ChattyCathy wrote:
> notbob wrote:
>
>> On 2009-01-22, ChattyCathy > wrote:
>>
>>> Cultural beliefs run deep, nb.
>> Yes, and if I decide to eat in a Chinese restaurant serving Americans
>> in the US, it's damn rude to expect me to use chopsticks.
>>
>> nb
>
> Thing is, if I go to a Chinese restaurant I expect to be offered
> chopsticks to eat my food. It's all part of the whole dining
> experience, IMO.

When I lived in California and ate at Chinese restaurants
(and other Asian restaurants) you automatically got chopsticks.
Although I think they also usually gave you silverware. But
when I moved back to Pittsburgh I found that almost none of
the Chinese restaurants give you chopsticks. (Maybe they think
the typical Pittsburgher is too backward to use chopsticks. ;-))
Anyway, that's why I carry my own chopsticks with me.

Kate

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Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?