Japanese man arrested for killing father with chopstick

channelnewsasia.com ^ | 06/16/2016

[varyouga]

Japanese and Chinese have been using spoons since practically the beginning of their civilizations. Some early bronze-making civilizations in Egypt and Eastern Asia (now China) were found to have made table forks since ~2000 BC and it is believed that forks were first introduced to Europe via Venice by traders

Small table forks only became popular in Europe outside the Italian regions around the 16th century. Northern Europeans didn't fully adopt forks until the 18th century. Before that, most Europeans ate solid foods with their hands. Some cooks for the wealthy had big forks for handling large meats.

I grew up with forks but got introduced to chopsticks around age 10. I thought chopsticks were better for everything except uncut steak and spaghetti. But of course they suck for everything if you aren't used to them...

[Billthedrill]

"He said in his anger he waved the chopstick in front of his father but before he knew it, it got stuck in him," the officer said.

"It just went off, Your Honor." Best of luck with that one in court.

[dfwgator]

We need sensible chopstick control laws.

[Ditter]

Interesting! I have tried to use chopsticks and I would starve to death if that was all I had......or I would eat with my fingers.

My next door neighbor are Japanese, I wonder if they use chopsticks.

[Hoffer Rand]

"He said in his anger he waved the chopstick in front of his father but before he knew it, it got stuck in him," the officer said.

You know, lose the anger and change the participants, and this sounds a lot like how I accidentally got pregnant the first time while celebrating my second anniversary...

[bgill]

Ban chopsticks!

[forgotten man]

“Am I the first to call for a ban on all chopsticks longer than 20cm?”

Don’t laugh. The Japanese might do something like that. A few years ago a person was killed with a knife. After that Japanese were turning in their knives. They set up collection points for knives.

[roadcat]

I thought chopsticks were better for everything except uncut steak and spaghetti.

Chopsticks are excellent for spaghetti, more so than a fork. You need to gain experience with chopsticks to enjoy their beneficial use. I am quite adept with them, and it is much easier to eat with them than with a fork. The one caveat I might add, is that I am speaking of Japanese chopsticks. I dislike Chinese style chopsticks which are round and slippery and generally useless. The Japanese engineered better chopsticks, with better gripping action. Once you learn to use them, you'll be able to scoop up large bundles of rice, vegetables, noodles, practically anything down to a single grain of rice. Much faster eating than with a fork, when time is a factor.

[Daffynition]

My new phobia: Consecotaleophobia- Fear of chopsticks0

[pa_dweller]

I have to wonder how that ancestor worship thing is going to work out for him.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

They had spoons.

And how is it that the west is not able to come up with a better way to get food in their mouths then using a miniature farm tool?