tell me about it sister. every time i return to sg to visit relatives, i'm disgusted to see aunties and uncles in their 50s-70s, nieces and nephews in their mid 20s and early 30s flouting home hygiene rules by double dipping food with their chopsticks and utensils. this is exacerbated by some of the most inconsiderate ones carrying viral infectious diseases and bringing them to family reunions. i would forgive them if they stayed at their own homes on self-quarantine. they come sick (mainly for the free food) and spread the diseases to everyone, including the very young and very old. and they double dip into common soups and meals with their infected spoons and chopsticks. and they spit the bones on the table, and cough in my face while they talk to me. fucking disgusting.
not to offend them and spoil the mood, i would go to the kitchen and bring out extra spoons, forks and chopsticks and clearly point to them that these extras are "public" utensils, not to be mixed and confused with "private" cutlery and utensils. and only "public" utensils can be used on shared or common soups and meals. this subtle "education" or "inculcation" of basic hygiene habits happens all the time when i'm around. the moment i'm gone, it's back to their old habits.
i can forgive the older generation sinkies as they find it hard to shed disgusting chink habits (it's a proud 5000 year old culture). :p
but i cannot forgive the younger generation sinkies who go through at least 12 years of one of the world's best education systems. plus the copious attention given to them by maids, servants and helpers. this is even more shocking when some of these young inconsiderate turds graduated in local universities in the bio-med and health sciences!
Aiyah, that is family bonding lah.