Comments on: Toothpick – Is it just a Chinese habit? http://www.malaysiabest.net/2007/01/03/toothpick-is-it-just-a-chinese-habit/ Chinese, Western, Malaysia best foods blog Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:57:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Gwen http://www.malaysiabest.net/2007/01/03/toothpick-is-it-just-a-chinese-habit/comment-page-1/#comment-10067 Gwen Wed, 03 Jan 2007 16:55:01 +0000 http://www.malaysiabest.net/2007/01/03/toothpick-is-it-just-a-chinese-habit/#comment-10067 I had a friend in college that had a toothpick in his mouth everyday. He liked to just have it there for cleaning his teeth or whatever reason. So the answer is yes, I can vouch for Americans using toothpicks. However, I don't think people who believe themselves have any class use them in public LOL I had a friend in college that had a toothpick in his mouth everyday. He liked to just have it there for cleaning his teeth or whatever reason. So the answer is yes, I can vouch for Americans using toothpicks. However, I don’t think people who believe themselves have any class use them in public LOL

]]> By: Bradley M http://www.malaysiabest.net/2007/01/03/toothpick-is-it-just-a-chinese-habit/comment-page-1/#comment-10046 Bradley M Wed, 03 Jan 2007 07:53:46 +0000 http://www.malaysiabest.net/2007/01/03/toothpick-is-it-just-a-chinese-habit/#comment-10046 Yes, Westerners do use toothpicks. My father is obsessed with them, and they have to be the ones with a point on each end. I think most households have a supply of toothpicks, but because they are so versatile, they may not be primarily used for cleaning teeth. You can poke holes in things, mix epoxy, suspend strings in water for making rock candy, make a picket fence for your gingerbread house, etc. Actually, one of the most common uses of toothpicks is for spearing and picking up small bites of food (especially sauced or sloppy food) at parties, and making the fruit or vegetables added to cocktails accessible to your fingers. This leads to companies making colored or sword-shaped picks which they call "party picks." Yes, Westerners do use toothpicks. My father is obsessed with them, and they have to be the ones with a point on each end.

I think most households have a supply of toothpicks, but because they are so versatile, they may not be primarily used for cleaning teeth. You can poke holes in things, mix epoxy, suspend strings in water for making rock candy, make a picket fence for your gingerbread house, etc.

Actually, one of the most common uses of toothpicks is for spearing and picking up small bites of food (especially sauced or sloppy food) at parties, and making the fruit or vegetables added to cocktails accessible to your fingers. This leads to companies making colored or sword-shaped picks which they call “party picks.”

]]> By: hellfried http://www.malaysiabest.net/2007/01/03/toothpick-is-it-just-a-chinese-habit/comment-page-1/#comment-10034 hellfried Tue, 02 Jan 2007 23:08:08 +0000 http://www.malaysiabest.net/2007/01/03/toothpick-is-it-just-a-chinese-habit/#comment-10034 i am chinese and can vouch for the fact that i love the toothpick. there is something pleasurable in dislodging stubborn food particle wedged tight between molars. its very slenderness and pinpoint sharpness adds to the overall feeling. i am chinese and can vouch for the fact that i love the toothpick. there is something pleasurable in dislodging stubborn food particle wedged tight between molars. its very slenderness and pinpoint sharpness adds to the overall feeling.

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