Chopsticks! i thought I had been doing quite well with my chopstick skills but clearly not. Yesterday in Nara I had a lunch of rice with little yellow noodles 'mashed up' tuna and crab, spring onions and a very barely poached egg. Three Japanese girls watched my efforts then offered a spoon! I tried to explain I needed to practice and they then spent about five minutes demonstrating different chopstick holds which they found hilarious! They ...

Chopsticks! I thought I was doing OK with my shopstick skills until i went to a restaurant in Nara and had a bowl of rice with little yellow noodles 'mashed up' tuna and crab with spring onions and a very very lightly poached egg on top. After about two minutes three Japanese girls opposite offered me a spoon! I tried to explain i needed to keep trying. Anyway, I obviously amused them as they proceeded to demonstrate different chopstick ho...