China through the menu Les Belles Lettres
In November 2018, the Dolce & Gabana house broadcast an advertisement in China which immediately caused the closure of its stores and the cancellation of its fashion shows.
Under the pretext of making humor about the cultural differences between Italy and China, we saw a Chinese woman trying - in vain - to grab a pizza or a giant cannoli with chopsticks.
We don't mess around with this kind of subject.
Reading Françoise Sabban's book will avoid such a lack of taste.
We learn a thousand things, good for diplomacy and the intelligence of those far away, and in particular that chopsticks are the emblems of Chinese cultural superiority over the rest of the world.
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The Chinese have often opposed forks and knives, which are too bellicose, to their chopsticks, which are peaceful instruments.
The Europeans were those barbarians who “use their swords at the table”.
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The panegyric of the wand is a classic of literature in China.
With one hand, you pinch food in small quantities…
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