks we ate with.

  • @jeialien
    @jeialien 7 років тому +83

    Last night I literally pulled my spark plugs with chopsticks, after I was part way into the job and couldn't find my needle nose pliers! I held them properly, didn't point them at anyone, didn't transfer the spark plug to anyone else's chopsticks, and didn't lick them afterward ;)
    Great video guys. I hope the ancestors don't come after me, or if they do it's because they need their car fixed!

  • @tonyawilson4760
    @tonyawilson4760 7 років тому +143

    I died laughing when Mike used his chopsticks to push Dan over...

  • @melissaanderson1664
    @melissaanderson1664 4 роки тому +6

    I use your videos in my classroom every year when I reward my students for good behavior and teach them how to use chopsticks. They LOVE you guys! As a small, rural mostly caucasian community, they really enjoy getting to know another culture. Chop sticks and popcorn to practice with are cheap, but you guys are priceless! Keep up the great work and thanx!

  • @valeriar2101
    @valeriar2101 4 роки тому +19

    6:08 “k lets remove this so we dont die”

  • @tonyhoang6358
    @tonyhoang6358 7 років тому +867

    Everything im not suppose to do, i do.

    • @Simkets
      @Simkets 6 років тому +3

      rude

    • @bl0ss0med_59
      @bl0ss0med_59 6 років тому +1

      Ignorant Doughnut well they should’ve said you shouldn’t do it cause I’m one of those people that wants to do stuff that cannot be done

    • @rosedarockyay9102
      @rosedarockyay9102 6 років тому +1

      Lol same

    • @megigorjan3502
      @megigorjan3502 5 років тому

      True

    • @tamirdyadantumbe8305
      @tamirdyadantumbe8305 5 років тому

      Same but is it only for Chinese’s

  • @mistamcmarx
    @mistamcmarx 7 років тому +500

    so drumming isn't off the table then

    • @H0n3yMonstah
      @H0n3yMonstah 7 років тому +72

      Fabien Sprange typically drumming would be on the table so it's not off it.

    • @drrussdc
      @drrussdc 5 років тому +1

      😂

    • @Atlas_Reid
      @Atlas_Reid 5 років тому

      Paul Honey I was just going to say that! 😂

    • @rogersheddy.8497
      @rogersheddy.8497 5 років тому

      This is spinal tap...

    • @constructapex2021
      @constructapex2021 5 років тому

      i hate chinese and my gf makes me go with her to sushi bars so i drum on her thighs and piss the employees off

  • @cryo_life
    @cryo_life 4 роки тому +77

    1: NEVER. EVER. Jam your chopsticks in your rice. It means you want someone to die. Also means bad luck

  • @cheesy-lps7004
    @cheesy-lps7004 3 роки тому +9

    Me: * drops chopsticks * whoops
    My ancestors: *how **_DARE_** you!*

  • @dnguyen253
    @dnguyen253 7 років тому +101

    Most of these are just basic manners or to keep things clean. The only thing that I've been yelled at was sticking the chopsticks in the rice and stabbing others with them.

    • @animeguy7192
      @animeguy7192 6 років тому +2

      You stab others with chopsticks? 😲🤣 lol

    • @help526
      @help526 6 років тому +2

      I was also yelled for stabbing my brother with my chopsticks

  • @SIedgeHammer83
    @SIedgeHammer83 7 років тому +64

    When I was kid, I stick chopsticks into rice bowl as if its jet-plane control stick and pretend to be Air-Force pilot, I got slapped in the face

    • @TheSlycooper102
      @TheSlycooper102 5 років тому +10

      That's child abuse...

    • @teresarodriguez3661
      @teresarodriguez3661 5 років тому +1

      @@TheSlycooper102 lol agree

    • @TheSlycooper102
      @TheSlycooper102 5 років тому +6

      @horizonfx he got SLAPPED across the face...like when you use the palm of your hand to hit someone

    • @TheSlycooper102
      @TheSlycooper102 5 років тому

      @Jinrassic Park are you in America?

    • @TheSlycooper102
      @TheSlycooper102 5 років тому +2

      @Jinrassic Park that's why

  • @marlenegarcia1483
    @marlenegarcia1483 6 років тому +21

    “Things never to do with chopsticks”
    *proceeds to do everything insulting with chopsticks”

  • @ghazalakhan5262
    @ghazalakhan5262 4 роки тому +3

    "How do we reverse this" was the funniest part. 😂 ❤ This video was educational in a hilarious way.

  • @Barnesi94
    @Barnesi94 7 років тому +67

    i have to admit, i lick my chopsticks... but only when I'm not sharing food with others. I do it with spoons too, I just hate when theres leftover sauce and stuff on my utensils :(

    • @JustNatax3
      @JustNatax3 7 років тому +5

      Barnesi94 I lick my chopsticks too... Not in public though. Just at home in privacy haha

  • @natalieau1826
    @natalieau1826 8 років тому +119

    dont drop chopsticks on the floor...
    me: everyday i drop like one chopstick

  • @lorenapoturica
    @lorenapoturica 4 роки тому +1

    I love this video! It's really helpful and funny as well haha, thank you!

  • @trixeracer8243
    @trixeracer8243 4 роки тому

    You guys are great. Thank you for all of the super hard work you do your videos are just sweet .

  • @Salman-kl2zj
    @Salman-kl2zj 7 років тому +320

    I have just made a achievement I finished a rice bowl with chopsticks

    • @nancyhuynh4723
      @nancyhuynh4723 7 років тому +13

      Good job 👍 I'm Asian but I can't do that 😭

    • @MrJizzy181
      @MrJizzy181 7 років тому +1

      +Nancy Huyng really?

    • @sompret
      @sompret 7 років тому +6

      You need a bit of fine control of the chopsticks so as to not let go of the rice, but also not to cut into the rice and making it fall the same. Definitely not easy, it's something you teach your body overtime.

    • @timhyatt9185
      @timhyatt9185 7 років тому +11

      it's a LOT easier if you use short grain rice and not the typical western rice that won't clump together....

    • @MrJizzy181
      @MrJizzy181 7 років тому +3

      Tim Hyatt True. You can starve China by giving them Uncle Ben's rice. I can't freaking eat it. XD

  • @TheChenDynasty
    @TheChenDynasty  8 років тому +725

    Hello!!! :-) We saw some of you mentioned that OTGW uploaded a similar video right before us...we don't know anything about that and this video was written and filmed weeks ago but was only edited last night. So there is no conspiracy here lol. Multiple channels can definitely cover the same topic so it's not strange to have something similar. But we did work really hard on this video so hope you guys like it! Love, The Double Chens :-)

    • @KakashiOwnage
      @KakashiOwnage 8 років тому +15

      +Double Chen To me yours is much much funnier, I burst out laughing where you decided to do them all at the end! (Really didn't expect that, Haha!)

    • @alexguan1611
      @alexguan1611 8 років тому

      How about the Karaoke video? OTGW had one about karaoke 2 months ago and you uploaded one last week!

    • @juliewang8776
      @juliewang8776 8 років тому +10

      +Alex Guan So what? A lot of Asian UA-camrs did the Karaoke video. What about when OTGW did the east vs west beauty this week. Doublechen did that months ago with Yi. Stop being a dumbass troll and go get a life!

    • @alexguan1611
      @alexguan1611 8 років тому

      +Julie Wang there's no problem except that it gives an impression that they're taking OTGW's idea since they were uploaded at a similar date

    • @alexguan1611
      @alexguan1611 8 років тому +2

      In case you didnt know, they used to work for OTGW

  • @richardcaldwell3225
    @richardcaldwell3225 5 років тому

    Thanks for the tip guys ......yes there was a few i knew and a few i wasnt aware of Mikey Chen when ive seen your vids when you eat something with chopsticks and when you goe on to describe the flavor and texture you hold your chopsticks in a stabbing motion in which i thought was showing appreciation of the food goes to show you how little i know

  • @davidgibson2302
    @davidgibson2302 5 років тому +1

    Bro I can’t stop binging your vids. Definitely funny material

  • @gwentrias3703
    @gwentrias3703 7 років тому +151

    chopstick kung fu master level80 nice mikey

    • @GraemePryce1978
      @GraemePryce1978 7 років тому +3

      I'm about level 20 I think but I'm happy with that. lol

    • @xXZerotecHXx
      @xXZerotecHXx 7 років тому +1

      Gwen Trias IM LEVEL 900000000000000000 - 900000000000000000 = LEVEL 0!!!!

    • @GraemePryce1978
      @GraemePryce1978 7 років тому +1

      * xXZero-tecHXx * Ha ha! Keep trying bud, it's not difficult once you get the hang of it. :-)

    • @gwentrias3703
      @gwentrias3703 7 років тому +1

      But i dont know how to do it hahhahaha

    • @prithul123456789
      @prithul123456789 7 років тому +1

      Gwen Trias you r cute

  • @RexusprimeIX
    @RexusprimeIX 7 років тому +51

    **accidentally passed a chicken from chopstick to chopstick**
    **takes out a sword**
    **stabs himself in the stomach**

    • @jamesc.2907
      @jamesc.2907 7 років тому

      RexusprimeIX you have dishonored your family

    • @samwhite3916
      @samwhite3916 6 років тому +2

      Dishonor.Take note of this,Dishonor on you, dishonor on your family,dishonor on your cow!

  • @dianemishler753
    @dianemishler753 5 років тому

    You two are awesome! Loved this video. Helpful and funny!

  • @windbreaker57
    @windbreaker57 4 роки тому

    THIS video is such a gem on chopsticks etiquette. About 95% of it I didn't know until now. But I'm just glad I learned chopsticks by being a keen observer of users who I thought were/looked refined and elegant using it. Well, except for occasionally licking a morsel or two off them, and resting them on the table perpedicular to my body. So, thanks for the lessons. Really appreciate the tutorial.

  • @hakuso.3
    @hakuso.3 7 років тому +64

    My kid said "I do that!"
    Kinda why I was showing them this video.

  • @victoriawong9548
    @victoriawong9548 7 років тому +79

    I'm Chinese. I've kinda done 1/4 of these things. Whoops?

    • @victoriawong9548
      @victoriawong9548 7 років тому +16

      Nevermind I've done practically all of them without knowing it was bad manners

    • @sejawilson6183
      @sejawilson6183 7 років тому +1

      lolololol niccceee jk

    • @joykeln
      @joykeln 7 років тому

      Victoria Wong Me too I'm from Malaysia where are you at?

    • @mattheww8217
      @mattheww8217 7 років тому +1

      considering her last name, her eth. is chinese (or cantonese)
      don't know about where he/she lives

  • @lopezsylvia45
    @lopezsylvia45 6 років тому +20

    The ending is so offensive 😂

  • @janel1386
    @janel1386 3 роки тому

    You learn something new everyday. I didn't know most of these. Thanks

  • @ErosAnteros
    @ErosAnteros 7 років тому +26

    In Japan we were taught to use the rear end of the sticks to transport food from communal plates to individual plates then eat with the normal end. I suppose it avoids double-dipping.

    • @RaymondHng
      @RaymondHng 10 місяців тому

      It's also done in Chinese culture.

  • @Goldenkitten1
    @Goldenkitten1 7 років тому +101

    I'm going to start pointing at everybody I see with chopsticks and whispering "Deeeeeeaaatttth" in a very low raspy tone. I think that's a sensible thing to do.

  • @LarissaDawn
    @LarissaDawn 5 років тому

    The double chen show. I LOVE THAT.

  • @joshuaweasenforth7757
    @joshuaweasenforth7757 5 років тому

    This was great, informative, & entertaining. Thanks for sharing.

  • @nimv6533
    @nimv6533 7 років тому +118

    I cant even hold the freaking chopsticks right.😠They always fly away from my fingers like a bird

    • @jiminsjamsinspace4341
      @jiminsjamsinspace4341 7 років тому +4

      First hold 1 chopstick like a pencil and move it up and down. 1 chopstick should not be moving.

    • @chubby_deity3143
      @chubby_deity3143 7 років тому +3

      pretty much, and its actually best to hold near the top instead of holding it at the middle, you have more control after getting it down and you use less strength, even thou you dont need much anyway, lol

    • @Shrimpyfriedrice
      @Shrimpyfriedrice 7 років тому +9

      Then you may should stop using birds and start using chopsticks instead 😐

    • @byxtremez1831
      @byxtremez1831 7 років тому +3

      see's chopstick flying chopstick hits eye ouch my eye!!!!!

    • @iOnline72
      @iOnline72 7 років тому +4

      Even though it's not done, that spinning chop stick trick Mike did was cool :)

  • @tonytran2622
    @tonytran2622 7 років тому +25

    My family uses back of the chopstick to bring food to the plate because its the clean side where you didnt put ur mouth on

  • @kimshaffner4576
    @kimshaffner4576 5 років тому

    You guys are hilarious & informative. Amazing!!! 😂

  • @Arueoproxi
    @Arueoproxi 5 років тому +2

    When I saw “Dang Zhong Shang Xiang,” and now my day is made, because Sun Shangxiang is my favorite DW series character. I also didn’t really think “Shang Xiang,” would be used in a phrase.

  • @Hawkgts
    @Hawkgts 7 років тому +298

    How about, you should never use chopsticks with both hands. i hate seeing people do that

    • @chimchimsuga4344
      @chimchimsuga4344 5 років тому +13

      My brother himself does it and I feel like kicking his butt😅😅

    • @leoryu4953
      @leoryu4953 5 років тому +13

      How does that even work...

    • @gwenmaisybug3864
      @gwenmaisybug3864 5 років тому +1

      I've only seen that done in TV shows. I thought they were just jokes, but I guess people actually do that, lmfao.

    • @bethanygarcia6009
      @bethanygarcia6009 5 років тому +1

      I didn't know that was possible?!

    • @stephaniehavoksen1761
      @stephaniehavoksen1761 4 роки тому

      I thought only 3 year olds who were just learning did that 😫

  • @wewuwewu
    @wewuwewu 7 років тому +65

    I'm Chinese.. 90% of these no's I don't even know and I've done 90% of them......

    • @umpahloompa8152
      @umpahloompa8152 6 років тому +1

      T Woo how can u not know lol it's the basics

    • @carloslawson9970
      @carloslawson9970 6 років тому

      me too lol

    • @Maria_xxx7
      @Maria_xxx7 6 років тому

      T Woo I'm sorry can you please tell me if all this is true or not? I'm so confused. 😞

    • @kimchi305
      @kimchi305 6 років тому

      ive been using chopsticks without knowing any of these rules and i still find some of it are totally no no like its a basic.. table manners kind of? i do rest my chopsticks on the bowl tho 😂

    • @Maria_xxx7
      @Maria_xxx7 6 років тому

      kimchi305 is this really true? Or are they just kidding? I'm so confused can you or anyone please explain? Now I'm scared to use chopsticks cos I don't wanna kill anyone. 😞

  • @Weitle09
    @Weitle09 6 років тому

    Hilarious, yet educational! Kudos!

  • @shaeholden1743
    @shaeholden1743 4 роки тому

    This was SO informative, and very well done! Thank you! I just ordered 10 pairs of fiberglass chop sticks and have been practicing using them. I won't point at anyone or stab my food, I promise. 🙂

  • @Ghostx1977
    @Ghostx1977 7 років тому +233

    So basically it all revolves around superstitions.
    I get the 'pointing' though.

    • @CyberianPrincess
      @CyberianPrincess 5 років тому +21

      Ghostx1977 It's mostly hygiene and respect, the proverbs and superstitions were probably added after the fact. Like ancient peoples (yes, different groups of people... peoples) didn't have refrigeration or specified cooking and handling knowledge, so people die if they eat pigs, or get trichanosis worms. So you're like "hey don't get down on the swine". And they're like "we're kinda limited here, easy to raise, tastes good... yeah we're gonna eat it". So tribal leaders can't afford to be losing people... what are they gonna do? Ding 'lightbulb' "Yeah, so I was talking to God...." "To God... Like God, God?" Yup God, and he said you guys shouldn't be eating swine... he's getting pissed." 'Murmuring in the crowd'. "Ok, soo... we talked it over and... well if God says not to do it... yeah we'll cut the swine outta our diet. ... ... I'm just saying, Marvin over there is reeally skinny already so, we're gonna have to figure something out." See seems like superstition, but that was kind of an after the fact thing. Most of these have good reasons, the sayings and stories are so people will not only follow, but also remember (we're talking 1000+ years here, so it worked) to do them.

    • @stephena1196
      @stephena1196 5 років тому +1

      @@CyberianPrincess I was told that the not eating pork was because burnt human flesh looks and smells like pork. That it refers to the time in the Bible where God wants Abraham to sacrifice his baby. However, Abraham doesn't want to and when he sees a goat stuck in a bush he thinks, "Ah, God doesn't want us to sacrifice our first born any more, God wants us to sacrifice a goat instead." So the not eating pork is a remembrance of that.

    • @l7758258
      @l7758258 5 років тому +6

      its not superstitions. its called tradition. Not obeying these chopsticks "rule" means you are disrespecting to the culture.

    • @iheartheenim
      @iheartheenim 5 років тому +6

      It's not supertitious, it's called etiquette. Most of these are the same things you will not do with either a spoon, fork or knife.

    • @MsJavaWolf
      @MsJavaWolf 4 роки тому

      @@stephena1196 I have also heard that. To me it seems more likely that most of those traditions evolved for pragmatic reasons, but we will probably never know for sure.

  • @jamiek.2190
    @jamiek.2190 7 років тому +52

    Picking up food with the back of the chopstick is actually considered formal chopsticks manners in Japan since it's the side your mouth hasn't touched. :) Good tip for China tho.

    • @svenkorlos5146
      @svenkorlos5146 7 років тому

      maybe some do that..some differences

    • @timhyatt9185
      @timhyatt9185 7 років тому +14

      i'd heard that the back end was the proper way to transfer food from a communal dish to your own rice bowl, but you don't eat with that end....once it's in your bowl, you switch them around and eat wiht the narrow end as usual...

    • @JSAJCA
      @JSAJCA 7 років тому +2

      I read that in Japan or sushi etiquette do not pick food from another person's plate with the end of the chopstick you put in your mouth. When moving food like these you should use the end you hold, which is considered the polite way.

    • @sugarkats21
      @sugarkats21 6 років тому

      Tim Hyatt Not in China, but apparently in Japan

  • @paulphelps7809
    @paulphelps7809 4 роки тому

    I greatly appreciate this useful information. Thank you.

  • @SeattleMist33
    @SeattleMist33 6 років тому +2

    When they mentioned twirling the chopsticks, I just KNEW they'd reference Kung Fu Panda again

  • @GirlNextMeow
    @GirlNextMeow 7 років тому +270

    There's so many rules. lol. I don't care what anyone does with silverware. If I don't have a spoon, I'll eat that yogurt with a knife. If I drop my fork, depending where it landed, I'll pick it up and go right back to it. I don't care which way it faces on the table. I don't care if someone points a fork at me. Chop sticks are serious business. hahaha.

    • @shabir1606
      @shabir1606 7 років тому +7

      dont judge

    • @doom-007
      @doom-007 7 років тому +22

      what are you talking about. In general forks go on the left and knife and spoon go on the right side. The ones that are above the plate are for dessert. The fork furthest from the plate is the appetizer, followed by salad, followed by entree.

    • @reddeimon475
      @reddeimon475 7 років тому +25

      actually forks n spoons have many rules too. it will be easier if you go to Europe to learn them

    • @crystalr4650
      @crystalr4650 7 років тому +22

      Even though there are rules for silverware, I completely ignore them. For example, there's dinner forks, salad forks, tea spoon, soup spoon, dessert spoon, salad knife, meat knife, secretly hating someone but invite them so that you can stab them knife, and butter knife I just kind of use whatever works and have never really cared.

    • @crystalr4650
      @crystalr4650 7 років тому +5

      ***** I mean I CAN use them correctly if need be but at home all I really use if a fork and knife or spoon

  • @NymphetaminexXxGrrrl
    @NymphetaminexXxGrrrl 7 років тому +43

    As a westerner i can say that while i never knew any of these chopstick rules, i have never made any of the mistakes mentioned. I feel slightly better about my chopstick etiquette now! However i do find it strange that it would be considered gross or offensive to actually have a chopstick touch your mouth, or to come in contact with your own saliva. Most people in the west use forks/spoons, etc... and those utensils are constantly going inside of peoples mouths. Yet it has never seemed inappropriate or dirty to than put my spoon back into my soup bowl and than repeat the process. However it is good to know these things as i eat lots of oriental foods, and don't want to be completely lacking in manners at restaurants. I do wonder though if it is appropriate to bring a personal set of chopsticks to a restaurant or someones home? Or would that suggest that their chopsticks aren't good enough?

    • @mattheww885
      @mattheww885 7 років тому +14

      If there's a tureen of soup in the middle of the table, you're going to use a ladle to serve yourself a bowl of soup from it, right? And then you eat from your own personal bowl with a spoon. Or if there's a plate on the table with vegetables or meat on it, there'd be tongs or a serving spoon to use to put the food on your own plate.
      Whereas with chopsticks, you use them to take the food from the common bowls/plates directly. So if you're licking your chopsticks and then reaching out to take more food from the common plate, your saliva is gonna touch even the parts of the food that you don't grab, and someone else will have to eat it.

    • @Komerican10
      @Komerican10 7 років тому

      NymphetaminexXxGrrrl yay!! Good job! I'm Asian and I'm proud of you girl!!

    • @NymphetaminexXxGrrrl
      @NymphetaminexXxGrrrl 7 років тому

      Komerican10 :)

    • @Graycata
      @Graycata 7 років тому

      i dropped my chopsticks once. that's it

    • @maelstrom1158
      @maelstrom1158 7 років тому

      NymphetaminexXxGrrrl I could bet you knew you shouldnt do walrus xD

  • @bonniehenderson3754
    @bonniehenderson3754 4 роки тому

    😂😂😂 Thank you for the tips. I loved the commentary.

  • @cynchinq7401
    @cynchinq7401 3 роки тому

    Ahaha this was super helpful and yet hilarious at the same time. Thanks for the laughs and educating me! Definitely* wont be forgetting now.
    I’be been trying to learn how to properly use chopsticks for some time now and this really helped.

  • @jasminejones8521
    @jasminejones8521 7 років тому +24

    Every time they kept saying "don't do this with chopsticks" I kept referencing back to the camping episode of SpongeBob when they were listing all of the ways o prevent a seabear attack.

  • @michaelm3052
    @michaelm3052 7 років тому +57

    I only use a gardening trowel to shovel food in my mouth. Deal with it. :)

  • @roseymarygillespie5046
    @roseymarygillespie5046 6 років тому

    I'm glad that you include the Chinese writing too! It is a big explanation for understanding cultural differences in thought. thank you

  • @mariocanas7390
    @mariocanas7390 5 років тому

    Love you guys!!!

  • @Medbread
    @Medbread 7 років тому +61

    Yeah, Lord Beerus. Don't use chopsticks to kill Piccolo.

    • @rebia5542
      @rebia5542 7 років тому

      ??? 😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @bababooey69yearsago21
      @bababooey69yearsago21 7 років тому +1

      ??? LOOOOOL BEERUS HAS LEVELED UP TO LVL 99 FOR HIS KUNG FU CHOP STICK SKILZ XDDDD

  • @thelagmachine3402
    @thelagmachine3402 7 років тому +13

    My parents point at me with chopsticks all the time when I don't get the a+..

  • @reazon2bangie
    @reazon2bangie 4 роки тому

    I've bee reading asian romance novels online... you guys just opened my understanding ❣ you two are hilarious and delightful ❣

  • @randmayfield5695
    @randmayfield5695 2 роки тому

    Really pertinent good to know information. Thx

  • @bethwalker3448
    @bethwalker3448 8 років тому +11

    Me: *can't use chopsticks to save my life*
    Me: *watches a video of things I should never do with chopsticks*

  • @siliinnorway
    @siliinnorway 8 років тому +9

    Apparently in Japan you can use the back of the chopsticks to pick up food from a shared bowl and in to your bowl. It is especially recommended in somewhat more fancy company, but with friends and family it doesn't matter so much.

    • @angelachan6280
      @angelachan6280 8 років тому +2

      +SiLi In Norway aka Ithilme Ardaiell I think that's a relatively new culture thing. People are becoming more aware of sanitation and such so it is becoming acceptable to do so.

  • @SaronJoy
    @SaronJoy 6 років тому

    LOVE IT! GOOD LOOKING OUT!💜💜💜

  • @XxBrittany20xX
    @XxBrittany20xX 6 років тому +1

    😂😂😂 I loved this. I like learning about what not to do around other cultures so I don't offend anyone. And it's fun.

  • @yasminhoward9974
    @yasminhoward9974 7 років тому +15

    when dan said 'how rude' it sounded exactly like how Stephanie from full house says it

  • @KhalidAun1
    @KhalidAun1 8 років тому +8

    OMG I was literally about to comment how OTGW just made a video about 9 things to not do with chopsticks when I see the top comment about a war between the channels haha anyways I like Double Chen more!!! Go Double Chen!

  • @orul826
    @orul826 5 років тому +26

    I just hope that they can forgive foreign ppl like me when we don’t know it n do it not intentionally 😣😬😬

  • @erikbally
    @erikbally 4 роки тому

    This was very informative. I knew that some of those things were considered rude but not the rest. When I eat out I also want to be courteous of others customs so this is very helpful. Thanks for the post!

  • @mortvald
    @mortvald 7 років тому +16

    I have the weird feeling all those chinese sayings and mythes are a way for perfectionist moms to scare their children into behaving as they wished.

    • @CyberianPrincess
      @CyberianPrincess 5 років тому +4

      Sousuke Aizen Ghostx1977 It's mostly hygiene and respect, the proverbs and superstitions were probably added after the fact. Like ancient peoples (yes, different groups of people... peoples) didn't have refrigeration or specified cooking and handling knowledge, so people die if they eat pigs, or get trichanosis worms. So you're like "hey don't get down on the swine". And they're like "we're kinda limited here, easy to raise, tastes good... yeah we're gonna eat it". So tribal leaders can't afford to be losing people... what are they gonna do? Ding 'lightbulb' "Yeah, so I was talking to God...." "To God... Like God, God?" Yup God, and he said you guys shouldn't be eating swine... he's getting pissed." 'Murmuring in the crowd'. "Ok, soo... we talked it over and... well if God says not to do it... yeah we'll cut the swine outta our diet. ... ... I'm just saying, Marvin over there is reeally skinny already so, we're gonna have to figure something out." See seems like superstition, but that was kind of an after the fact thing. Most of these have good reasons, the sayings and stories are so people will not only follow, but also remember (we're talking 1000+ years here, so it worked) to do them.

    • @jennyhoe1436
      @jennyhoe1436 5 років тому

      1

  • @dimsumboy22
    @dimsumboy22 8 років тому +23

    number 2 is interesting, my family always picks up the food with the back of their chopsticks when they want to give it to someone else. I never thought it was wrong.

    • @imeonmiminoemi8097
      @imeonmiminoemi8097 8 років тому +3

      yah i thought that was okay. for the japanese people tho

    • @kirikoastin8840
      @kirikoastin8840 8 років тому +3

      Yeah same. Even in China when relatives or aunties or something give me food they usually use the back of their chopsticks.

    • @Xol1004
      @Xol1004 8 років тому +4

      Thank you for bringing this up, guys! I was just sitting here thinking; my first gen southern Chinese xgf specifically taught me to use the backs of the chopsticks as serving utensils, because everyone eats from the front end. Otherwise it was considered a faux-pas because it was unsanitary ... so I suspect this 'rule' might be regional

    • @yanzhang9740
      @yanzhang9740 8 років тому +1

      Same

    • @user-jn2kp2th4c
      @user-jn2kp2th4c 8 років тому +1

      I've NEVER used the back of my chopsticks before, other than sweeping the bones/leftovers that were dropped on the table that was left by me or the people that are also eating the meal with me, but I usually do that with the towel (forgot what you call it) so I basically never use the back of my chopsticks #Chinese

  • @Gregsgreatfood
    @Gregsgreatfood 4 роки тому

    I had no idea about any of these. Thank you.

  • @lashonelaw2564
    @lashonelaw2564 7 років тому

    Love the video you made my Day Bless up 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣thanks for the lesson 😎😎😎

  • @JackBlack-qn7us
    @JackBlack-qn7us 8 років тому +24

    Chop sticks has soo many connection to death or bad luck why do you even use it to eat with

    • @kuyaleinad4195
      @kuyaleinad4195 8 років тому

      Lol

    • @teapuck2530
      @teapuck2530 8 років тому +1

      Because they're fun to use

    • @ImBoiledPotatoes
      @ImBoiledPotatoes 8 років тому +5

      actually... everything has connection to bad luck in chinese culture XD

    • @gaviriak
      @gaviriak 7 років тому

      im not chisnese but i adore to use it

    • @withsongs7127
      @withsongs7127 7 років тому +9

      It's like asking, driving in cars has caused so many deaths, why do people still drive them?

  • @joshdeighton8636
    @joshdeighton8636 7 років тому +31

    Use chopstick for drinking water and soup 🍜

  • @benbeitel8045
    @benbeitel8045 6 років тому

    Thanks for advice and pointers

  • @DarkmoonSoul115
    @DarkmoonSoul115 Рік тому

    You guys are so awesome to watch lol

  • @yuzk2
    @yuzk2 8 років тому +43

    there's a lot of Chinese sayings...

    • @debbieaguilar5498
      @debbieaguilar5498 8 років тому

      The same happens with mother or grandmas latinas... In my experience, mexicans :P

    • @springdayisnottoday371
      @springdayisnottoday371 8 років тому

      Because there are also thousands of Chinese Characters

    • @raysson1
      @raysson1 8 років тому

      there's a lot of sayings

    • @yuzk2
      @yuzk2 8 років тому +1

      @xoheartyoona well that's only cos they don't have an alphabet :p

  • @HuangYanPing
    @HuangYanPing 8 років тому +9

    It was nice knowing ya. 😭😭😭
    R.I.P.

  • @alexmac4116
    @alexmac4116 6 років тому +1

    The fact that you’re telling people not to do this but you’re still doing it😂😂😂😂

  • @blesbey
    @blesbey 7 років тому

    Why was I laughing so hard?!?! This was hilarious! I know I totally unintentionally did some of these things,lol😌😌😌!