Can you eat with chopsticks?

United States
April 16, 2007 11:39pm CST
My oldest daughter cracks me up. She can eat with chopsticks like she was born chinese! LOL I can't eat with them at all. Can you?
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@Sissygrl (10912)
• Canada
21 Apr 07
I can eat almost everything with them except rice. It wold take me SO long to eat any rice with them that i dont even bother to try! lol I'd be in the resteraunt long after it closed sitting there, trying to finish my rice lol. and i LOVE rice. i eat it nearly everyday and sometimes twice a day! mm rice.
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• United States
24 Apr 07
My daughter can even eat the rice with them!!! LOL I'm always amazed at her! I get too frustrated with them. In the end I end up using them to stab my large pieces like I'm going for the kill! LOL
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• Ireland
17 Apr 07
If it was to save my life, I couldn't eat with chopsticks, though I admire those who can. I love Chinese food and I often dine out in Chinese restaurants and have been given chopsticks but I always had to ask if I could have a knife and fork. Maybe sometime when I am not feeling very hungry, I will have a practise at home. I would love to be able eat with them.
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@kbkbooks (7022)
• Canada
18 Apr 07
I've been eating with chopsticks since I was maybe three or so, and so have my kids. It's a practiced skill. My poor husband has short little fingers and just can't seem to master it.
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@imadriscoll (2228)
• United States
17 Apr 07
I can't even come close to eating with chop sticks. My sister-in-law spent some time in China teaching English and while there she became pretty amazing at eating with chop sticks. I, on the other hand, can barely jab my meat and veggies with it and get it to stick long enough before it falls out of my mouth.
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@EdwardF (431)
• United States
24 Apr 07
I can eat with them if you call taking two hours to eat. Lol Near impossible for me.
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@katzbee (91)
• Canada
17 Apr 07
Yes I can. But I only do so when I am in an Oriental restaurant.I prefer to use my knife and fork when I eat Oriental food at home.
• United States
17 Apr 07
Yes I can. I love Asian food and when I first started eating it I used a fork but for some reason I got slightly nauseaous afterwards but when I started using chopsticks I never felt that way again. So it could have been that I was supposed to eat smaller bites?
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@pirtlems (245)
• United States
17 Apr 07
yes i can and i do so now and then just just to stay in pratice . i have a couple pair of fancy ones
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• Philippines
17 Apr 07
yes. i have chinese blood but we dont eat in the house with chopsticks. i don't know why i know how to use it i just can use it. confusing, huh? its really easy to use. try practicing it by picking up peas.
@ashar123 (2357)
• India
7 May 07
well its real hard to just eat with two chopsticks.. it requires alot of practise... i tried alot but no success :( :(
@matrixx (254)
20 May 07
I can eat with chopsticks very well, it's not difficult at all. You just need to practice for a while and then it's ok:-)
@petitpapa (194)
• China
6 Jun 07
i eat with chopsticks well.and it's not difficult to learn how to use.
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
26 Jun 07
Of course I can. I am Chinese. Chopsticks are what we use for meals like you use forks and knives for meals. We have different kinds of chopsticks made of bamboo, wood, plastics, silver and aluminum etc.
• United States
8 May 07
Yes, I can it with chop sticks learned as a child by practicing and wanting to be like the adult at the table when dining . if you want to have a little fun with your daughter use the wooden sticks with out breaking them apart or you can buy "cheaters" I've seen them used in the restaurant japonaise in Chicago and brought a pair home.
@Idlewild (6090)
• United States
24 Apr 07
I can eat with chopsticks two ways: slowly and badly. The good thing is that it keeps me from eating too much because it slows me down (at least half the food I pick up falls off). Funny thing is, when I see the employees at a Chinese restaurant eating, they lift the bowl up to their mouths and use the chopsticks to kind of shovel the food in.
@mimatexas (1818)
• United States
21 Apr 07
No, I can't eat with chopsticks at all. I tried once and I got all frustrated and haven't tried it again.