On Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:16:30 -1000, dsi1 > shouted
from the highest rooftop:

> I have more "formal" rests I use at the table at home ... a
>> few antique porcelain rests I found in a antique shop and some wood
>> rests that came with some Japanese chopstick sets I bought last time
>> we visited my Hawaiian ohana.
>>
>
>Those are pretty cute. They look like little dumbbells. I'm sure they'd
>be too classy for the folks out here, at least, I've never seen one of
>those actually being used.

Our coastal lifestyle is fairly casual, but my wife - who's English -
likes me to use a rest when we have guests. Because ... unless it's
terribly formal affair, I still like to use chopsticks for eating
salad and the rests make the chopsticks look less obvious. Otherwise,
I rarely use them, and when I do I favour the curved antique porcelain
rests or the elegant little hardwood rests shaped in a curve supported
by two short legs like an old Japanese stool. The figure eight ones
come in handy when we eat outside and don't want to take the chance of
anyone dropping the other rests.

BTW - we do a lot of fishing and eat a lot of sashimi and sushi, so
the chopsticks and rests get a good workout around here.


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una cerveza mas por favor ...

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