have you tried using chopsticks?

i've got no problems using chopsticks. it's nice to use especially when eating oodles of noodles

Yes, I use chopsticks whenever I eat in a Japanese or a Chinese restaurant. It's hard to use the first time, but as I continually use it I learn to grasp and use it properly. But still, food sometimes flies or falls before reaching the mouth. lol. well, I do believe that practice makes perfect.

I have tried and tried to use chopsticks but never could get it right so I gave up and I just use my fork or spoon. L.O.L.

It's because they really don't know how to used it .. Maybe they were just trying to used chopsticks .. I already tried using chopsticks with noodles .. It's cool .. but when I used it on rice I think it's not already cool : haha !

I tried using one before out of curiosity, but I always end up getting no food. I think I need a lot of practice to really be an expert in using a chopsticks.

With the proliferation of Chinese and Japanese restaurants here in the Philippines, i have no choice but to learn how to use chopsticks also. I now , know how to use the chopsticks, but like you said i may look funny using it because i am not yet an expert. But sometimes on those restaurants, i still would ask for a fork and spoon if they have because it is what i am convenient with.

Hi, o0jopak0o. I don't know how to use chopsticks. All I know is how to use a spoon and a fork. Using a chopstick makes me eat slower, which I can't just do when I am good and hungry.

I'm not Oriental, but I was taught how to use them, & it wasn't hard to learn. Anyone who can grasp the basic concept of a fulcrum & a lever can properly grasp chopsticks. I'm guessing that why some people don't know how is just a lack of education in the matter. Maybe restaurants should see if their customers would like to have a waiter demonstrate? Maggiepie "Any 20 year-old who isn't a liberal doesn't have a heart, & any 40 year-old who isn't a conservative doesn't have a brain." ~ Winston Churchill

I'm not really good at using chopsticks but I make sure all of the food reached my mouth. I usually use chopsticks when I'm eating in a Japanese restaurant. But I get tired easily so I always use spoon and fork to finish my food.