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English to Japanese
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eating rules around the world
True and False
The Story
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knives
ナイフ
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”We eat all foods with our fingers．"
私たちはすべての食べ物を手を使って食べます。
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ここ日本では
Here in Japan,
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In Japan you eat with chopsticks
true
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In Japan, what do people use from childhood to eat?
chopsticks
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Fork
フォーク
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He was from Europe, a plac where now almost all people eat with a knife and fork.
彼はヨーロッパ出身で、そこでは 今ではほとんどすべての人がナイフとフォークを使って食事をします。
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彼は驚きました
He was surprised
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In Germany, you use a knife to cut a potatoe.
False! You use a knife to smash the potatoe
200
Where and when was Luis Frois from?
16th century Europe
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Missionary
宣教師
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Both men and women, from childhood eat with two sticks
男も女も、子供のときから２本の棒切れで食べます。
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これは本当ではありません
However, this is not true.
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In France it is rude to cut lettuce with a knife. You must fold it and eat it with a fork
true!
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What was he surprised about?
He was surprised people in Japan used chopsticks to eat.
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Childhood
子供時代
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Luis Frois, a 16th century missionary　wrote it.
ルイス・フロイス、１６世紀の宣教師が書きました。
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実はナイフとフォークの文化はとても長い間に存在してきただと 多くの人たちは、ヨーロッパの人も含んで、思っています
In fact, many people, including Europeons, think that the culture of the knife and fork has existed for a very long time.
400
In Italy, you must wait for everyone to be served before eating pasta.
False! If you get pasta first, you may eat it. However you cannot eat other foods on the table until everyone is served.
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How did people eat in 16th century Europe?
They ate with their hands.
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Hardly
ほとんど～～ない
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Knives and forks were hardly used in Europe
ナイフとフォークはヨーロッパでほとんど使われてませんでした。
500
16世紀の後半までにナイフとフォークはヨーロッパではほとんど使われませんでした。
Knifes and fors were hardly used in Europe until the latter half of the 16th century.
500
In Egypt it is rude to put extra salt on food that you are given.
True! The food is prepared to taste the way it is.
500
When did the culture of Knife and Fork appear in Europe?
2nd Half of the 16th century.