My teacher says that most of what can be known about a culture is evidenced in their eating utensils.
Chopsticks - quiet, earthy, simple, peaceful, gentle, efficient
Fork and Knife - loud, violent (cutting, stabbing), aggressive, force-wielding, wasteful (so many sizes of forks and spoons), cold, etc.
And this strange feeling crept over me... of needing to defend my silverware drawer.
I kept quiet. In fact, I prefer chopsticks too (except when eating pancakes of course).
I really like my teacher.
She really likes her motherland.
