Serious question, my Malaysian coworker said never touch a plate with your left hand at a hawker stall, and I did it anyway on a $3 plate of noodles | Cultural Taboo Topics - Discusd
Serious question, my Malaysian coworker said never touch a plate with your left hand at a hawker stall, and I did it anyway on a $3 plate of noodles
She gave me that warning two days before I flew to Penang for work, and I forgot it by lunch on day one when I reached for my char kway teow with my left hand. The auntie running the stall just stared at me without a word, and a man at the next table slid a fork toward me and said, use this, lah. Has anyone else had a small habit turn into a big deal somewhere else?