1 hour ago, KennethT said:As I know you know, but for others here, this is true all over SE Asia. Unless it's a Western restaurant, I've never seen a knife in a local place anywhere in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam or Thailand. Vietnam is typically chopsticks, while Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand are fork and spoon, unless it's a noodle dish in Thailand which is the only time you'd see chopsticks. In many parts of Indonesia and Malaysia (and South Indian places in Singapore), fingers are the common implements, but there's always forks/spoons in a container on the table.
Yes. There's a huge taboo about knives at table. They remain strictly in the kitchen.
I've seen people visibly uncomfortable in western restaurants in China and elsewhere.
