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Wed Jul-27-05 06:18 PM
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Why, when I eat Chinese Food do I feel compelled to eat with Chop Sticks? |
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: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*
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Mayberry Machiavelli
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Wed Jul-27-05 06:18 PM
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1. Because it's the right thing to do. |
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Wed Jul-27-05 06:18 PM
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2. I can't use chopsticks |
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so I have to eat chinese with a fork
or else I'll end up wearing it
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Wed Jul-27-05 06:35 PM
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Maybe it's the "right tool for the job" mentality or something. It just doesn't taste the same with a fork.:shrug:
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Wed Jul-27-05 06:36 PM
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4. maybe chopsticks are the meaning of life |
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jeez, i'm stumped on this one too.
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Wed Jul-27-05 06:36 PM
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5. How the hell can anyone eat rice with chopsticks? |
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I guess I'm just not coordinated enough
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Wed Jul-27-05 06:38 PM
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6. You are SUCH a conformist |
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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.
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Wed Jul-27-05 06:38 PM
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no queer eye appearances for you :*
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Wed Jul-27-05 06:39 PM
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8. "Do not break his rice bowl."* |
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*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. ;-)
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Wed Jul-27-05 06:39 PM
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9. I don't use chopsticks because they |
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Wed Jul-27-05 06:41 PM
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10. Perhaps, in a former life, |
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you lived in China.:shrug:
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Wed Jul-27-05 06:43 PM
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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
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Wed Jul-27-05 06:50 PM
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12. It's damn near impossible to eat Chinese food without chopsticks. |
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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.........
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Wed Jul-27-05 06:55 PM
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13. For me it is the fun factor. |
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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.
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Wed Jul-27-05 07:14 PM
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14. For the same reason otherwise decent Germans participated in |
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allowing the holocaust to happen.
:evilgrin:
lol, betcha weren't expecting to meet up with Godwin when you asked that question, where ya? :P
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Wed Jul-27-05 09:06 PM
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16. Chinese food does not taste the same with a fork. Chopsticks |
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are required for optimum flavor and enjoyment.
See I do it too, even my Ramen noodle soup.
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Wed Jul-27-05 09:15 PM
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17. Every sperm is SACRED...... |
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26. Every sperm is great... |
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Wed Jul-27-05 09:30 PM
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18. It's the proper way to eat Chinese food. And, really, it's the best way |
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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.
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Wed Jul-27-05 09:35 PM
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19. Because Chinese food is *designed* for chopsticks |
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it's easier to eat it that way.
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Wed Jul-27-05 09:38 PM
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20. there are 2 reasons that i use chopsticks with chinese food |
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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.
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Thu Jul-28-05 02:54 AM
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21. I eat it and Thai Food with chop sticks |
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It's part of the eating experience for me. I'm pretty decent in eating rice with chop sticks.
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Thu Jul-28-05 03:06 AM
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22. so why don't we feel compelled to eat pasta with chop sticks? |
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Thu Jul-28-05 03:23 AM
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23. If the noodles are Asian, you would |
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I'm wondering if your question is why Westerners don't adopt eating with chopsticks with Italian or Greek foods.
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Thu Jul-28-05 03:26 AM
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24. You just want to be cool that's why |
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Thu Jul-28-05 03:39 AM
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25. Maybe you're chinese? :) (nt) |
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