Chopstick etiquette

Chopsticks

Forbidden is:

Placing the chopsticks straightup into a bowl of food; this signals an offering to the deceased in East Asian cultures
Pointing or gesturing with the chopsticks in hand
Sticking the chopsticks into the food
Licking the chopsticks or biting the food off the chopsticks
Offering table members a taste of your meal using the chopsticks
Accepting a bowl using the hand you use to hold your chopsticks
Taking the food from the dish with the back of the chopsticks (not used for eating) to put it into your own bowl.
Taking food from the far side of a dish.

Obligations are:

Placing the chopsticks next to each other on the especially intended holder when you pause or finish eating
A bowl of soup or rice can be picked up to decrease the distance between food and mouth (to prevent spilling).^[1]
Taking the food in each dish starting from the side nearer to you.

The correct handling of chopsticks goes as follows:

The lower chopstick is to be placed between thumb and hand, the end is kept in place using the ring finger. The lower chopstick should not move while picking food.
The upper chopstick balances on the thumb and is moved up and down using the middle and/or forefinger.

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