jozsef:
My goodness. That is unusual and also impressive. I stopped using chopsticks the day I went to a restaurant with a Chinese friend who used a fork. He explained that he can certainly use chopsticks and immediately demonstrated quite a remarkable level of skill but went on to say that forks are just better and there is no stigma attachedย to using them in his culture. Since then, I've left chopsticks for all of my European friends to use at such times but I never bother. BTW, I seriously suck with the things. Just can't master the skill at all. The bottom of the heap. Pathetic. Like having four left feet. A paragon of ineptitude. The dexterity of a newborn. I also tend to cry loudly and disturb the other diners, which never helps anyone. But it's OK. Now I really want to try again just with potato chips. Should I? It's nice to hear your voice, BTW.ย ๐