A woman was waiting for her meal in a Chinese restaurant and an elderly waiter began setting down chopsticks in front of her. The woman made a great show of pulling her own chopsticks out of her bag.’ As an environmentalist I do not approve of destroying bamboo forests to provide disposable utensils.’ she said.
The waiter picked up the woman’s chopsticks and examined them, ‘ Very beautiful, ‘ he remarked, ‘ genuine ivory. ‘