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1、Iamfrequentlyaskedthequestion,”Canyouusechopsticks?”.IhavelivedinKorea,Japan,andChina.Ineachcountry,Ihave,moreoftenthannotandwithouthavingrequestedone,beengivenaforkwhenonewasavailable.IhavepolitelyrefusdeandsaidthatIwouldbefinewithchopsticks.Sometimes,Ihavetomakefurth
2、erexplanation.ChopsticksaretheleastofmyworrieswhenIameatinginanAsianhomeorrestaurant.Infact,learninghowtousechopstickstakesmenothingbutafewweeks.ThisisnottosayIwasskillful,though.Learninghowtousechopsticksiseasyforme,whereaslearningtheritualsandhowtoconductmyselfatthet
3、ableisquitedifficult.JusthowmanytimesdoIhavetosay“no,thankyou”whenIreallymean“no,thankyou,Itrulyamfull”?HowdoIgetawaywithrefusingmorefoodwithoutoffendingsomeone?IfIinsistandIstillgetmore,isitappropriatejustnottoeatit?ThiswouldbeimpolitewhereIcomefrom.Ihaveenjoyedmanygr
4、eatmealsandmyinteractionswiththepeoplehavebeengreat.IamincreasinglyawarethatIwillneverbeabletogivebackasmuchasIhavereceived.Idon’tknowhowIcaneverthankallofthepeoplewhointroducdemetoeatinginAsia.我常问的问题，“你会用筷子吗？“。我住在韩国，日本，和中国。在每一个国家，我有，更多的往往不是没有要求，得到一个叉时，可用。我有礼貌地refusde说
5、我用筷子就好了。有时候，我必须做进一步的解释。筷子是我最不担心当我吃在亚洲的家庭或餐厅。事实上，学习如何使用筷子带我只有几个星期。这并不是说我是熟练的，虽然。学习如何使用筷子对于我来说是容易的，而学习礼仪和如何进行自己的表是相当困难的。有多少次我必须说“不，谢谢你”的时候我真的是“不，谢谢你，我真的吃饱了吗？我如何去拒绝更多的食物而不得罪人？如果我坚持，我仍然得到更多，这是适当的就不要吃它吗？这是不礼貌的我从哪里来。我所享有的许多伟大的膳食和我交往的人都曾经是伟大的。我越来越意识到，我永远不能回报我所得到的东西。我不知道如何感谢所有
6、的人谁，我吃在亚洲。Ididn’tmarryforallthe“rightreasona”.Lovehadnothingtodowithmarriage.And,formyhusband’spart,well,Isuspectlovewasonhismindeither.HemarridemebecauseImadehimfeelyound.Hewassuchanordinarymangoingthroughhisveryordinarymidlifecrisis.Hewasdivorced,lookingforyoungerwom
7、enandacareerchange.Thatdidn’tbotherme,though.Hewasstillfairlycharming,prettyhansomeandaboreallrich.Imarriedformoney,andIdon’thaveanydoubtaboutit.Myfriendsdon'tapplaudmydecision,butIcanalsotellthattheywish,atleastalittlebit,forsomeofthesamethingsthatInowenjoy.Theyalways
8、prefertospendalotoftimebymyswimmingpoolthanattheircommonlittlehomes.Andanotherthing,theyarealwayscomplainingaboutthei
