chopsticks, fried rice, white people

[OrrLives]

I've been told that my chopstick technique is better than my asian gf's technique (she lived in Vietnam until age 8).

I hold the chopsticks near the back and use a pinching motion (just as shown on the chopstick wrapper). She crosses them almost like scissors.

[Boris]

I'm often the only white guy in the group and those effing waiters will regularly give everyone chopsticks except me.

I think it's funny.

[Dids]

PF Changs:

Been 5 times. It's 3/5 in being very good, but the bads were real bad. Don't get traditional asian stuff, look for the fusion type food, it's better. There's a twice cooked lamb/pork (can't remember which) that's very solid.

[Frelo]

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<chopsticks> are a hell of a lot easier to wash.

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QFT

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yea, i agree with this. forks are easy to use (grasp the handle and poke) and the ability to use it is ubiquitous and probably not limited to the US. chopsticks require some dexterity to use and as a result, not as common worldwide. thus, it's less of a societal matter and more of a physical one.

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Then you should see how asian people handle a fork and a knife for the first time... It's not a matter of skill, it's cultural.

Anyone knowing that chopsticks means eating with a bowl (which is the only thing people should remember from this thread) can use chopsticks.