Online Class Notes (Lily) [S/R]

Vocabulary

1.curb= control 抑制
ex: we must curb the spread of virus by wearing masks.
ex: you need to curb your spending.

2. millennia= thousands of years
ex: it’s been a part of family life for millennia.

3. accomodate to XX= 适应
ex: if you want to live in another country, then you should accommodate to their way of living.

4. hypothetically= 设想的
ex: hypothetically, corona virus is no longer a concern in SH because the school are re-starting.

For me, Shanghai is not very hard to change the habit to use public chopsticks. When we have family gatherings, for some dishes, we will use public chopsticks, and restaurants will provide public chopsticks for some dishes. If the schools officially to promote this awareness, I think people can accept in Shanghai. For other cities I’m not sure.

At first people don’t like to wear face masks, if we are forced to have this habit, I think it’s possible.

I have some friends from HK, they are very used to use public chopsticks when we have meals together. If we have meals with HKnese, we will use very naturally public chopsticks. I think it’s not very hard to do.

Revised

For me, I don’t think it would be hard for Shanghai is not very hard to change the habit to use public chopsticks in Shanghai. When we have family gatherings, for some dishes, we will use public chopsticks, and restaurants will provide public chopsticks for some dishes. If the schools officially to promote this awareness, I think people will accept this concept in Shanghai. For other cities I’m not sure about other cities. 

At first people don’t like to wear face masks, if we are forced to have this habit, I think it’s possible.

I have some friends from HK who are very used to use public chopsticks when we have meals together. If we have meals with HKnese, we will use very naturally public chopsticks. I think it won’t be very hard to change. 

Editor’s note:China’s communal eating tradition has once again come under the spotlight amid the coronavirus outbreak. Local governments throughout China, including Shanghai, are encouraging the use of gongkuai (public chopsticks) or gongshao (public spoons) in an effort to curb coronavirus transmission. How hard is it to change the communal eating culture? Readers share their opinions.

This habit will be hard to change as it is part of family life for millennia. I have even observed this behavior in Chinese communities in California. The Chinese restaurants would provide serving spoons but the Chinese guests would just use their own chopsticks.

Banning it would be impossible to enforce unless the serving trays are changed to accommodate a large number of guests with lots of small cups of food instead of one large dish. This would be similar to ordering food in a choose-and-pick joint where the guests would choose their food by picking cups of food which is placed in their own tray. So hypothetically, all orders should indicate the number of guests and the dish would be served in a tray with lots of small cups which guests would then choose-and-pick. Serving dimsum also works this way.