On Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 7:26:06 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >
> > Ophelia wrote:
> > > Hashi?
> >
> > Japanese word for chopsticks.
>
> Primitive eating utensils before someone got smart enough to invent
> forks and spoons. Interestingly, it's still popular when eating asian
> dishes for some reason. I guess it's just tradition.

Spoons were invented quite early. Prior to the invention of forks in
the West, people ate with their hands or speared stuff on a knife.
Chopsticks would have been an improvement.

I don't like to use metal utensils with sushi; it doesn't taste right.
Last night we had sushi. I ate with my hands and my husband ate with
chopsticks.

I believe your attitude toward chopsticks is just sour grapes; if you
were proficient with them you wouldn't attempt to mock them.

Cindy Hamilton