Why do people in China often ask each other: Have you eaten rice yet? Detailed answer

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Why do people in China often ask each other: Have you eaten rice yet?

In China, Cambodia, Thailand and other countries of Southeast Asia, a common greeting is the question: "Have you eaten yet?" The literal translation of the phrase is "Have you eaten the rice yet?" because of the synonymy of rice and food in general in these languages. The polite response to this, whether you actually ate or not, is "Yes, thank you. How about you?"

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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In Japan and South Korea, the celebration of February 14 differs from the customs in Western countries. On this day, only women give gifts to men, and in the vast majority of cases they give chocolate. In the 1980s, the Japan Pastry Association successfully launched a new holiday on March 14, the so-called "White Day", when return gifts are expected from men, and they must be more valuable than received a month ago. In addition to these dates, Koreans have come up with "Black Day" on April 14, when both men and women who have not received gifts go to a restaurant and eat black noodles as a sign of mourning for their loneliness.

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