The Mind Creative DECEMBER 2014 | Page 44

The Mind Creative The reader is advised against eating with the left hand in India and some places in the Middle East because they believe that the right hand is to be used for ‘noble’ actions while the left is reserved to do the ‘dirty’ work! The Japanese are of the opinion that slurping noodles improves the flavour of food and also allows easier consumption of hotter foods. A South Korean at the dining table will not touch a morsel till the eldest person sitting at the table has commenced eating Source: Ingenira 44