| I work at my parents pho restaurant, and as I was serving tables, I got involved in a discussion with these two customers. One of them was teaching the other how to use chopsticks, but after about 5 minutes, he gave up and switched to a fork. Soon after, the guy who got the fork said he didn't need to learn a pointless skill since forks are more efficient and can be found everywhere. So... Can you use chopsticks and when did you learn? Do you think it's a pointless skill to have? Are forks superior? I learned how to use chopsticks when I was 6... a bit late for an asian kid, as I learned it with my second grade class. I do not think it's a pointless skill, because noodle soup dishes aren't the same with forks and chopsticks. You get to do the constant stream of noodles with chopsticks and I find it easier to put the noodles in the soup spoon easier with chopsticks than with noodles. Forks are superior in everything else though excluding soup noodle dishes... though I still would use chopsticks for anything asian... and italian... |
| No I don't know. I haven't had the need in the 22 years I've been alive. I wouldn't say it's pointless, I guess it is pointless if you like to use forks, but a fork is useless if you like to use chopsticks. Idk if I would say forks are superior, never really used chopsticks. |
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| Couldn't care less if I was in an Asian restaurant and I was the only one using fork, although I do know how, my mom and I lived in Japan for about 2 years (At least that's what she said, I was 4 at the time) Oh and chopsticks are much nicer in my opinion as well since wood are biodegradable and chopsticks are made from wood usually. |
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| I can use chopsticks. I don't remember when I learned I just kinda did it lol. My Vietnamese friend uses a different way of holding them that I can't use xD, but I think people learn it there own way just as long as they keep at it. It is a nice skill to learn because not everyone uses forks and if your in a situation where no forks are available like certain restaurants then it'd be pretty silly looking to use your hands. It's also a good way to use muscles in your hand that you don't normally use. |
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| I like to stab thinks with a fork, I like my plates to be noisy, also, chopsticks sometimes have slivers and shit |
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| I also use chopsticks for a variety of things... Poking. Stabbing. Button pusher. Long finger extender. Stirring. Drum solo. Walrus imitations. Weapon. Stick replacement. Finger stilts. Etc. etc. It's great for when you don't want to touch something so use chopstick instead |
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| yeah i can use them. taught myself when i was in elementary school for some reason. i would say forks are superior though.. at least for me |
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| Yeah but forks are easier. I'm from a non-chopstick-using part of Asia. The spoon for rice and fork for everything else utensils combo > chopsticks. |
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| Food taste better when you're using you bare hands: tacos, tortas, gorditas, dayum! |
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| Yeah, only when eating out in a Chinese restaurant |
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UnoPuntoCinco said: Crap just thinking about drinking soup like washing your face sorta makes me puke lol.Food taste better when you're using you bare hands: tacos, tortas, gorditas, dayum! |
UnoPuntoCinco said: And tamales.Food taste better when you're using you bare hands: tacos, tortas, gorditas, dayum! |
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Pond said: What about a spork?Yeah but forks are easier. I'm from a non-chopstick-using part of Asia. The spoon for rice and fork for everything else utensils combo > chopsticks. |
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Cabron said: UnoPuntoCinco said: And tamales.Food taste better when you're using you bare hands: tacos, tortas, gorditas, dayum! I can't eat tamales without a fork, I think i'm a failure |
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| Sometimes I just use a spoon to eat rice because it's easier to scoop everything but I do like to use chopsticks to pick food up. I like chopsticks because it gives me more control. It just depends on what you're eating. That guy sounds like he's just making excuses not to learn but it's actually not that hard. |
| I can use them but I prefer eating rice with a spoon. I don't get people that say eating with chopsticks is hard but I've been using them since I was a kid so I probably don't get it. Eating with a fork is easier though. UnoPuntoCinco said: a huge failureCabron said: UnoPuntoCinco said: And tamales.Food taste better when you're using you bare hands: tacos, tortas, gorditas, dayum! I can't eat tamales without a fork, I think i'm a failure |
| My father taught me how to use chopsticks when I was a teenager. He used to travel to Japan for his work, so he learned the technique very well. He also introduced me to Japanese food, and I am grateful to him for that. I have been eating Japanese food regularly for many years, while I only rediscovered anime recently (although I first watched it in the late 1970s). I find certain foods far easier to eat with chopsticks than with a fork. When I eat noodle dishes at home, I always use chopsticks. In Japanese, Korean, and Chinese restaurants, I use chopsticks. Using them does not necessarily make one a weeaboo, but using them poorly and making no effort to improve one's technique might be an indication of weebness. I remember an incident many, many years ago (probably c. 1995). I was on a camping trip in northern Idaho, and I brought instant noodles with me since they were easy to prepare in that situation. I was sitting beside a dirt road, using chopsticks to pick up and eat the noodles. (How else would I eat them?) Some rednecks drove by in a pickup truck; they slowed down and stared at me. I thought it was funny. They might have thought I was a weeaboo (although that term wasn't yet in use at the time) or some sort of crazy nerd. |
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| Now I feel sad, guys. Does a torta de tamal counts? |
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| Yeah...I'm really fast too. Like Mako. |
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| Yes I can use chopsticks. I had a chopstick in hand when i came out of my mom's uterus. Forks are for the white man :| |
Zeally said: Yes I can use chopsticks. I had a chopstick in hand when i came out of my mom's uterus. Forks are for the white man :| Hey, we mestizos also use forks, are you being reacist man? |
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IntroverTurtle said: Pond said: What about a spork?Yeah but forks are easier. I'm from a non-chopstick-using part of Asia. The spoon for rice and fork for everything else utensils combo > chopsticks. Sporks are the worst of both worlds. Terrible at being a spoon. Terrible at being a fork. What is the point of a spork? |
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Heredity said: You're forgetting a Sporks main purpose which is to fling food at others.Pond said: i once used a spoof - it's a plastic spoon with a slightly serrated edge for cutting.IntroverTurtle said: Pond said: What about a spork?Yeah but forks are easier. I'm from a non-chopstick-using part of Asia. The spoon for rice and fork for everything else utensils combo > chopsticks. Sporks are the worst of both worlds. Terrible at being a spoon. Terrible at being a fork. What is the point of a spork? Fling your leftovers at others and you're sure to get the fullest of pleasures with a Spork. |
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| Wouldn't flinging leftovers at others with your bare hands would give the most pleasure? |
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Pond said: I prefer to keep my hands clean when eating. Unless the type of food requires so to use hands.Wouldn't flinging leftovers at others with your bare hands would give the most pleasure? With a spork you can fling without being noticed. |
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| With ease. I eat sushi a lot |
| I wish I could use them properly. It's not a pointless skill, I think it can make the food taste different/better. If I am sounding strange, think like how different it would be to eat rice with a spoon instead of a fork or drink wine using a tea cup. |
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| Noodles taste better when eating with chopsticks. #Fact |
| I can use them with both right or left hand and I am right handed. I can pick up a pea or a single grain of rice. Its not hard for me. |
| I can use them. Since I don't get the option to use chopsticks very often however I wouldn't say that I'm all too precise with it, but I can eat just fine using them. And I wouldn't say it's pointless. I don't need it often but I like to use them whenever I get the chance to. |
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| Yes I can. Not as precise as, say, a Japanese person, but I'm not bad at it either. I first tried using it probably 3-4 years ago when I first tried japanese food. But only recently (like 2 months ago) have I started using it regularly when I eat chinese food (or japanese, but that's less frequent). It's really not that hard. I don't think fork is superior. Both have their good and bad points. |
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| Yeah but I'm not a expert at though. I started using them when I first tried sushi probably about 6-7 years ago. |
| I live in Japan, so I'm gonna go ahead and say yes. |
| Yes, but a fork is far more comfortable for the long term. I do often cook using chopsticks though. |
| *ties fork/spork to each chopstick. Solves everything :U* |
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| I've always found using chopsticks surprisingly easy. Not too sure how good my technique is though. |
| Yeah I can use chopsticks. Even have some in my kitchen drawers. That being said I do think forks are superior. I usually only use chopsticks if the situation calls for it, like going to a ramen house. |
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Shiratori-san said: I wish I could use them properly. It's not a pointless skill, I think it can make the food taste different/better. If I am sounding strange, think like how different it would be to eat rice with a spoon instead of a fork or drink wine using a tea cup. Rice with a spoon is the correct way to eat rice*, and I will defend this position to the death. While wielding a spoon. *eating with your hands is also acceptable |
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| I wish I could, but I'm laughably horrible at using them. Pond said: Dual forks are the way to go.Shiratori-san said: I wish I could use them properly. It's not a pointless skill, I think it can make the food taste different/better. If I am sounding strange, think like how different it would be to eat rice with a spoon instead of a fork or drink wine using a tea cup. Rice with a spoon is the correct way to eat rice*, and I will defend this position to the death. While wielding a spoon. *eating with your hands is also acceptable |
| I learned to "use" them a few years ago when I was in Korea, but I can only use the regular Asian restaurant ones (wooden and quite round). I just can seem to hold the metal and flat ones. I think it's a pointless skill to learn in the west, due to forks being more common, but as a whole I consider chopsticks superior since you can pick smaller/thinner stuff with them. |
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| No, I use a fork and knife like the rest of the civilized world. But really, I've tried and it makes eating food feel like a chore. |
| I can use chopsticks with great ease, and I often prefer to use them when eating Asian food. But forks are easier in general. |
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