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Dr. Nick: Notice the small cultural detail: Shinji uses chopsticks, but Asuka, having lived in Germany, eats with a fork.
UrsusArctos: Wow, good catch! I also notice that Shinji has the paper cover for a pair of chopsticks off to his right, while Asuka has a little table mat with what looks like a napkin and cutlery. They really do make a point of Asuka's foreignness (from a Japanese perspective) in this episode even when it comes to little details.
