Could be. I think they may have been willing to offer me a premium because I’m shockingly white, with blue/green eyes, and had blonde hair at the time. My dad just taught us all how to use chopsticks as kids, and I spent a semester in college eating everything with them, mainly so that I could.
Edit: oh, and I’m left handed, which is considered lucky in those cultures, from what I’ve been told.
Is that why all the background actors eating with chopsticks are suspiciously young?
Could be. I think they may have been willing to offer me a premium because I’m shockingly white, with blue/green eyes, and had blonde hair at the time. My dad just taught us all how to use chopsticks as kids, and I spent a semester in college eating everything with them, mainly so that I could.
Edit: oh, and I’m left handed, which is considered lucky in those cultures, from what I’ve been told.