I heard it started in China, because of the fact that they cut up their food so small. They believe it is not right to give your guests a huge peice of meat and expect them to cut it up. I think they still use it simply because it's easier for them. Plus, I find using chop sticks more enjoyable, and using chopsticks may increase your dexterity.

Mind explaining that a bit better? "Scoops". Do you mean like how one would use a spoon? I know I probably "scoop" if I'm using chopsticks with rice.

Chop Stix are more easy to use with some food then spoon and fork. I find it much better eating noodles with chop stix, and sticky rice. Wth fried rice I use a spoon;most Japanese people do. In Japan resteruants give a spoon with fried rice.

Are you talking about Americans using Chop Stix?
We are Americans, chop stix is not in our cultural, so most of us don't know how to use them that well. Ive seen even Japanese use chop stix in that manner. No ones perfect.

And some people are such Fags...

My brain seems to have short circuited somewhere! :eek:

The other night I ordered a salad with my pizza in an Italian restaurant and my roommate caught me looking for something. I had instinctively looked for chopsticks with my silverware when the waitress set the dish down.

I guess my preference is now a habit. And after a few minutes fighting romaine ribs with dull fork tines I really began considering pulling my own hashi out of my backpack no matter how strange it would look.

Benefit wise, I actually read somewhere that using chop sticks to eat your food seems to make it taste better than when using other utenils. I personally never noticed any difference, but I guess others have.

Well, why NOT chopsticks? I use them most of the time at home, myself.