• TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 year ago

    “You eat rice like Chinese person”

    From the lady behind the counter as I was watching some bullshit on my phone and eating mapo tofu

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      1 year ago

      I’m not even sure what that could mean. Maybe using chopsticks instead of a fork? I’ve always just eaten food with whatever utensil is typically used for that type of cuisine. I think most people, Chinese or otherwise, eat Chinese food with chopsticks, don’t they?

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        1 year ago

        I think it was that I had picked up the takeout container close to my face and was using the chopsticks to shovel rice into my maw as I watched some video.

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      1 year ago

      I keep meaning to make sticky rice at some point. I also tend to eat rice with chopsticks at Chinese restaurants, but anywhere else the rice is too loose