> Utensils are a great idea. The west uses forks, the East uses chopsticks. Cultures have very different foods. My uninformed guess is that foods and utensils

> Utensils are a great idea. The west uses forks, the East uses chopsticks. Cultures have very different foods. My uninformed guess is that foods and utensils evolved side-by-side. The west doesn't use chopsticks because most food wouldn't benefit from being eaten with chopsticks.