Shachou to Sake to Hoshi - Ch. 17 - Boss and The Boss

[MrTurtleMan]

you could make an argument that for someone that isn't as weak as a child, getting the hang of the force needed for a knife, and to not end up with it sliding out of control from too much force is a challenge. Realistically speaking, it's not unbelievable that, the same way westerners may have a hard time with choptsticks even well into adulthood, a knife and fork may very well be hard for an adult that spent their entire lives on choptsticks.

On the chapter itself, I'm inclined to think that the offer isn't made from malicious intent, seeing as she admired her father so much, but it's certainly uncharacteristic that someone so experienced would fail to see how that could sound like even if her intentions with the proposal are good, to take care of someone she could likely see a younger, inexperienced version of herself in and likely want to repay a perceived debt to Izutsu-dad. Not to mention the whole angle from Reina's point of view, where she feels like she needs to see the company thrive to honor her father's memory, how will she see that proposal?
Honestly very curious to see where it goes from here

it’s not like we’re born knowing how to use a knife and fork. There’s a right way to hold and push with it that takes a bit of time to figure out. We just don’t remember it since we’re kids. I’ve already forgotten how to use a knife to cut food after a decade of nerve damage in my hands.

by not being used to it

most people don't need 'mechanical finese', you just pick it up after learning the trick and practicing a few days/weeks, and it's easy to remember and gives you more control than spoons and knives.

with spoon, fork and knife you can accidentally stab too hard which causes food like steak to slip since plate can be slippery if you're not careful, or juice to spill out too much, another thing is that chopsticks are wooden so even if you accidentally hit the plate with it, you won't hear a banging sound so it's better for quiet eating.

conclusion: as a chopstick user for ages (I do use spoons everyday too, knives and forks less often) yes, it's easier to eat solid foods like steak with them.

You guys trying to rebut me falls completely flat when you consider that

1. it actually does take a certain amount of finese with chopsticks despite what you guys say, knives and forks are genuinely simple, this is not just me saying it, that is just how it is, the silk road stretched from China to Europe and yet chopsticks didn't make its way West despite the fact that chopsticks are older

2. Knives are still used in Japan in this thing we called cooking, saying you're unused to using a knife means you don't cook, add onto that that forks are literally just used for spearing the food, maybe you just need to be told that sure but if you cook it won't be hard

3. Even if you're used to using chopsticks there are different kinds of chopsticks and they aren't exactly the same, I am used to using Chinese style chopsticks as that's generally what you get here but when I visited a family member who moved to Korea for a year I had to basically relearn how to use chopsticks as the different shape made holding them the same way very uncomfortable, that is not an issue you ever have with a knife and fork