On Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 9:25:09 AM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2016-08-24 9:13 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 9:11:22 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> >> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >>>
> >>> 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.
> >>
> >> I don't ride a horse to work.
> >
> > You have failed to convince me that a fork is inherently superior to
> > chopsticks. You still have to cut stuff up when using a fork.
> >
>
> Have you ever eaten a steak with chopsticks? How about spaghetti or
> lasagne?

Steak, no. Noodles, yes (Asian noodles). Scrambled eggs, definitely.

Here's the thing. I can use both chopsticks and forks. When I find
one or the other on the table, I use it.

It's like being able to drive stick shift; you might not own one, but
it's a darned useful skill to have.

Cindy Hamilton