i was given another set of chopsticks.
By hotsummer
@hotsummer (13919)
Philippines
July 6, 2012 10:01pm CST
every time i had chopsticks i don't actually use it. i just play with it. or make is a display or a collection because they are quite nice to have but hard to use. i don't know if the chinese here in our country are still using chopsticks. it seems they are already using spoons or forks. i think those chinese who grew up here don't use that in their homes anymore although they observed their other traditions.
2 responses
@wilsongoddard (7291)
• United States
7 Jul 12
I'm an American without the least bit of Asian heritage, and I love using chopsticks. They offer more precise control over certain foods than a fork does; at least, I feel like they do.
I don't know why I'm so comfortable using chopsticks. I didn't grow up using them. I taught myself how to use them when I was in college. However, I found it to be easy from the first time I used them and have always been sort of confused when people say that chopsticks are hard to use. My boyfriend, for instance, swears that he "can't" use chopsticks. I don't understand it. *Shrugs*
@hotsummer (13919)
• Philippines
8 Jul 12
i think if you find it hard then it is hard to learn it. if you found it easy then i think because maybe because of your hand is small and makes it easy to handle the chopstick easier. i just find it hard to use. although i can still eat with chopsticks. but it takes more time though.
@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
7 Jul 12
We use chopsticks! I was born in the US, but my cultural background is Japanese. So I grew up using chopsticks - and still use them today!! Certainly spoons and forks are easier for kids to use, but my kids are getting better at it (like anything - it takes practice). It's kind of strange for me to eat certain Japanese or Chinese foods with a fork and spoon - I need my chopsticks - hee hee!! How do you display your chopsticks? I always end up using mine no matter how nice they look - I have stainless steel ones that I often use for cooking!
@hotsummer (13919)
• Philippines
8 Jul 12
yeah i think that japanese food is hard to eat with spoon. better to use chopsticks. i remember it is not only the chinese who use chopsticks. maybe even korean , i am not sure though.
i just have the chopsticks along with the spoon on the drawer although i don't use it.
