Slurp Your Soup, Yes! Share Your Sticks, No! Japanese Dining Rules

taboo – n. a rule against doing or saying something in a culture or religion
 
spear – v. to push or poke a pointed object into something
 
scrape – v. to remove from a surface by rubbing an object or tool in one direction
 
slurp – v. to eat or drink noisily or with a sucking sound