Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Don't start or finish your meal before your seniors and elders.
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Don't touch food with your fingers, except when handling
ssam
(salad leaves used as edible wrapping for oth-
er foods).
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Use a spoon rather than chopsticks to eat rice.
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Don't leave your chopsticks or spoon sticking up from your rice bowl. This is taboo, only done with food that
is offered to deceased ancestors.
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Don't blow your nose at the table.
