Bantari, do you object / accuse of snobbery if I say there is a traditional way to hold Go stones?

No, not at all.

I also happen to think that this special way of holding a go stone is "traditional." Or "usual." Or "most common."
These are statements of fact, not of judgement.

However:
I could argue - and did in case of chopsticks - against something being more valuable *just because* it is traditional.
Or that specific way of holding a stone is "proper" *just because* it is traditional.
These are statements of judgement, not of fact.

Hope that makes it clear.

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- Bantari
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