A rant---"This irritates me...."

not sure why, it just does.

from JoeUser Forums
The wife and I went to a Chinese buffet place for lunch today; good food there, and a lot of it for your money. That's why I love buffets.

I saw something while there though, that just annoys the crap out of me.
I know, I'm intolerant, I'm a racist, whatever, but I saw two white, American people, a man and a woman, eating with chopsticks.
Now, I'm not sure exactly why this annoys me, but it does. I guess I just looks a little pretentious to me, maybe. Like they're saying "look what I can do! I'm fitting in!".
I mean, if you're from that culture or a culture that uses chopsticks, fine; use them by all means. If not, (unless of course you're just using them for the fun of it and just to try it)....just use the damn fork they provide for you. It's right there, rolled up in the napkin beside your plate.

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Another thing I saw, on the way, was a young guy walking along the road, the back of his shirt pulled up about two or three inches above his waist. His boxers were drooping, and his buttcrack was just there, you know? .....for all the oncoming traffic to see.
Now, first of all, having my lower back to the top of my buttcrack exposed to the drafty air would just irritate the hell out of me. I'd be adjusting my clothes in a heartbeat. Also, I wouldn't want my crack all clogged up with exhaust fumes. But that's just me.

Okay....rant's over. Thanks for reading.
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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top
Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top
I use chopsticks. Honestly, there are times I use them at home, too. I know what you mean about them, and I have seen people who really thought it meant something about THEM. In reality, to me, they are just another utensil, like a salad fork or a grapefruit spoon. People were shocked to find that my little girl could use them naturally in Kindergarden. Mostly from eating so much sushi, lol.

The one thing I have noticed about them isn't so much how they are used, but the way in which you eat when you use them. Because of their strengths and weaknesses, you change the way you eat when you use them. People who really use them well experience the meal in the same way an oriental person would.

As for the asscrack thing, I think it is public indecency, and should be treated as the eyesore it is. People can bitch about my yard getting a bit to tall and some burocrat pins a note to my door. Thugs can walk around all day with their pants down around their thighs and it is "fashion." Bull, one act of anal-retentiveness deserves another.
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Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
People who really use them well experience the meal in the same way an oriental person would.


Hm...in what way? There's nothing wrong with experiencing another culture, and all. Also, what you eat with at home is another matter; I just think it looks...well, as I said....pretentious, when done in public. It's just me, though.
Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top
Well, how you get the food to your mouth with chopsticks is different than how it works with a fork. Try eating rice with chopsticks and you'll see. You won't see many Westerners pick up a bowl and hold it close to their mouths when they eat with a fork. Or try grabbing a bobbing bit of meat or vegetables from a pot of stew with fork. There's a lot more, "poke and pray" with a fork.

People who are accustomed to using chopsticks shift to that kind of eating style. The same with noodles. When you eat with a fork you have the luxury of using the side of if like a knife. With chopsticks you can't. There's a lot more "knife and spoon" in the design of a fork than there is in chopsticks.

It's hard to describe. With chopsticks I find myself more focused on the process of eating than I am when I just jab it with a fork and bring it to my mouth instinctively. It's more tactile, almost like eating with finger extensions.

That said, you aren't going to catch me dragging out a pair at KFC and digging into my mashed potatos, but I think it is neat in oriental restauarants or with oriental food.
Reply #5 from JoeUser Forums Top
Hey, I eat with chopsticks. Not to show off, just because...well, because I was raised doing it and it just feels natural.
Reply #6 from JoeUser Forums Top
Well, how you get the food to your mouth with chopsticks is different than how it works with a fork. Try eating rice with chopsticks and you'll see. You won't see many Westerners pick up a bowl and hold it close to their mouths when they eat with a fork. Or try grabbing a bobbing bit of meat or vegetables from a pot of stew with fork. There's a lot more, "poke and pray" with a fork.

People who are accustomed to using chopsticks shift to that kind of eating style. The same with noodles. When you eat with a fork you have the luxury of using the side of if like a knife. With chopsticks you can't. There's a lot more "knife and spoon" in the design of a fork than there is in chopsticks.

It's hard to describe. With chopsticks I find myself more focused on the process of eating than I am when I just jab it with a fork and bring it to my mouth instinctively. It's more tactile, almost like eating with finger extensions.

That said, you aren't going to catch me dragging out a pair at KFC and digging into my mashed potatos, but I think it is neat in oriental restauarants or with oriental food


I gotta agree with bakerstreet on this one. I was shown how to use them almost 25 years ago. And I can use them almost as well as any oriental person can. I use them because I like them.
Reply #7 from JoeUser Forums Top
Well, how you get the food to your mouth with chopsticks is different than how it works with a fork. Try eating rice with chopsticks and you'll see. You won't see many Westerners pick up a bowl and hold it close to their mouths when they eat with a fork. Or try grabbing a bobbing bit of meat or vegetables from a pot of stew with fork. There's a lot more, "poke and pray" with a fork.

People who are accustomed to using chopsticks shift to that kind of eating style. The same with noodles. When you eat with a fork you have the luxury of using the side of if like a knife. With chopsticks you can't. There's a lot more "knife and spoon" in the design of a fork than there is in chopsticks.

It's hard to describe. With chopsticks I find myself more focused on the process of eating than I am when I just jab it with a fork and bring it to my mouth instinctively. It's more tactile, almost like eating with finger extensions.

That said, you aren't going to catch me dragging out a pair at KFC and digging into my mashed potatos, but I think it is neat in oriental restauarants or with oriental food


Well put, but I dunno...it just annoys the crap out of me. Like I said, I don't really know why.

Hey, I eat with chopsticks. Not to show off, just because...well, because I was raised doing it and it just feels natural.


Well, see....you were raised that way. That makes it okay, then. (post #1, paragraph 3)

I gotta agree with bakerstreet on this one. I was shown how to use them almost 25 years ago. And I can use them almost as well as any oriental person can. I use them because I like them.


Man, drm! What is it with you? You used to side with me all the time! Where's my Iron City guy now?

You ready for the game Sunday? Gonna be a goody!
Reply #8 from JoeUser Forums Top
For me, I was taught to use them when I was pretty little after my dad took a several week trip to China. I think it's just kinda fun to use a different utensil sometimes... it also changes the pace of a meal a lot, which can be nice.
Reply #9 from JoeUser Forums Top
If it makes you feel any better, when I go to sushi places here (which are FULL of Japanese people!), I eat my sushi with my hands, in true, piggish American style.

Hehe.
Reply #10 from JoeUser Forums Top

Man, drm! What is it with you? You used to side with me all the time! Where's my Iron City guy now?

You ready for the game Sunday? Gonna be a goody!


Gonna be a heck of a game! Got my 12 pack of DosX's Amber in the fridge along with the required limes. As far as chopsticks go...... I have about 20 pr of nice laquered ones in the closet right next to my hand hammered wok. Close at hand are my 4 rice bowls and my chinese tea set. I do a lot of chinese cooking at home. That is actually got me started with chopsticks. I messed with them for about 4-5 years before I had a friend of mine (chinese descent) show me how to use them right!
Reply #11 from JoeUser Forums Top
Gonna be a heck of a game!


I have a good friend who's a BIG Pats fan has a big screen TV.
Guess where I'm going tomorrow?
With my classic "12" Bradshaw jersey and "Myron Cope Official Terrible Towel" to wave in his face every time we score!
Of course, if we lose (perish the thought!), I'll have to use it to strangle him to shut him up.
Reply #12 from JoeUser Forums Top
Gonna be a heck of a game!


I have a good friend who's a BIG Pats fan and has a big screen TV.
Guess where I'm going tomorrow?
With my classic "12" Bradshaw jersey and "Myron Cope Official Terrible Towel" to wave in his face every time we score!
Of course, if we lose (perish the thought!), I'll have to use it to strangle him to shut him up.
Reply #13 from JoeUser Forums Top
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Karma!
Reply #14 from JoeUser Forums Top
I agree with ya on the buttcrack bit, but honestly, I prefer chopsticks.

I started using them a few years ago when I learned korean for the army, and it was a pain in the butt at first, but now I almost prefer them to silverware. {shrug} If it erks ya though, it erks ya. (although I have noticed that the people it most annoys, are people that tried, but never learned to use them. Try it again sometime, it's fun.)
Reply #15 from JoeUser Forums Top
, I wouldn't want my crack all clogged up with exhaust fumes


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Reply #16 from JoeUser Forums Top
I too learned to use chopsticks as a child and prefer them to western style knife and fork most of the time. I have several pairs, from plain bamboo to very fancy enameled ones. I use them regularly both at home and in public.

Now that i know it annoys some people, I'll enjoy it even more. :LOL
Reply #17 from JoeUser Forums Top
Sometimes I use chopsticks...it's just something different to eat with...and I like learning new things...plus, I have nothing better to do.

~Zoo
Reply #18 from JoeUser Forums Top
I also like chopsticks and they are a wonderfull weapon when inserted into the bigmouth ugly american liberals ear.

as for buttcrack I have invented a special flesh colored buttcrack spackle.
Reply #19 from JoeUser Forums Top

I too learned to use chopsticks as a child and prefer them to western style knife and fork most of the time. I have several pairs, from plain bamboo to very fancy enameled ones. I use them regularly both at home and in public.

Now that i know it annoys some people, I'll enjoy it even more. :LOL


Me too!!!! Just an fyi mason...they don't use enamel on chopsticks it's lacquer
Reply #20 from JoeUser Forums Top
There are also enamel ones, doc. I have a friend who sells antiques on Ebay, and he just got a blue enameled set with intracate designs in flowers set into them.
Reply #21 from JoeUser Forums Top
Gonna be a heck of a game!


I have a good friend who's a BIG Pats fan and has a big screen TV.
Guess where I'm going tomorrow?
With my classic "12" Bradshaw jersey and "Myron Cope Official Terrible Towel" to wave in his face every time we score!
Of course, if we lose (perish the thought!), I'll have to use it to strangle him to shut him up.


BITE YOUR DAMN TOUNGE, boy! I have my terrible towel all ready to go. I don't have a "numbered" jersy. But I do have quite a few Steelers shirts. And I "do" plan on wearing one of them.
Reply #22 from JoeUser Forums Top
Me too!!!! Just an fyi mason...they don't use enamel on chopsticks it's lacquer

I have both enameled and lacquered. FYI, the enameled ones are VERY slick and difficult to eat with.
Reply #23 from JoeUser Forums Top
Me too!!!! Just an fyi mason...they don't use enamel on chopsticks it's lacquer

I have both enameled and lacquered. FYI, the enameled ones are VERY slick and difficult to eat with.


Okay, then maybe I've just never seen them. All the ones I have (about 20 pair) and 3 of those sets are direct from China as gifts are all laquered. Maybe those that you have are made here in the US?