Can you, Do you use chopsticks?

[CheshireVal]

I can use them, but find them frustrating with noodles. I usually use them only for sushi, but eat Chinese dishes (like lo mein) with a fork.

 

[goodeats]

Yes, I do. I don't notice them slowing me down any.

 

[rhanditresmom]

Yep! I've used them since I was nine. My kids have used them since they were very small. Love 'em!

 

[joshsmom]

Nope, never learned how to do it. I'm not the most coordinated person in the Midwest!!

 

[MinnieM3]

I can but it's not a pretty sight! For some odd reason, DH6, can use them well! Go figure!

 

[swankybeth]

I can use chopsticks and do when I am eating Japanese, Korean, Chinese or Vietnamese food. My dad, on the other hand, will use chopsticks for any and every food. He's just weird like that.

 

[Jen_in_NH]

I can only use them if I get to use them like a spear. No way am I that coordinated.

Jen

 

[luvthatduke]

DH can & does use them like a pro.
I, on the other hand, am apparently chopstick dyslexic!

 

[AllyBri]

Several of the Japenese rest. we go to don't even have forks.

 

[SPAM]

i love chopsticks. i use them whenever i eat chinese, which is a lot, lol. i think of it as a great skill to have (you never know when im going to be trapped in china w/o a fork ) jk, but i think its fun

 

[Papa Deuce]

I an not. But my buddy INSISTS that he use them even though he really stinks at it. Makes eating Chinese with him take 5x as long.

 

[disykat]

I can use them, but usually choose the fork instead. The exception is takeout terriyaki. I'd much rather use inexpensive wooden chopsticks than a cheap plastic fork.

 

[KarenAylwood]

Watching me try to use chopsticks is like... watching a blind man try to play Jenga.

It just doesn't work out no matter how hard you try to believe it will.

 

[shortbun]

Years ago, my friend's mother(who was visiting from China at the birth of her grand daughter) laughed that we would use chopsticks. She said we had forks and spoons; why would we use chopsticks? I thought hers an interesting observation.

 

[mbw12]

I definitely use chopsticks when eating in a chinese or sushi restaurant! To me, it is all part of the dining experience!!!!!