notbob wrote:
> On 2009-01-25, Dan Abel > wrote:
>
>> Weird is right. If you dislike chopsticks so much, why do you use them?
>
> Damn Dan, you seem bent on misinterpreting everything I say. I never said I
> dislike chopsticks. In fact, in past posts I've praised them. I'm just
> fascinated by some folk's belief they have to use them for whatever PC
> reason. It's like some sort of guilt thing if they don't use chopsticks to
> eat Asian food. What nonsense.
>
> Yes, I use them. It's a great excercise in eye-hand coordination. Sometimes
> they are even more handy than western tableware. But, I'll be damned if I
> feel OBLIGATED to use them just cuz I'm eating pork lon dow, in or out of a
> Chinese restaurant. :\
>
> nb

Well, why would anyone feel obligated? Interestingly, even in
Chinatown, one sees Asians eating with forks while the westerners
are eating with chopsticks. Do what you want.

--
Jean B.