"aem" > wrote in message
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On Aug 2, 9:52 am, George > wrote:
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> Maybe something got lost in the translation? I have been to Japan
> numerous times and it not uncommon and not considered bad form to eat
> sushi with your fingers. I think her comment might be more in the
> direction of if you are not skilled with hashi then you can make a real
> mess trying to eat sushi with them

>I can see it getting ugly when using your fingers, too. Suppose you
>bite a piece in half, do an incomplete job of it, and end up having to
>go through additional adjustments to separate the piece that's in your
>mouth from what's in your fingers. Could get messy and more
>unattractive than the equivalent situation when using chopsticks. -
>aem

Also, how do you get the pickled ginger, wasabi, and soy sauce on it if you
don't use chopsticks?