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Chinese chopstick tax alters dinner plans in Japan
St. Petersburg Times/AP ^
| 5-18-2006
| AP
Posted on 05/19/2006 1:48:06 PM PDT by lainie
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Gotta love it. SINCE WHEN is China 'going ecological'? Seems to me they're just going more and more capitalist. AP decided to characterize a 5% tax an ecological step in the right direction, without even bothering to try and explain (feign) how the 5% is supposed to "stop deforestation."
"Supporters of environmental causes see the new Chinese tax as a chance to get rid of disposable chopsticks, which have been linked to deforestation and a wasteful lifestyle."
The DNC must be exporting its marketing strategies. Wonder how much they're making on that.
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posted on
05/19/2006 1:48:07 PM PDT
by
lainie
To: lainie
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posted on
05/19/2006 1:51:28 PM PDT
by
billorites
(freepo ergo sum)
To: lainie
Semi off-topic, seeing as I have zilch experience with chopticks, I have always wondered, do they *have* to be made out of wood?
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posted on
05/19/2006 1:53:32 PM PDT
by
Thoro
(Then an accidental overdose of gamma radiation alters his body chemistry....)
To: lainie
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posted on
05/19/2006 1:54:26 PM PDT
by
billorites
(freepo ergo sum)
To: billorites
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posted on
05/19/2006 1:54:50 PM PDT
by
lainie
To: billorites
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posted on
05/19/2006 1:55:11 PM PDT
by
lainie
To: Thoro
"do they *have* to be made out of wood?"
It's tradition I guess. Some eateries have switched to reusable plastic ones.
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posted on
05/19/2006 1:56:49 PM PDT
by
JZelle
To: billorites
LOL!
You think a lousy 5% tax on a 10 cent item is going to stop anything?
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posted on
05/19/2006 1:56:52 PM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
(USAF, TAC, 12th AF, 366 TFW, 366 MG, 366 CRS, Mtn Home AFB, 1978-81)
To: Thoro
i've seen plastic ones before. something about the texture didn't seem right(polished). i hate the things either way though. last time i ate at a Japanese restaurant i used a fork and the food tasted just as good but with less effort. :)
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posted on
05/19/2006 1:57:36 PM PDT
by
kinoxi
To: billorites
I'm going to print a bunch of copies and trash them. ;)
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posted on
05/19/2006 1:57:43 PM PDT
by
JZelle
To: Thoro
Well, I have experience with them, and wooden/unpolished are always easier for me. They're larger, and have texture that allows for easier holding of food. Really nice, pretty, painted or lacquered chopsticks are hard to hold, and you almost always drop the food.
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posted on
05/19/2006 1:58:05 PM PDT
by
lainie
To: Thoro
I've eaten sushi with (I think) porcelain chopsticks before. Quite elegant, and they worked just as well. But the Japanese have a thing for wood.
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posted on
05/19/2006 1:58:12 PM PDT
by
Gordongekko909
(I know. Let's cut his WHOLE BODY off.)
To: Thoro
The Chinese and Japanese use porcelain chopsticks, while Koreans sometimes eat with steel chopsticks.
To: lainie
I've been to Japan and lots of people there have their own special chopsticks they carry in a tube when they go to dine out. It would only be the fast food places that would have disposable ones ..... maybe there should be a campaign to buy non-disposable chopsticks ... then there would be a whole new industry in the chopstick washing machine ....
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posted on
05/19/2006 2:01:59 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
("The Americans on Flight 93 did more to counter terrorism than the Democrats have done in 4 years")
To: Thoro
An old buddy of mine, Chinese then, American now, (I was a witness for his citizenship) on special occassions would break out the ivory chop sticks. Just like we do with the 'good' silver.
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posted on
05/19/2006 2:03:22 PM PDT
by
Roccus
To: thesharkboy
In Japan, I only saw wooden (sometimes bamboo) chopsticks. In Korea, I saw mostly metal (stainless steel) chopsticks. They took a bit of getting used to, but then they work just as well.
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posted on
05/19/2006 2:04:27 PM PDT
by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: All
Oh man.... I was all set to make pizzas tonight but now I'm craving Japanese food.
To: lainie
This whole discussion is stupid.
A manufactured "crisis". The bamboo that the sticks are made of are like weeds, for crying out loud. If there was ever a guaranteed eternal renewable resource, this is it.
Much ado about nothing.
Literally...
What's next? A sand shortage?
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posted on
05/19/2006 2:08:23 PM PDT
by
Publius6961
(Multiculturalism is the white flag of a dying country)
To: lainie
Yes--noodles are slippery, and easier to pick up with wooden ones.
To: JZelle
reusable plastic ones. Reusable? Blech.
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posted on
05/19/2006 2:10:34 PM PDT
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(I can't complain...but sometimes I still do.)
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