Chopsticks for Dummies

Hello there,

when you come to Asia and you already know how to eat with chopsticks, be prepared to meet a lot of impressed local people. Still surprises me, i mean, it's not like eating with chopsticks was a big deal. Anyways.

If you really, really, can't figure out how to hold chopsticks, this product might be something for you:

I guess the Japanese text says something like chopsticks for inept Gaijins. Here's how you hold these:

Supposedly the same as regular chopsticks, with holding aids and rings. I think i would actually have trouble eating with those. The rings etc. kind of restricted my movement. I definitely prefer normal chopsticks. Well, i guess I'm not a chopstick dummy :D

In case you still want to buy some, i found them at Tokyu Hands Shibuya. Big department store with all kinds of stuff. Besides the usual Hello Kitty-anything, massage devices, erasers or iPhone protective covers in the form of Japanese food, things to keep cats and dogs off your premises (in case the traditional filled water bottles put on your fence or around your house surprisingly won't work), Frosch Reinigungsmittel imported from Germany, here's some more funny stuff i saw there:

Scotch tape that looks like poo. "cappuccino" sounds better but doesn't make it look better, IMHO. Guess that product is also sold in other countries, but whatever.

Humping sake bottle and cups (on the right). The cup has pink cheeks to display a more emotional expression.

My new favourite webcam. Not that i had a "favourite webcam" before, but that one's wonderful. A TIE fighter to clip onto your screen, playing big brother. Not that i had any use for it, my laptop has a built-in camera, but still. Nice.

New forms of Rubik's cubes, in case the classic forms in its 2-, 3-, 4- or 5-variety (were on display left of what is shown in the pic) are not enough to keep you busy.

Assortment of bicycle horns, mostly in the shape of animals. Also mind the Sumo in the middle/right.

Cheers.