I live in Norway. You can only get raw fish and potatoes here.

Mmmmmm, the land of rakfisk.

Do you guys even eat sandwiches?

Cultural tourist white boy alert!

Dude, I've been to China dozens of times.

Tell me you do not eat your Low Mein with a fork, you barbaric and uncultured heathen.

Low Mein is a greasy mess.. Bleh. I mean it tastes decent but it's not something I ever order. It doesn't deserve chopsticks.

Ok, a good bowl of Pho then.

Food tastes the same regardless of what utensil you use. Using chopsticks is nothing more than a fun novelty. You have no reason to use them other than for fun, and considering it "cultured" to use them for no real reason is just self-indulgent nonsense.

Ok plastic fork boy.

I haven't eaten with a plastic fork in so long I can't even remember the last time I used one. Not because I shun them, I just haven't.

Sporks are fabulous, though. If they made actual metal sporks, I would totally buy and eat exclusively with them.

Actually I'm going to disagree. Certain foods should be eaten a certain way in order to fully satisfy all of the senses. Eating a BBQd rack of ribs with your hands is part of the experience. A knife and fork with a sirloin steak is ritual. Soup and cereal is spoon territory. And Asian food is when the chop sticks come out.

I learned to use them while traveling over there out of respect for the hosts.

Re: Plastic forks. Do you keep a set of silverware with you at all times for when you eat out in lower end restaurants and fast food places???

Wait you're joking right? Of course metal sporks are a thing lol, just Google it

A.) Those are all convenient ways to eat those foods, and B.) we're just used to using those utensils for those jobs. Please explain to me how using chop sticks to eat lo mein enhances the flavor over using a fork.

I just haven't eaten anything at a fast food place that would require a plastic fork, and any restaurant I've been to in the last when-the-hell-ever has had metal utensils.

I didn't say taste, I said experience. Generally speaking, why do we eat ribs with our hands but not a steak?

'Cause ribs have handles.

How does it enhance the experience, besides giving an artificial sense of authenticity?

It's not an artificial sense of authenticity for the person that finds enjoyment in being authentic. I enjoy eating my Pho with chop sticks. It actually would feel weird eating it with a fork.

I love that, even after his death, Mitch Hedberg lives on by derailing image threads into semantics concerning the merit of one utensil over another.

Let's just form a club and be done with it. :)

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^Mitch. I enjoyed his humor.

That's not true.. Sure that's what it was at first, but when I got good with them it's actually just a better utensil than a fork for certain foods.

What you just described is an artificial sense of authenticity. And you're not being authentic. You're being a goofy white person. If you have fun doing that, then go ahead, I've eaten with chopsticks for my own amusement as well, but I've also never called anyone a barbarian for not using them to eat lo mein, because that's dumb.

They're two entirely different utensils, so I'm sure they each have their benefits, but white people claiming that you should only ever eat such-and-such Asian food with chopsticks are still being morons. If I saw two tourists from China, and one was berating the other for trying to eat spaghetti and meatballs with chopsticks, I would consider the first to be a dumbass.

Calling you barbaric and uncultured really had nothing specific to do with the current discussion. It was more of an general reference which could fit just about any discussion.

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You're supposed to use it as a scooper when you're eating rice.

Yeah, when it comes to rice, chopsticks sound like a much less effective alternative to a fork or spoon.

Ever wonder why in Chinese places the rice is served separate in its own little bowl?

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Not really, no.

Cute kitty.

Thanks man. I've always liked tabbies.

As for the rest of you, time to start posting picks of yourself using chopsticks and/or sporks.

This is my first Christmas in a whole decade without my tabby :( but on the bright side, I made a lot of cool salves today. Nothin so therapeutic as getting in touch with one's hippy side. Or binge eating rum cake.

Why not just drink rum?

I'm broke :( it's a sadly sober 30th bday.

Is that a brioche bun?

No, thats a picture of me.

You win. All the rest of 'em are cultural frauds.

That beard is in serious need of another reboot.

Someone kicked me in the face just last week though.

EDIT: did I get someone pregnant? The dad jokes are coming too effortlessly tonight.

Regarding the bread, I guess sourdough.

No, just a diouche bag.