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Old 01-07-2004, 12:18 AM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Taualumna
In Chinese culture, chopsticks are often given to guests because the Chinese words for chopsticks (or at least the Cantonese words) are homonymous with the words for having a baby quickly. What I don't get is why the GUESTS are the ones getting the chopsticks and not the actual couple!
I don't know. To be unique maybe or maybe it means something else entirely in the Korean culture, altho the Chinese and Koreans share a lot of the same characteristics.
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