i will tell you what i was told by a Vietnamese live-in, bamboo. and i agree 100%. -ar At 01:04 AM 8/3/99 -0400, Shantihhh@aol.com wrote: ><<metal. The wood was >alive once and retains natural anti-biotics that kill off all sorts of >nasty little buggers.>> > >Carp: > >Metal is much more bacteria free and can be sterilized! The wood is lovely, >but you should see the mold that grows in and on them in China. Yuk! > >I bring my own, it's the best way not to get sick. Even plastic is more >sterile. Honest. > >Been there, done that for many years. At home, well we use handcarved teak, >diamond wood, and (shhhhh) ivory. Well, they are very old. The metal ones >are very pointed and damn hard to use and I have been using them here and in >China for over 20 years. > >Mary-Anne > Angel R. Rivera, angel@wolf.com PGP Public Key at: ldap://certserver.pgp.com http://pgpkeys.mit.edu:11371 Thawte Freemail Member <angel@wolf.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world. - Schopenhauer