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Article #955Re: Chopsticks - one final question
From: TomHapa9
Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2002 22:15
Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2002 22:15
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> > > > Redheadmom wrote: > > > > > > Having read some of the many posts on the subject, I've > > > come to the conclusion that there are so many different > > > customs and rules of etiquette in the use of > > > chopsticks, the best I can do is at least not stick my > > > chopsticks upright in my rice. My question is, why not > > > just eat with a fork, knife and spoon? If one is in a > > > Chinese restaurant in the USA, is that really a > > > problem? Or is it one way to avoid any unintentional > > > rudeness? I don't really care who is laughing, but I > > > don't want to offend anyone.. > > > > > > sk8girl > > "SlipperySlope" <THEGook@zip.net> wrote in message news:3C89167A.68051CDF@zip.net... > > Al Cooperband wrote: > > > The food doesn't taste the same with a metal utensil. > > ____________________ > > Al Cooperband > > > > Stupid inane excuse from some whitey wanting to "look cool" when eating > in a chinese restaurant! > > Got news for you "mr. hip": YOU LOOK LIKE A TOTAL FUCKING MORONIC IDIOT > trying to pick up those grains of rice from the plate with that fucking > chopstick! > > You don't like *metal* utensils? Then ask for those plastic soup spoons > they have in chinese restaurants to *SCOOP* the rice up from that plate! > > You won't look like the fucking IDIOT that you look like when you're > trying to pick up grains of rice from a plate!!!!! > > > I really don't care about how white people or anyone else is eating at a restaurant. As long as they are not flingin food at me or interrupting me in any way, they can eat rice one grain at a time, or suck it through a straw, I really don't care. I don't know why it's a big deal. -T
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