"If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home." -James Michener Six weeks ago, if I was to get served a meal with chopsticks at home I would shamelessly smile, head high and say 'oh no, could I have a fork please?' and think nothing of it. Growing up I was a picky eater. I detested most of the Western food that filled our fridge, let alone any type of internatinal cuisine. Put something in front of me that smelled funny, looked strange or even had a weird name and I would turn up my nose and re[...]