Chopsticks

In anthropology, the most important method of studying a culture is known as Participant Observation. This style of observation allows the anthropologist to fully submerge themselves in the culture they are trying to understand. In class, we were to perform our own participant observation at a meal with a group of people to see the social and gender norms associated with eating. During my participant observation I realized that culture and gender has a large impact on our food choices and…

more governed by humidity. So rice we eat is rich in carbohydrates. There is ample of difference between the Indian rice and Chinese rice. The rice made in China is more adhesive in nature which most likely is the reason people can eat with chopsticks. Chopsticks make it necessary for the person eating to concentrate on his food unlike eating with hands or with cutlery. In India especially in south people prefer to eat with hands as they believe the in that way we can assimilate the food better.…

created. This definitely alters recognition of how the knife and fork were established. I would have thought Americans might have been the first to familiarize themselves to the idea and not so much the Chinese, given that they are known to use chopsticks. But it turns out it was total opposite. Chinese cultures will always be more forward-thinking!…

members, and they cast glances to each other. Their answers were instead replaced by the morning radio going off, bidding the town’s residents a good morning. The monotone drolls went on about the election. Komaeda tightened the grip on his chopsticks slightly. His mother got up and unplugged the radio, and Naegi turned the TV on.…

house, having dinner. My legs were up on the table, acting as a gangster would. Perhaps I was copying the Hong Kong gangsters on television and felt like it was cool that I do that as well. My uncle, while carrying out the steamed fish, used his chopsticks and whipped down onto my soles.…

they start to act kind of different. Like after the girls notice I was looking at them, they stopped checking on their face. I saw this guy eating Panda Express and he was trying to use the chopsticks, but he noticed I was staring so he stopped using it. It was super funny because he couldn’t use the chopsticks at all. Like he was holding it completely wrong trying to pick up the…

Development of Korean food is directly related to its natural environment. They also eat a lot of seafood since Korea is near the sea. It was an agricultural society in the ancient period due to the economy in Korea is not very developed (Lambert 2013). They cultivate rice as their main food. In the earlier time, the people in Korea do not have sufficient food even they work hard on the land due to poor agriculture technology and the limited land resources. Thus, they have to adopt the more…

things. We can tell where is a man from by observing what he eat, we can tell the ages of them, the live habits of them or even their moods. For me, when you see me with a plate full of tofu and rice and spring rolls and noodles, and also a pair of Chopsticks next to them, you may know that I am a hungry homesick boy who comes from China and who is already can’t wait to come home and eat some delicious foods cooked by my…

religion; they should not be forced to adopt the American culture because they, the immigrant, have his/her own unique culture. The American culture and another culture, such as Chinese, can definitely coexist, “My relatives licked the ends of their chopsticks and reached across the table, dipping them into the dozen or so plates of food. Robert and his family waited patiently for platters to be passed to them.” The quote shows the Chinese family practicing their own culture,…

Personality traits of Indians • Indians treat Cricket as a culture. Indians are crazy about cricket and follow it religiously, they refer to cricket as a ‘religion’. • They are also very Socializing. Indians are hardly spotted alone, they are very talkative and don’t mind making conversation with strangers. • Indians are full of Empathy. They are caring and always ready to help those in need. Eg: due to their social nature, Indians make friends easily and they won’t back off if they see a…