[Wasabista]

Following on Housetek's thread on Japanese etiquette, I thought I'd post a list (with the help of Jim Breen's WWJDIC site) of all the ways you can make yourself look like a hayseed using chopsticks. These things are dangerous, treat them with the caution they deserve.

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移り箸 utsuribashi (n) (See 渡り箸) using one's chopsticks to jump from side dish to side dish without pausing to eat rice in between

銜え箸 kuwaebashi (n) holding one's chopsticks in one's mouth

探り箸 saguribashi (n) using one's chopsticks to find a food one likes by rummaging in one's dish, pot, etc.

刺し箸 sashibashi (n) skewering one's food with a chopstick in order to pick it up

せせり箸 seseribashi (n) poking one's food around using one's chopsticks; playing with one's food with one's chopsticks

空箸 sorabashi (n) touching a food with one's chopsticks, then removing them without taking it

揃え箸 soroebashi (n) aligning one's chopsticks by tapping them on the table, a dish, etc.

叩き箸 tatakibashi (n) ringing one's chopsticks against a dish (in order to request seconds, etc.)

涙箸 namidabashi (n) dripping liquid (soup, sauce, etc.) from the tips of one's chopsticks [W]

握り箸 nigiribashi (n) grasping one's chopsticks the same way one might hold a walking stick

舐り箸 neburibashi (n) licking one's chopsticks

惑い箸 madoibashi (n) (See 迷い箸) hovering one's chopsticks back and forth over side dishes, when trying to choose which one to take

迷い箸 mayoibashi (n) (See 惑い箸) hovering one's chopsticks back and forth over side dishes, when trying to choose which one to take

寄せ箸 yosebashi (n) drawing a dish towards oneself using one's chopsticks

渡し箸 watashibashi (n) resting one's chopsticks across the top of one's bowl

渡り箸 wataribashi (n) (See 移り箸) using one's chopsticks to jump from side dish to side dish without pausing to eat rice in between