What Mahathir doesn’t understand about chopsticks


TO most, chopsticks are eating utensils shaped out of two strips of equal length, commonly tapered, and made of a wide variety of materials such as bamboo, metal plastic or wood.

To former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, chopsticks are purportedly stumbling blocks for a perfect Malaysian assimilation.

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