Today, I had a dinner with my conversation partner, Gen. We went to the Chinese restaurant nearby the college. That restaurant is pretty popular among the students, especially for Japanese students. This is because they might feel something familiar to, or nostalgia for better Asian food. It was my third time to come there, but every time I ordered the same thing; chicken and cashew nut with fried rice. Actually, it tastes not very good, but better than cafeteria. We cannot have any food on Sunday evening, so that we have to go somewhere else. It was this restaurant that we met for the first time.

We talked about difference of manners.
He ordered soup and chicken with rice. He likes it, and recommended me to try it. Then, I tried to sip the soup. I knew it is considered rude, so I asked him how he thinks about this way. He said it is considered rude in formal situation although he doesn窶冲 care about it. In addition, I always lift the dishes when I have 窶彷amiliar窶� food. (I usually don窶冲 eat in this way in the cafeteria.) But it is also not good manner, he said. I still believe it is convenient way to eat something though.
Using chopsticks is getting less familiar to me, but he is really good at using chopsticks. Last year, he spent one month in China, then, he learned how to use it.

It is reasonable (around seven dollars), but the amount of food that served here is always too much for me. I kept the rest of it, and I will eat in the midnight.