Hold one chopstick in the crook of your thumb, resting on the inside tip of your ring finger.

Place the second chopstick in a similar position, then press it between the index and middle fingers with the ball of your thumb.

Bend the index and the middle fingers and slide the upper stick down to meet the lower stick to pick up food. Like our jaw, only the upper stick moves while the lower remains stationary.

The tips of both the chopsticks should be at the same level, but to achieve this result, the ends must not be tapped on the table or the plate in order to bring them together.

Chopsticks must not be sucked as they are considered an extention of the fingers and in any case it is unmannerly to suck the fingers.