Why, when I eat Chinese Food do I feel compelled to eat with Chop Sticks?

[matcom]

:shrug:

we ALL do it (well, many of us anyway)

just made chicken stir-fry over rice for dinner. ate with chop-sticks. always have.

WHY?

WHY don't i eat EVERY meal with chopsticks?

WHY don't i eat CHINESE food with a fork?

what the HELL is the meaning of life? x(

*i'm so confused*

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

1. Because it's the right thing to do.

[davidinalameda]

2. I can't use chopsticks

so I have to eat chinese with a fork

or else I'll end up wearing it

[wideopen]

3. Always--

Maybe it's the "right tool for the job" mentality or something. It just doesn't taste the same with a fork.:shrug:

[datasuspect]

4. maybe chopsticks are the meaning of life

jeez, i'm stumped on this one too.

[Reverend_Smitty]

5. How the hell can anyone eat rice with chopsticks?

I guess I'm just not coordinated enough

[yvr girl]

6. You are SUCH a conformist

Next time you eat Chinese use a fork and next time you eat Italian use chopsticks.

BTW, the meaning of life...it is what you make it.

[biscodawg]

7. you are so metro

no queer eye appearances for you :*

[trof]

8. "Do not break his rice bowl."*

*Old Japanese saying.
Meaning: Do not do something that will negate an individual's way to survive.

It is well known that metal utensils make break your rice bowl.
You could look it up.
;-)

[GreenPartyVoter]

9. I don't use chopsticks because they

slow me down too much.

[caty]

10. Perhaps, in a former life,

you lived in China.:shrug:

[Jamastiene]

11. Confucious says

the meaning of his name is Confuse Us meaning don't worry about it. You just might like eating with chopsticks. I've never mastered that utensil. I'm lucky my mother was able to teach me to use a fork. I like to use spoons for everything. I don't know why. I think I just like it. :D

[chaska]

12. It's damn near impossible to eat Chinese food without chopsticks.

It's big chunks of tender crisp veggies and meat. Not fork friendly, especially plastic forks. I'm great with chopsticks, lightening quick ... like the ninjaaaaaa.........

[William Bloode]

13. For me it is the fun factor.

When i was young and we went out to eat Chinese food it was just plain fun to use the chopsticks. Now most of the Chinese eateries in my area don't even put chopsticks on the table anymore you must request them. I always request them and use them. Funny though i am normally the only one in the place using them.

So like i mentioned, for me it's really more about nostalgia for the days of my youth.

[Schema Thing]

14. For the same reason otherwise decent Germans participated in

allowing the holocaust to happen.

:evilgrin:

lol, betcha weren't expecting to meet up with Godwin when you asked that question, where ya?
:P

[lumberingbear]

15. Hey Matcom.....

Fork it !!!

[yellowdogintexas]

16. Chinese food does not taste the same with a fork. Chopsticks

are required for optimum flavor and enjoyment.

See I do it too, even my Ramen noodle soup.

[jus_the_facts]

17. Every sperm is SACRED......

:evilgrin:

[jeff30997]

26. Every sperm is great...

[Rabrrrrrr]

18. It's the proper way to eat Chinese food. And, really, it's the best way

to eat pretty much all foods, except those things that one needs the fork and knife for (cutting meat).

I eat with chopsticks almost all the time - pasta, salads, chinese and japanese foods, etc.

Chopsticks FUCKING ROCK!!

Forks, Knives, and spoons are for fuckin' losers.

[sir_captain]

19. Because Chinese food is *designed* for chopsticks

it's easier to eat it that way.

[shugah]

20. there are 2 reasons that i use chopsticks with chinese food

1) my son looks at me as if i am totally a wimp if i do not

2) when i started cooking chinese i acquired all manner of correct cooking and serving ware - rice bowls, sauce dishes, silk placemats, sake cups, individual teapots, and several sets of beautiful ... chopsticks! it all looks so perfect when the table is set, and throwing flatware into the mix just takes away from the exquisite simplicity of the table.

i have learned to make the fried rice "clumpy" (for lack of a better word - even tho it sounds kind yuck) so that it can be et with chopsticks.

the meaning of life? it has something to do with good books, good friends, good wine, good music, and movies that star johnny depp.

[benny05]

21. I eat it and Thai Food with chop sticks

It's part of the eating experience for me. I'm pretty decent in eating rice with chop sticks.

[AtomicKitten]

22. so why don't we feel compelled to eat pasta with chop sticks?

[benny05]

23. If the noodles are Asian, you would

I'm wondering if your question is why Westerners don't adopt eating with chopsticks with Italian or Greek foods.

[Wetzelbill]

24. You just want to be cool that's why

:)

[praxiz]

25. Maybe you're chinese? :) (nt)