And the correct answer is…
Chopsticks were invented to pick up food not to pull plates/bowls toward you.
The practice of using your chopsticks to move something like a plate or bowl closer to you is called yosebashi (寄せ箸; よせばし) and it is considered to be poor manners in Japan.
Chopsticks should only be used to eat food. As the tips have been in your mouth, using chopsticks to move a bowl or plate is considered unsanitary.
While you may be enticed to try to drag a small bowl of pickled vegetables or your own soup bowl toward you, use your hands or have someone else pass the desired dish to you.
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