Cindy Hamilton wrote:

> On Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at 10:32:56 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> > Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > >
> > > We're having sushi for dinner. My husband uses chopsticks
> > > because he likes to dip his rice in soy sauce.
> >
> > Has he ever heard of a fork?
>
> A fork wouldn't work with sushi. It would break up the rice ball.
>
> > Or a spoon to drizzle a little soy sauce over his rice?
>
> He would still have to pick it up, and it would still be messy.
>
> > There is some bird that learned how to catch insects in their
> > nest using a stick...isn't there some "intelligent" monkey that
> > has learned the same? lol
>
> Chopsticks are twice as good as your bird's stick.
>
> > I'm always amused at how so many people use knives, forks and
> > spoons....yet give them some asian take-out food and they switch
> > to eating with a pair of sticks. heheh
>
> Why not? It works perfectly well. If chopsticks come in the bag
> with the takeout, why dirty a fork?

I learned how to use them so early, I only recall my brother and sister
laughing with our Mom as we ate the rare takeout and part of the treat,
was to eat with them. Mom suspended her normal 'polite eating' rules
and we were to put our faces over our plates so any food dropped hit
there to be gathererd back in next try. Good chance I was 3-4 then.

The fact that I many decades later moved to asia for a bit is
irrelevant. I learned this skill as a very young child.

I have always looked at it as pure fun! Later, I learned it can be
more efficient as well with some foods and that using the longer ones
as tongs in cooking works very well.