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« on: March 25, 2020, 02:05:10 PM »
hy don't Asians use a knife when eating? I eat at a lot of Asians' houses where there are large gatherings and disposable utensils are used. I also eat at a lot of Asian restaurants. Knives are not used; you have to ask for one. They eat with a fork and spoon but never a knife. I find it difficult to cut up many foods with only a fork or spoon, especially plastic ones. I use a knife with almost every meal because I find it every useful and often necessary to cut up food.
When I ask them why they don't use a knife they look at me like I'm from another planet. Their only response is that they don't need a knife and it would be one more thing to have to wash. They eat large pieces of meat with their hands. (Hmm...let's see...wash your hands after eating or wash a knife.....I'll take the knife.) The utility of a knife makes sense to me. Having a mustache and eating messy large food with your hands do not mix well.
I eat the efficient European way - with a fork always in my left hand and a knife always in my right hand.
I read somewhere that the Asians find it barbaric and impolite to use a knife when eating. That's nuts. I find it barbaric to eat with your hands and unnecessarily cumbersome to not use a knife. I also read that they use a knife only for food cooking preparation to cut things into bit-size pieces. Believe me, they rarely prepare food in bit-size pieces.
The next time you see an Asian eating without a knife, ask them why.
That's my rant for today. Thanks for listening.