I remember hearing this “statistic” many years ago:
It always sounded as if this could be true, particularly if you treated these numbers as “really rough” estimates. But now I’m wondering if the sentiment is accurate or is it all a bunch of BS?
Is this true now? If not, what are the actual percentages of the world’s population that uses each of the three forms? (is their a fourth alternative?)
Has this ever been true?
In searching the boards for the answer, I came upon one thread discussing the extent that chopsticks are normally used: “How far outside of China/Japan/Korea/Thailand/Vietnam do you have to go before people stop using chopsticks at the dinner table?” The answers included one who thought the questioner pretty much nailed the extent of natural chopstick usage; if so, is that a third of the world’s population?
Some cultures have changed over the years; western influences and all that.
There is also the matter of how we define the terms; for example, in the USA we commonly use knives and forks and spoons, but many certainly use chopsticks, and many foods (pizza, bbq chicken) are eaten with the hands.
Just curious.
