When you eat Asian food, do you use chopsticks?

CatWoman

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Wed Nov-16-05 11:15 AM
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When you eat Asian food, do you use chopsticks?

I was never able to get the hang of those things........

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LeftyMom

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Wed Nov-16-05 11:17 AM
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1. Depends on how hungry I am.

If I'm starving and want to shovel food in I stick with a fork. Otherwise chopsticks are fine.

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Loonman

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Wed Nov-16-05 11:17 AM
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2. Depends

On how fast I want to eat. You can shovel rice in pretty fast with chopsticks, though.

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malta blue

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Wed Nov-16-05 11:18 AM
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3. absolutely

It really helps you concentrate on what you are eating and eat slower too. My MIL eats everything (and I mean everything) with chopsticks. She carries them in her purse.

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Allenberg

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Wed Nov-16-05 05:04 PM
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53. whoops...delete

Edited on Wed Nov-16-05 05:04 PM by Allenberg

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underpants

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Wed Nov-16-05 11:18 AM
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4. No- we have been able to evolve and developt the spoon, the fork,

and of course the SPORK!!!! Happy time!! Party Time!!!

I can use chop sticks but usually don't just because they are a hassle.

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trof

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Wed Nov-16-05 11:19 AM
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5. usually

Kind of adds to the "flavor" of the meal.

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MissMillie

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Wed Nov-16-05 11:19 AM
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6. most of the time, yes

especially when eating sushi.

In fact, I'm thinking I should buy a pair that I can re-use... so as to be more environmentally conscious.

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Nicholas D Wolfwood

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Wed Nov-16-05 11:20 AM
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7. Absolutely

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Shell Beau

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Wed Nov-16-05 11:23 AM
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8. I don't really care for Asian cuisine!

And I suck at using chopsticks. :shrug:

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grace0418

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Wed Nov-16-05 11:48 AM
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22. Really? Not any?

Because there are a lot of vastly different types of Asian food out there (maybe because there are about 3 billion Asian people I guess), I would be surprised to find that someone didn't like any of them. I don't like them all but I really love Vietnamese, Thai, Indian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean... well, a lot of them!

Oh well, to each his own! :)

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Shell Beau

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Wed Nov-16-05 01:57 PM
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42. I really don't! I've tried so many hoping I would find

something I like. I don't like the seasonings and stuff that is used. :shrug: Although I can eat egg rolls and cream cheese wontons.

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democracyindanger

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Wed Nov-16-05 05:01 PM
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51. Cream cheese wontons?

I think there's a very real possibility that that's not Asian food you're eating...

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Shell Beau

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Wed Nov-16-05 05:13 PM
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56. No, this is definitely Chinese. Chinese own the place and

cook the food. Plus I have had these at quite a few different Chinese restaurants. They are deep fried with cream cheese (and sometimes crab meat)in the middle! You should try them, they are good. I promise they are Chinese!

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Wed Nov-16-05 06:10 PM
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61. I've had cream cheese wontons at Chinese and Thai places.

They're usually called "fried wontons" or "crab wontons," in my experience, but they are definitely filled with a cream cheese mixture.

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Kali

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Wed Nov-16-05 06:33 PM
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65. Oh yeah very common

AKA "crab puffs" however what little crab there is is the variety that starts with a K.

I don't view them as Asian either - very little dairy in most Asian cuisine, but then chilis are from the new world and they are sure good in Asian food so who am I to judge?

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Left Is Write

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Wed Nov-16-05 11:23 AM
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9. I keep trying, but I can't really get the hang of it either.

On the other hand, my five-year-old daughter uses chopsticks like a pro.

I guess you have to start young!

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tjwmason

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Wed Nov-16-05 11:25 AM
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10. Yes

It's not like they're difficult to use afterall. :P

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Lavender Brown

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Wed Nov-16-05 11:27 AM
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11. Yes

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Bill McBlueState

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Wed Nov-16-05 11:28 AM
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12. usually

I still can't handle (non-sticky) rice very well, but it's not that hard. Just takes a little practice.

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Devra

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Wed Nov-16-05 11:31 AM
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13. yup.

Edited on Wed Nov-16-05 11:32 AM by Devra

that's part of the fun of chinese food. I sometimes resort to the fork if there is too much sauce to pick up anything. other than that I always use chopsticks

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CatWoman

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Wed Nov-16-05 11:37 AM
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15. I can't stand a lot of sauce on my Chinese food

especially if it's sweet.

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Hong Kong Cavalier

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Wed Nov-16-05 11:36 AM
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14. It's all you get at my favorite Japanese restaurant.

Edited on Wed Nov-16-05 11:37 AM by Hong Kong Cavalier

Except for eating sushi. That I eat with my hands. (I was told that's why they give you the bowl with the hot towels for)

I'm sure you could get a fork and knife if you really wanted one, but I never bothered asking.

On edit: spelled restaurant wrong. You'd think that after working in them for 12 years, I could get that one right...

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LostinVA

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Wed Nov-16-05 11:37 AM
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16. Always --

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Midlodemocrat

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Wed Nov-16-05 11:37 AM
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17. Yes. You just can't eat sushi with a fork.

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Lydia Leftcoast

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Wed Nov-16-05 11:40 AM
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18. Yes, it tastes wrong when eaten with a fork

Before going to Japan, I practiced with pencils and practiced until I could pick up peanuts. I found that my hands hurt from using unaccustomed muscles at first, but I no longer have that problem.

(BTW, Thai curries--and Japanese curry rice-- are supposed to be eaten with a spoon, although noodles are eaten with chopsticks.)

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Chovexani

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Wed Nov-16-05 05:02 PM
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52. Wow I thought it was just me

People always look at me odd when I say the food just tastes better when using chopsticks. I don't know why, it just does.

My mom's a nurse and worked with a lot of Asians, and they used to always go out to dinner and take me along, especially when I was little. So my "aunties" taught me how to use chopsticks when I was 9. It just comes natural to me.

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grace0418

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Wed Nov-16-05 11:42 AM
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19. Not all Asian cuisines are eaten with chopsticks.

Filipino food, for instance, is not. But yes, when appropriate, I eat with chopsticks. Many dishes are actually easier to eat with chopsticks, I've found. But it does take some practice. I had a hard time at first but something just clicked one day and now I have no problem. I was complimented on my chopstick skills several times when I was in Japan.

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GOPisEvil

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Wed Nov-16-05 11:43 AM
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20. My mom made me learn. So, I use them when I'm in the mood.

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DS1

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Wed Nov-16-05 11:48 AM
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21. No, I have no time for such pompy chompy

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eyesroll

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Wed Nov-16-05 11:55 AM
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23. Yep.

I'm actually much more in control of chopsticks than I am with a fork.

Once, when I got a salad and pot stickers from a take-out noodle chain, my boss saw me and asked why I was eating the salad with chopsticks. (They forgot to put a fork in my bag.)

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El Fuego

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Wed Nov-16-05 11:57 AM
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24. Always for sushi

I don't for Chinese, it seems like it is too much trouble to eat rice with chopsticks.

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liberalitch

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Wed Nov-16-05 11:59 AM
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25. delivery..... nah.....

Eat in..... yea.
I like eating with them.

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Callalily

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Wed Nov-16-05 12:02 PM
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26. Always,

and I have a beautiful pair from a Japanese friend.

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Call Me Wesley

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Wed Nov-16-05 12:04 PM
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27. Yes, I do

Since Danny Kaye is my idol. I once saw a feature about him where he freaked out in an Asian restaurant about the chopsticks they had. He just pulled out his chopsticks. They were in a nice soft leather purse. That's classy!

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MN ChimpH8R

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Wed Nov-16-05 12:06 PM
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28. Always

It took me a couple tries to get the hang of it, but I find chopsticks easier to use than Western utensils now.

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NV Whino

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Wed Nov-16-05 12:39 PM
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29. Usually

Edited on Wed Nov-16-05 12:39 PM by NV Whino

Except for sushi. Sushi is finger food as far as I'm concerned. But if I could get a whole piece of sushi in my small mouth, I'd probably use them for sushi as well.

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redqueen

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Wed Nov-16-05 12:39 PM
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30. Sometimes

Depends on my mood.

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barb162

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Wed Nov-16-05 12:45 PM
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31. No, a fork

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gollygee

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Wed Nov-16-05 12:45 PM
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32. I make enough of a mess with a fork

I'm cutlery challenged.

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alarcojon

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Wed Nov-16-05 12:48 PM
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33. Usually

but not religiously.

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ComerPerro

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Wed Nov-16-05 12:50 PM
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34. Sushi or noodles, yes. Some foods, no

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NewJeffCT

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Wed Nov-16-05 12:56 PM
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35. almost all the time, and I eat Asian food all the time

My wife being Chinese and all. On our 2nd or 3rd date, we went out to a Japanese restaurant and I was forced to learn... and, I had never eaten sushi or sashimi before, either. She had ordered one plate of each & we were to share. I didn't even know what sashimi was!!

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chaska

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Wed Nov-16-05 01:28 PM
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36. Yeah, except for the rice. Chopsticks are easier for Chinese food.

Edited on Wed Nov-16-05 01:29 PM by chaska

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Kali

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Wed Nov-16-05 06:37 PM
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68. I hate when the rice is served on a plate

if it comes in a bowl you can shovel with your chopsticks.

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curse10

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Wed Nov-16-05 01:29 PM
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37. yes- I'm a chopstick master

:-)

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EstimatedProphet

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Wed Nov-16-05 01:29 PM
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38. Usually yes

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Debi

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Wed Nov-16-05 01:29 PM
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39. Yup, learned how in the 4th grade and do so every time. n/t

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KFC

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Wed Nov-16-05 01:38 PM
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40. A poser move

I am not impressed with white boy chopstick users.

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StopThief

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Wed Nov-16-05 05:37 PM
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58. I started using them for the challenge. . .

but experience tells me that many foods are easier to eat with chopsticks.

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Celeborn Skywalker

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Wed Nov-16-05 01:39 PM
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41. I try but I'm not very good.

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last_texas_dem

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Wed Nov-16-05 02:16 PM
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43. No

I've tried several times but don't seem to be coordinated enough. Of course, I've been told I don't even hold my fork and knife correctly, so that wasn't too big of a surprise!

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Arkansas Granny

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Wed Nov-16-05 02:44 PM
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44. No. I use a fork because I prefer to taste my food, not wear it.

I've tried chopsticks, but I'm incredibly clumsy with them.

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KitchenWitch

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Wed Nov-16-05 02:45 PM
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45. Chinese and Japanese, Yes

For Thai, regular utensils (they do not use chopsticks in Thailand).

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kwassa

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Wed Nov-16-05 07:22 PM
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75. The correct answer!

and frankly, rice is a bitch unless it is true sticky rice, with chopsticks.

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KitchenWitch

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Wed Nov-16-05 09:26 PM
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76. It totally cracks me up when people ask for chopsticks at Thai restaurants

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TimeChaser

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Wed Nov-16-05 11:06 PM
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77. Always

I have my own pair of hand carved chopsticks that I always use :)

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PittPoliSci

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Wed Nov-16-05 02:54 PM
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46. Not a chance.

I can barely tie my shoes let alone use chopsticks.

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sakabatou

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Wed Nov-16-05 03:10 PM
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47. I try

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Skittles

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Wed Nov-16-05 03:48 PM
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48. F*** NO

it's like using manual transmission - I know how to do it but it is too much f***ing work

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GRLMGC

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Wed Nov-16-05 04:07 PM
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49. Only Japanese for some reason

I have a hard time using them with other types of Asian food.

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Chovexani

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Wed Nov-16-05 04:57 PM
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50. Yep, it's a requirement for me

I know this sounds weird but the food actually tastes better to me with chopsticks.

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StopThief

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Wed Nov-16-05 05:38 PM
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59. It's not wierd. . .

food tastes better from wood than from metal.

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Allenberg

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Wed Nov-16-05 05:05 PM
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54. Ugh...never.

They're all I had to use when I lived in Japan for three years. I got quite good with them, but I prefer the convienience of modern cutlery.

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Wed Nov-16-05 05:06 PM
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55. Of course! I use chopsticks for a lot of non-asian food, as well

They're just easier to use than a fork and knife for most foods.

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StopThief

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Wed Nov-16-05 05:35 PM
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57. Exactly. . .

As long as I don't need to cut the food, I find chopsticks to be superior.

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eyepaddle

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Wed Nov-16-05 05:39 PM
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60. I can (and have) but I don't. generally.

When you dig a hole, which end of the shovel do you use?

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KamaAina

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Wed Nov-16-05 06:20 PM
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62. Yes -- when I can get them

The better class of take-out joints here on the island will ask -- but many places just look at my haole (Caucasian) face and reach straight for the plastic fork. :(

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benburch

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Wed Nov-16-05 06:26 PM
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63. BZZZT! We Disrupt This Thread For An Important Announcement!

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CatWoman

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Wed Nov-16-05 06:33 PM
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66. well Grovelbot -- are your chopsticks made of wood or metal?

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Jamastiene

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Wed Nov-16-05 06:30 PM
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64. I usually attempt, but end up doing it the old fashioned way...

with me fingers or a fork, whichever is closer at the time.

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donheld

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Wed Nov-16-05 06:34 PM
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67. No. Maybe I could learn to but why?

:shrug:

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MrSlayer

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Wed Nov-16-05 06:38 PM
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69. At a restaurant, yes. At home, no.

I don't have chopsticks in the house.

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lovelaureng

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Wed Nov-16-05 06:39 PM
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70. No, not at all. n/t

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Kali

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Wed Nov-16-05 06:41 PM
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71. Yes - feels wierd not to.

I hate when they don't have them or offer. I always ask for them.

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William Bloode

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Wed Nov-16-05 06:41 PM
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72. Yes.

To me it is part of the fun of having Asian food.

I just could never get the hang of eating my egg drop soup with chosticks :crazy:

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Patiod

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Wed Nov-16-05 06:53 PM
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73. I've started using them on other food as well

I tend to shovel down my food, and have found that chopsticks slow me down.

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Nikia

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Wed Nov-16-05 06:58 PM
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74. No, it takes too long

And that is never a good thing at this point.

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