[Amnell]

I love using hashi~! I only recently figured out how to do it, too XP . Only problem is that they make my hand hurt sometimes, which probably means I'm doing something a little wrong :P .

I wouldn't say that using chopsticks is easier than using a fork or vice versa. They're both pretty easy, really. I'd say that forks (and knives) are more suited to European food, Hashi to Asian food, and both are pretty adaptable to other cuisine types--Mexican, for example, usually has its meat cut into bite size pieces like Japanese. Of course, Mexican and a lot of American are "finger" food, so :P .

Let me tell ya, though: Chopsticks and fettuccine alfredo don't work well together unless the sticks have barbs on the end O_O . On the other hand, eating Chow Mein or Soba with a fork is exceedingly dull.