Easterners use chopsticks, while Westerners use knives and forks. Different countries have different education and therefore different cultures. It's a custom passed down from both cultures. And there are no chopsticks in the West, different cultures use different things.

Chopsticks are essential utensils in our daily life. With the dexterous movement of the fingers, people can perfectly cope with the "challenges" of various kinds of food. The earliest chopsticks were mainly made of bamboo and wood. Later, chopsticks made of ivory, animal bones, jade, gold, silver, copper and iron appeared. In recent times, with the development of industry, there are plastic chopsticks, aluminum alloy chopsticks, artificial crystal chopsticks and so on.

Chopsticks are not only a tool in our daily life, but also carry our cultural heritage. Though small, chopsticks are a legacy of Chinese culture. From learning to speak through teeth to toddling to holding chopsticks, it seems to have become a necessary experience for Chinese people to go from cognizance to growth. Although chopsticks are light, they are an important part of Chinese table manners. Chopsticks are a culture of etiquette in China that honors the old and loves the young.

The cutlery eaten by Westerners is mainly knives and forks, which is related to the fact that Westerners eat meat. Europe is dominated by animal husbandry and its staple foods are beef and lamb. It is most convenient to cut meat with a knife and send it into the mouth. Knives and forks are used sequentially from the outside in. When eating, the right hand and the left hand usually cooperate with each other, that is, a knife and a fork are used in pairs. Compared with Chinese food, Western food is not only the difference between chopsticks and knife and fork, but also the experience of personal cultural taste. The role of the knife and fork is to cut. In rationed meals, the large is cut into smaller ones, and the small into even smaller ones. This continuous action of cutting from large to small fosters the Westerner's logical thinking from appearance to essence.