The pointed ends of the chopsticks should be placed on a chopstick rest when the chopsticks are not being used.[28] However, when a chopstick rest is not available as is often the case in restaurants using waribashi (disposable chopsticks), a person may make a chopstick rest by folding the paper case that contained the chopsticks.[28]
Reversing chopsticks to use the opposite clean end is commonly used to move food from a communal plate, and is acceptable if there are no communal chopsticks (for example, if the meal is hosted at someone's home).[29]
Chopsticks should not be crossed on a table,[30] as this symbolizes death, or vertically stuck in the rice, which is done during a funeral.[28][29]
Chopsticks should be placed right-left direction; the tips should be on the left.[31]
In formal use, disposable chopsticks (waribashi) should be replaced into the wrapper at the end of a meal.[28]
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