15 of the world's strangest dining customs

Due to cultural and historical factors, dining customs vary greatly in different countries and regions, and there are many customs that you feel weird. Therefore, when visiting a foreign country, you must first understand the local dining customs and various taboos, otherwise you may make a joke or even offend the host.

1. When visiting a Korean family, only the oldest person at the table uses chopsticks can others eat. When an elder brings you a drink, you need to take it with both hands.

2. In Japan, you cannot use chopsticks to pick things for others. This taboo stems from Japanese funeral customs. At traditional Japanese funerals, chopsticks are used to pick up the ashes and then place them into the urn. For this reason, they will never use chopsticks to pick something for others. If you do this, others will think you are rude.

3. In Japan, inserting chopsticks vertically into food is also a taboo. If you do this while eating in a restaurant, it would be rude to the boss. In China, you cannot point at people with chopsticks. This is regarded as impolite behavior.

4. In Thailand, the function of a fork is to put food into a spoon and then eat with the spoon. If you eat the food directly on your fork, others will give you strange looks.

5. The British drink soup with a spoon, one spoon at a time. If there is not much soup left in the soup plate, turn the soup plate sideways and continue to scoop with the spoon until the soup plate is empty.

6. If you travel to Arab countries, you must use your right hand when eating. Using your left hand is a taboo because using your left hand when cleaning the toilet.

7. In Chile, eating is a task that can only be accomplished with tableware. Chileans never eat with their hands. If you like French fries, don't eat them with your hands.

8. When visiting an Italian home, if the host asks you if you want anything, you should politely refuse the first time. If an invitation is issued again, you should readily accept it. But don't ask for extra cheese. This is rude to the owner.

9. Punctuality is often regarded as a good habit, but in Tanzania, arriving on time can make the host uncomfortable, and it is polite to be 20 minutes late.

10. The French attach great importance to lunch and regard it as a very "serious" matter. They should enjoy it leisurely rather than rushing to finish the meal. In France, it is considered rude to have lunch in the wind and clouds.

11. When visiting Japan, France and other countries, it is best to finish everything on your plate. Doing so will make people think that you like their food very much. But in countries such as the Philippines, Cambodia and Egypt, you should not eat all the food because doing so will make the host think you are not full.

12. When visiting Indian and China homes, it is best to burp after dinner to let the host know that you have eaten well. If you visit an Inuit home, farting after a meal is a popular behavior, indicating that you are satisfied with the food.

13. In Jamaica, what you can eat is as important as how you eat it. Jamaica once believed that children who ate chicken before learning to speak would never speak.

14. When serving tea to guests, Kazakhstan people never fill it up, only pour half the cup. If you fill it up, it means they want you to leave quickly.

15. In Egypt, never take the salt shaker when eating, because this behavior is an insult to the chef. In Azerbaijan, adding salt to meals during meals means the beginning of a dispute.