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Chris_H_2 · **Posted:** Thu April 07, 2022 3:02 pm

why do westerners eat asian food with chop sticks when we use forks and spoons for everything else?

dad · **Joined:** Fri June 24, 2016 2:49 pm **Posts:** 16613

i use forks and spoons with asian food because i am very uncultured.

Chris_H_2 · **Posted:** Thu April 07, 2022 3:08 pm

but forks and spoons just tools to help us eat. what about the type of food makes us switch to an entirely new way of consuming it?

and do you think they give out forks in to-go containers with american food in china?

dad · **Joined:** Fri June 24, 2016 2:49 pm **Posts:** 16613

Chris_H_2 wrote:

but forks and spoons just tools to help us eat. what about the type of food makes us switch to an entirely new way of consuming it?

and do you think they give out forks in to-go containers with american food in china?

absolutely, i do.

how else are they supposed to eat a snickers?

Chris_H_2 · **Posted:** Thu April 07, 2022 3:12 pm

dad wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:

but forks and spoons just tools to help us eat. what about the type of food makes us switch to an entirely new way of consuming it?

and do you think they give out forks in to-go containers with american food in china?

absolutely, i do.

how else are they supposed to eat a snickers?

my god, that seinfeld episode was the only thing i thought of when i posted that

dad · **Joined:** Fri June 24, 2016 2:49 pm **Posts:** 16613

Chris_H_2 wrote:

dad wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:

but forks and spoons just tools to help us eat. what about the type of food makes us switch to an entirely new way of consuming it?

and do you think they give out forks in to-go containers with american food in china?

absolutely, i do.

how else are they supposed to eat a snickers?

my god, that seinfeld episode was the only thing i thought of when i posted that

spike · **Joined:** Wed January 02, 2013 4:18 am **Posts:** 28187

It’s part of the experience. Also, eating sushi with a fork makes no sense.

tree_ · **Posted:** Thu April 07, 2022 4:49 pm

JuanHamm · **Joined:** Wed May 30, 2018 6:10 pm **Posts:** 6950

Just use your hands for sushi. There's really no reason to use chopsticks. Knife, fork and spoon are objectively more useful.

Chris_H_2 · **Posted:** Thu April 07, 2022 4:50 pm

spike wrote:

It’s part of the experience. Also, eating sushi with a fork makes no sense.

the japanese eat sushi with their hands spike

Chris_H_2 · **Posted:** Thu April 07, 2022 4:50 pm

ohgoddammit

BurtReynolds · **Posted:** Thu April 07, 2022 4:51 pm

tree_ wrote:

million dollar idea

tree_ · **Posted:** Thu April 07, 2022 4:52 pm

spike · **Joined:** Wed January 02, 2013 4:18 am **Posts:** 28187

Chris_H_2 wrote:

spike wrote:

It’s part of the experience. Also, eating sushi with a fork makes no sense.

the japanese eat sushi with their hands spike

I’m not an animal.

dad · **Joined:** Fri June 24, 2016 2:49 pm **Posts:** 16613

tree_ wrote:

is that a tortilla chip or the triforce of wisdom?

JuanHamm · **Joined:** Wed May 30, 2018 6:10 pm **Posts:** 6950

spike wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:

spike wrote:

It’s part of the experience. Also, eating sushi with a fork makes no sense.

the japanese eat sushi with their hands spike

I’m not an animal.

Yes you are

tree_ · **Posted:** Thu April 07, 2022 4:56 pm

Quote:

Biological similarity of humans and other animals

Although humans and animals (technically “non-human animals”) may look different, at a physiological and anatomical level they are remarkably similar. Animals, from mice to monkeys, have the same organs (heart, lungs, brain etc.)

spike · **Joined:** Wed January 02, 2013 4:18 am **Posts:** 28187

I have opposable thumbs that can utilize chopsticks. And my hands won’t smell fishy.

B · **Posted:** Thu April 07, 2022 5:30 pm

Chris_H_2 · **Posted:** Thu April 07, 2022 5:33 pm

spike wrote:

It’s part of the experience

by the way, to what experience are you referring? the one where the delivery guy from the mediocre chinese restaurant gets buzzed up to deliver the sweet & sour or kung pao chicken that you eat that you wash down with a miller lite while watching tv? i get it; after all, it's like you're right there, in some village in the schezwan province surrounded by locals. a truly immersive Chinese culinary experience. give me all the chop sticks.

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