Jean B. wrote:

> I was in Tokyo and didn't see folks using their fingers. That was in
> the early 80s. I guess the transition from fingers to hashi was pretty
> much complete by then. And actually, even though my daughter and I eat
> at Japanese restaurants, frequented by Japanese people, very frequently,
> I have only once seen a person use their fingers, and that was a gaijin.
>

As a practical matter, eating sushi with chopsticks is a more sanitary
practice and feels right to me.