from the “quotes from non-riders” thread.
ok…discuss!
chopsticks=pointless, kinda like unis to bikes (plz dont hate me) they also have a fun quality about them though, so for practicalitys sake, there worse, for fun. MUCH BETTER. maybe theyd be better if we could make a “coker” chopstick lol
Oh, my gosh. You started a thread on this!!! 
Here are a few to start with.
Culinary versatility.
- You can easily and swiftly target bits to pick up.
- They are sooooo much easier to use when frying and flipping certain things than using tongs.
Misc. uses
- Ever need to pick up a dead bug to show to students but don’t want to use your hands, don’t want to damage the specimen, and don’t want large tools in the way. Chopsticks work great… or improvise with two pencils. Tweezers work well too… of course but chopsticks can get into deep spaces.
Your turn.
Chopsticks aren’t as effective as conventional western utensils, but I personally think they are VERY fun to use.
Chopsticks are cool, if you know how to use them well, that is. Sometimes it can be frustrating when you just cant seem to get that little piece of chicken from your plate to your mouth. So I prefer to stab the hell out of my helpless victim with four terrbily sharp prongs. However, chopsticks are still fun.
thas when you just shove your face in to the plate, and pull a randy(from a christmas story) and prove that utensiles of any kind are overrated!!!
haha
whos my little piggy
and the dads just like…sicko
hey, id be like that to if my finest moment in life was geting a leg lamp:D
I actually find it easier to eat things like noodles with chop sticks. you don’t need to wrap it around the utensil like you would on a fork and can grab those noodles that are hanging out of your mouth.
When eating dishes like stew and shepherds pie a fork rules.
Another great thing about chopsticks is they are supper simple to make. If you give me a log, a saw and a knife i can make a complete utensil set in about an hour with the spoon taking most of the time (I burn out the bowl). I can make a decent set of chopsticks in a couple minutes.
For anything other than say a big hunk of steak that needs be cut up, chopsticks are far more efficient than a knife and fork.
They have much greater precision, and it’s not neccesary to pierce the food in order to eat it.
The only reason you all say that forks are better is because you’re used to them.
Noodles… YES! Give me noodles… but give me chopsticks too!
Sure… but here I could use a spoon.
Other superior culinary uses:
- It would be nearly impossible… or at least verrrry messy to wrap rice in a small sheet of seaweed (aka nori, kim) at the table. Chopsticks… no problem. Even a thin sheet of kim can be picked up with no difficulty, placed on a bowl of rice, wrapped around the rice and directed to your mouth.
Another misc use:
- Pull a lemon wedge out of a tall glass of ice with chopsticks.
OH, and back to the bugs… a tender touch with chopsticks can pick up even a live bug specimen without hurting it… but you have to have the skills.
Steak… you got me there… for this a knife and fork are required… unless you use fingers and savage teeth. 
Then again, in most chopstick weilding countries the cook’s job is to make the food totally prepared before it gets to the table. Asking a guest to cut his own meat?! 
A no-no… 
im trying to think of foods that i eat that dont require cutting…curry and the occasional stirr fries come to mind…so a lot of food needs cutting.
its from observation that i say forks are better. you can shovel better with a fork, you can cut things to an extent using the side of a fork or stab them.
i conceed that it might be better to eat noodles with chopsticks but i think it is much neater and less disgusting in the mouth closed western eating style to cut with the side of the fork and/or wrap noodles round the fork like classically eating spaghetti rather than do the constant stream of noodles from bowl to mouth that chopsticks induce.
Definately cultural differences…
I can cut anything with chopsticks that I can cut with a fork.
Shovel? Stabbing?
Again… definately cultural differences. 
Ok… how about some more…
Metal chopsticks last long and are a versatile tool in the kitchen. You can scrape stuff, poke stuff when cleaning, …
Oh, and how about getting that last olive from a thin tall jar… gotta reach for a special long fork for that… no wait… we have chopsticks…
as unicyclists, we should embrace the difficult: the single chop stick
very tricky to eat rice with
I use a chopstick to stir the coffee and coffee grounds mixture in my French press. A chopstick is perfect for that.
I have to ask as this is a utensil themed thread, Americans, do you eat with knife in right hand, fork in left, or do that ridiculous business where you cut your food up in this manner, then put the knife down, swap the fork to the right hand and proceed to shovel, stopping only to swap back to the previous configuration to cut up more food? Most Americans I’ve eaten with seem to favour this method and it takes about twice as long as normal, can I base my knowledge of an entire nation’s eating habits on these few examples?
fits with what i have seen in a few examples.
nah ***** and unis are pritty equal
I am pretty American, and I use my fork with my left and knife with my right.
There is no switching going on.
Chase
I have been trained by a great master in chop-fu