If you’re a foreigner and you’re having a meal with Taiwanese people they will not care too much if you break a few rules. Nonetheless it is always good to have good manners. Some of those are true across all chopsticks-using countries. We’ll talk about chopsticks first before moving to the bowl and then we’ll talk about general rules.
Don’t stick your chopsticks in the bowl of rice
This is considered bad luck because it’s only acceptable during a funeral offering. Some rules on this list you can break and get away with it but this one will make Taiwanese uncomfortable.