On Mon, 18 Feb 2019 10:32:58 -0800 (PST), "
> wrote:

>On Monday, February 18, 2019 at 10:58:04 AM UTC-6, Sheldon wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, 17 Feb 2019 18:33:59 -0800 (PST), "
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >The only folks, besides Orientals, that I see eating with chopsticks are the
>> >locals trying to impress other diners. Chopsticks do not make the food taste
>> >any better than using a fork nor does it make your dining experience any better.
>>
>> Actualy chopsticks make for much more quiet and polite dining, there's
>> no clanking of metal and no one hacking off chunks that don't fit
>> their mouths so are forced to chew with an open mouth.
>>
>Where are you eating your Chinese meal?? At the local jail house? At any of
>numerous Chinese restaurants I've eaten at there are no clanking and banging
>and slamming of metal utensils on the table or on the dishes.
>>
>> I don't think so, lots of round eyes use chopsticks, especially those
>> living in the Orient. We can both handle chopsticks as well as anyone
>> and often eat with them at home.
>>
>How nice. How pretentious.

Eating with chopsticks is pretentious? How redneck. I bet you use your
hands.