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11747615 No.11747615 [Reply] [Original]

So I've been trying to learn to use chopsticks in the proper way, but I can't for the life of me get it down right. It seems if I don't steady the bottom chopstick with my ring finger, it just ends up either sliding up my finger, or it's too far back and I can't pinch anything with the top chopstick, so the top one just slides past it. I'm not really sure where I could be going wrong. Anybody have any advice?

I don't want to be laughed at by asians :(

>> No.11747622

thats pretty cool op. have you made any progress? im gay btw, not sure if that matters.

>> No.11747623

It's a mechanical process, so just keep trying to do it correctly and eventually the repetition and practice will click something in your brain.

>> No.11747652
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11747652

>>11747615
wear these, homo

>> No.11747666

>>11747615
>if I don't steady the bottom chopstick with my ring finger,
That's what youre supposed to do? The bottom is just resting on the ring finger and doesn't move at all.

>> No.11747672

>>11747666
Sorry, I meant the pad of my ring finger, rather than on the fingernail or somewhere near it. Can't make them meet since I can't get the top stick close enough.

>>11747622
Not quite yet, but i'm getting there and I respect your decisions

>>11747623
Thanks friend. I hope so. I'm also retraining myself properly since I always steadied it with my middle finger

>> No.11747928
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11747928

Op here posting pics. So this is how I've been holding it, can move the top without my thumb moving... And then

>> No.11747932
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Boom, miss entirely, and bottom just keeps sliding up my finger. Also massive cramps.

>> No.11747935

>>11747928
>>11747932
thats.. thats how it works. i have already mastered chopsticks. its better if you practice on food

>> No.11747946

>>11747935
Aren't they supposed to meet in the middle? I can't do that, so anytime I pick anything up, it just twists and slides out.

>> No.11747957

>>11747946
The bottom isn't supposed to move. You're probably forcing some movement if it slides.

>> No.11747990

>>11747957
Guess I'll keep at it then. Cheers anon

>> No.11748000

>>11747615
Just takes a little practice. If youre getting cramps and the tips are crossing youre holding them too hard. Copsticks are used pretty gently. If something is slipping youre probably picking it up right. Half of how chop sticks are used is sort of like a shovel with where the points meet like a v then balancing the food. Asians are shy about poking food with them but are by no means strangers to it and will do it and try to hide it. Seen my Thai aunt stick the bottom stick in then grab it with the top to play it off as normal on several occasions.

>> No.11748007

>Anybody have any advice?
use real utensils

>> No.11748086
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11748086

Here, I will show you.

>> No.11748098

>>11747615
>Wanting anything from bugs

>> No.11749053

>>11748086
This is cute

>> No.11749071
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11749071

definitive guide

>> No.11749344

you're moving the bottom stick upward slightly in your second pick. You can see it relative to the crease of your metacarpophalangeal joint of your index finger.

>> No.11749356

>>11749071
Based

>> No.11749475

>>11747615
I can use chopsticks, and i like using them. I can quickly grab stuff, and they never slip. I'm really good with chopsticks, but was told several times, i'm holding them wrong. I don't give a fuck, they work great for me... seeing OP's pic, i realized, i only use index finger and thumb to hold the first stick, while the other one is resting on the middle finger...

If I try to hold it like OP's pic, my hand would break...

>> No.11749499

>>11747932
use your 4th finger tip to anchor the bottom chopstick. instead of resting it on the back.

>> No.11749500

>>11749475
I hold them like that too, but my hand gets tired quickly

>> No.11749556
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11749556

instead of resting the anchor chopstick, the one that doesn't move, on the back of the 4th finger. use the 4th fingers tip to anchor it in place so it doesn't move. pic related.

>> No.11750029

>>11747615
>the bottom chopstick with my ring finger
Look at step 6. That's what you're supposed to do. Use your thumb to press down on the bottom chop where it crosses over the top (between the vee and the ring finger), that will provide enough pressure to keep it from moving. Your middle finger does all the work of moving the top chop around while the bottom chop just lays there like a bitch,

>> No.11750145

>>11747615
lmfao you whites are literally retards

>> No.11750277

>>11750145
i bet you're white you retarded larper

>> No.11750467

>>11749556
Baidu delivers now?

>> No.11750479

>>11747932
gj now get some takis and eat them while you play vidya

>> No.11751584

>>11750479
>takis

>> No.11751678

>>11749556
Is this fine though? seems like everyone I see rests it on the back of the ring finger.

Doing it this way kind of works, but feels like I'm cramping up pretty quickly

>> No.11751694

>>11747932
I don't know if it helps, but my relatives have commented that I hold my chopsticks closer to the bottom. I can use them normally, but I think holding them slightly lower lets for better control. Then you can move higher.

>> No.11751732

>>11751678
means you're exerting too much force on the chopsticks to hold them in place. you can either use your 4th finger to push against the anchor to stabilize it or exert pressure from the base of your thumb to anchor it. if your cramping your're putting too much force, let it balance between the base of your thumb and the finger tip of your 4th. only the 2nd and 3third finger act as the hinge to move. the anchor chopstick should never move.

>> No.11751749

>>11747615
Get some metal ones. Everything else seems easy afterwards

>> No.11751756

>>11747615
Sounds like I’m joking but honestly the fastest way would be to eat out with a group of Asian people (that’s for you to figure out) and don’t get a fork. Your body will figure it out in survival mode

That is how I learned

>> No.11751763

>>11749556
This is correct, that’s the element you were missing.

You might see some old Asian people fuck up a big pile of veggies and it looks like they’re barely holding on but they have some next level juju

>> No.11752600

>>11751756
I learned by eating popcorn with chopsticks, they're easy to pick up due to shape and texture so you dont get frustrated, but still make you get the technique down pat in short order. Silly, but less silly than eating popcorn with a fork or spoon.

>> No.11752641

>>11747615

Just lift the bowl to your face and use the chopsticks to shovel it in instead of being dainty and modest. Eating food with gusto shows tremendous commendation to the host for cooking such a delicious meal in Asian cultures.

>> No.11752758

Inefficient for picking things up to be honest.
It's retarded to think that they're a decent measure of how cosmopolitan you are.

>> No.11752856

I must be super-white, every time I go into one of these places they remove the chopsticks and bring me a fork without me even saying anything.

>> No.11753079

>>11747615
no one cares how you use chopsticks, proper technique has literally only ever mattered for people at fancy banquets and I doubt your family goes in for the most expensive and most traditional restaurant they can find. people with good/"proper" form occasionally get compliments about how they actually do it right, but that's because it's unusual. unless you're a faggot, asians don't care what you do

>> No.11753787
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11753787

That shit doesn't work, you should arc your middle finger and press the bottom stick against it (yellow circles = pressure), and hold the top one with just thumb and index.

>> No.11753834

>tfw it took me years to learn how to tie my shoes but learned how to use chopsticks no problem as a kid

>> No.11753863

>>11753834
Funny how it's always easier to learn useless skills fast.

>> No.11754090

>>11753834
I wish I could make brain gains as easy as when I was a kid

>> No.11755289

>>11747615
>I don't want to be laughed at by asians :(
me too

>> No.11755323
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11755323

here you go guys, problem solved.

>> No.11755392

>>11747615
>>11747946
im chinese and I cant hold it by the "correct way" (pinching motion)

didnt get corrected as a child and now I just hold it my own way with the 2 sticks together

>> No.11756777

>>11755323
this is an abomination

>> No.11757045
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11757045

I grew up using chopsticks and still use the scissors method.

>> No.11757193

>>11757045
I use pincher but I've never seen anyone use that scissors method. I'd like to see it in action, I'm intrigued.

>> No.11757282

>>11757193
Same, I couldn't find an example of it

>> No.11757537

>>11747615
haha white boi

t. chink

>> No.11757548

>>11757537
shut up and build my chinkshit, Cheng

>> No.11758141

>>11756777
I know. You can just stab with the chopsticks so a spoon on the other end would make more sense.

>> No.11758213

>>11758141
Imagine if it was half a spoon on each side

You'd lose all your soup haha

>> No.11758977

What's the best style of chopsticks though /ck/?

>> No.11759091

>>11756777
Chork on it bitch

>> No.11759112
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>>11747615
If you go to an Asian store, they will have chopsticks for children which come with instructions.

>> No.11759826

>>11759112
That's cool, I found a pair online and bought some myself just cuz. Cheers anon

>> No.11760798

>>11747615
One should rest on the long finger and in between the thumb and index
Second one you hold and use like a pen

>> No.11760811

just put the shit between the sticks and pick it up lmao, takes like 1 minute to learn

>> No.11760841

>>11749053
Not as cute as you

>> No.11760846

>>11747615
I do not understand how people struggle with chopsticks. I'm white as the driven snow and I've known how to use chopsticks since the age of 5.

>> No.11761932

>>11760846
I have shaky hands :(

>> No.11764235

>>11747652
>made in Hong Kong
kek

>> No.11764804

Chopsticks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ori2U3tKcIA

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>>11747615
>try and try to eat with these at buffets since my brother insists the entire family use them
>get fed up trying to pick up some orange chicken after 20 seconds
>do the most american thing I can think of and stab the fucking thing and eat it like a patriot
Fuck chink sticks. We don't use flint axes to cut wood anymore why is anyone wasting their time with these fucking useless things? It is called a fork jackie chan.

>> No.11765354

>>11753787
A random Buddhist monk saw that I was struggling to eat a bento and taught me how to use chopsticks this way
I've tried the method in OP's pic and I don't feel it's as firm as it should be

>> No.11767326

>>11749053
>>11760841
Get a room fags(or if either you is a w*man post feet)

>> No.11767382

Anyone else hate metal chopsticks but love wooden ones? I find wooden 10x easier to use on wet dishes

>> No.11767403

I use chopsticks kind of weird, I use my middle finger to direct it more than my index finger. But it seems to work just as well as the "correct" way so I don't bother to fix it.

>> No.11767473

>>11767382
same, wooden ones grip much better. And fuck those flat korean ones they are impossible to use and this is coming from an asian

>> No.11768096

>>11767382
I dont get why even use metal chopsticks, I get that its a long tradition in korea and its easier to clean? But eating noodles with metal chopsticks is just annoying.

>> No.11768641

>>11768096
Yeah metal sucks, and I'm pretty sure it's bad for your teeth

>> No.11768992

>>11768641
>pretty sure it's bad for your teeth
So, western "silverware" is actually wood or the west just has rotten teeth, retard!

>> No.11770249

>>11764235
Holy shit lol good eye

>> No.11770276

Dude it's like learning to write with a pencil or pen. Everyone holds it differently, you don't need to do it the "proper" way so long as you are using one hand.

Just take a day to learn.

>> No.11770743

Chopsticks feel uncomfortable af to me. I can use them but after a few minutes it's like my whole hand is cramping up.

>> No.11771642

>>11770276
topkek