I saw a program where a woman went to an Ethiopian Restaurant and she was told that the custom in that country is that you are hand fed the first few mouthfuls of food by your dinner companions.
In one way it sounds like a wonderful way of showing friendship, but in another way, I don't like other people feeding me or touching my food!
You are also supposed to belch in China to show that your meal was a good one. That makes sense to me too, but I don't know if I can do it even if I tried.
Though it isn't exactly strange, I also have seen European people eat with the prongs of their utensils pointing downwards. I think it looks classy!
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