to kiss or not to kiss...?

aye........Curious Cook just wrote about a seinfield espiode inspired research...it is true!!! Double dipping IS unhygenic and transfers alot of bacteria!!
So i tot...isn't it the same with the usual Chinese way of eating with chopsticks??
some people when they serve food to other people, use the opposite end of their chopsticks..but more commonly, u see people using their own chopsticks to eat from commual dishes..

Ok, so what should we do?? Rule of thumb and i paraphrase Harold Mcgee...to dip or not to dip...depends on whether you are willing to kiss the other people at the same table. :P

Common serving ware it is...