Ophelia wrote:
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> "Gary" wrote in message ...
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> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
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> > Ophelia wrote:
> > > Hashi?
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> > Japanese word for chopsticks.
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> 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.
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> Or preference if they are something they grew up with

If that is the case, then why don't they eat every single meal with
chopsticks? At least in the usa, you only see chopsticks with asian
meals. Steak dinner or Thanksgiving turkey dinner eaten with a pair of
sticks? LOL.