My Indian muslim housemate

[Telstra]

It only shows that your housemate is comfortable in your house

I told him right away that i'm into men LOL
He is "straight" by the way.

 

[gsdx]

Sit-down toilets are common. Nice squatter style toilets are common. There are also shabby toilets that aren't much more than holes in the floor.

Just going by what my landlord has told me. He broke both of his ankles a few years ago and has had knee surgery as well. He can't squat anymore and uses a special seat that he places over the hole when he visits his family.

Thanks for the clarification.

 

[Newmercedes]

I don't see any problems with this. Basically, he just told you guys how his roommate eating. Very simple. Its not a big deal

 

[pat grimshaw]

…Its not a big deal

Some people enjoy taking offence.

And others enjoy taking offence on behalf of strangers on the other side of the planet.

While others sit in comfortable armchairs and pretend they're in a pulpit.

 

[ravenstar]

I'd probably be better eating food with my fingers than I am with utensils. I spill enough food when I eat when I'm using a fork. I still can't make chopsticks work properly either. That's always a hit and miss experience.

 

[gsdx]

I don't see any problems with this. Basically, he just told you guys how his roommate eating. Very simple. Its not a big deal

It's not so much that he just told us how his roommate eats, but he told us that he should get with the times and eat with utensils. After all, it IS 2013.

He mocked and insulted his roommate's culture. It's like mocking East Asians for using chopsticks.

 

[Ram]

My mom said that eating with your hands helps you the appreciate the food better. It makes the meal more delicious. She always eat with her hands. Sometimes when she is eating with her hands, I will ask her to feed me. Being fed by someone you love with their hands is indescribable. Really take the blues away from a bad day.

I don't really like to eat with my hands because my nails are manicured but when I do, I truly enjoy the meal. Feeling the warmth of the food is adds to the pleasure of eating. There's something magical about it that I like.

Engineering can be defined as finding simple solution without any added expense or waste to a problem. Maybe your roommate is on to something. If you are eating with your hands and you make a mess, you are not doing it right.

 

[xbuzzerx]

My mom said that eating with your hands helps you the appreciate the food better. It makes the meal more delicious. She always eat with her hands. Sometimes when she is eating with her hands, I will ask her to feed me. Being fed by someone you love with their hands is indescribable. Really take the blues away from a bad day.

I don't really like to eat with my hands because my nails are manicured but when I do, I truly enjoy the meal. Feeling the warmth of the food is adds to the pleasure of eating. There's something magical about it that I like.

Engineering can be defined as finding simple solution without any added expense or waste to a problem. Maybe your roommate is on to something. If you are eating with your hands and you make a mess, you are not doing it right.

I was going to say something similar to your last sentence. I hear people complain about chopsticks are too hard to eat certain things with. That's lack of skill doing it the right way, not that chopsticks are bad to eat with. Everything solid, including non sticky rice, is possible to eat with someone who knows how to use chopsticks correctly.

 

[Telstra]

My mom said that eating with your hands helps you the appreciate the food better. It makes the meal more delicious. She always eat with her hands. Sometimes when she is eating with her hands, I will ask her to feed me. Being fed by someone you love with their hands is indescribable. Really take the blues away from a bad day.

I don't really like to eat with my hands because my nails are manicured but when I do, I truly enjoy the meal. Feeling the warmth of the food is adds to the pleasure of eating. There's something magical about it that I like.

Engineering can be defined as finding simple solution without any added expense or waste to a problem. Maybe your roommate is on to something. If you are eating with your hands and you make a mess, you are not doing it right.

mmmm i know how to eat using hands
because you know where i was born LOL. Using spoon is just easier and quicker.

 

[pat grimshaw]

^ how many years have you been practicing?

 

[Newmercedes]

It's not so much that he just told us how his roommate eats, but he told us that he should get with the times and eat with utensils. After all, it IS 2013.

He mocked and insulted his roommate's culture. It's like mocking East Asians for using chopsticks.

Dude. I don't see anything wrong using Chopticks, just like spoon, knife... etc.I think you have a problem.

 

[Telstra]

It's not so much that he just told us how his roommate eats, but he told us that he should get with the times and eat with utensils. After all, it IS 2013.

He mocked and insulted his roommate's culture. It's like mocking East Asians for using chopsticks.

If this is mocking, there would not be any writings on the internet what so ever.
You will see blank screens everywhere.

 

[Newmercedes]

Wow I can do whatever I want at home and keep my culture but when I go to work I try NOT to eat seafood, shrimps, fish and fish sauce. My Company can NOT tell me what and how to eat, either my Friends but to respect them I just DON"T do it.

 

[Newmercedes]

Im Asian but I use Spoons or Chopsticks when I eat Rice and use my Fingers when I eat meat with bones. I try not to use my fingers too much while eating and make sure I wash my hands really well before and after eating. Depends what I eat and I will use the right one.

 

[Telstra]

My mom said that eating with your hands helps you the appreciate the food better. It makes the meal more delicious. She always eat with her hands. Sometimes when she is eating with her hands, I will ask her to feed me. Being fed by someone you love with their hands is indescribable. Really take the blues away from a bad day.

I don't really like to eat with my hands because my nails are manicured but when I do, I truly enjoy the meal. Feeling the warmth of the food is adds to the pleasure of eating. There's something magical about it that I like.

Engineering can be defined as finding simple solution without any added expense or waste to a problem. Maybe your roommate is on to something. If you are eating with your hands and you make a mess, you are not doing it right.

No he didn't make a mess. He use a big plate.
The fingers looks messy with rice and spices stuck on the fingers. I'm not complaining, just commenting.
He is a very nice guy, much nicer than some of the people on here.

 

[Telstra]

oh by the way,
he believe everything is coming from the perfect book Quaran LOL
I don't have much details on his opinions about religion yet.

 

[freefall]

No offense, Telly, but you have tolerance issues...if he opts to eat with his hands, so what? It's not like he smears the oil or everything on his hands onto your clothes/furniture afterward. If he believes in eating kosher food, so what? He's not forcing it on you.

In Asian countries, it's actually pretty common to eat using hands instead of utensils, even for curry, salad, and other gravy cuisines, even the wealthy and educated ones (doctors, scientists, managers). But I don't know about the Koran saying something about eating with hands...most of my most devoted Muslim friends use spoons and forks.

I prefer using utensils, because here, toilets are often broken, dirty, or located far away, and tissue paper is often not available.

 

[Telstra]

No offense, Telly, but you have tolerance issues...if he opts to eat with his hands, so what? It's not like he smears the oil or everything on his hands onto your clothes/furniture afterward. If he believes in eating kosher food, so what? He's not forcing it on you.

In Asian countries, it's actually pretty common to eat using hands instead of utensils, even for curry, salad, and other gravy cuisines, even the wealthy and educated ones (doctors, scientists, managers). But I don't know about the Koran saying something about eating with hands...most of my most devoted Muslim friends use spoons and forks.

I prefer using utensils, because here, toilets are often broken, dirty, or located far away, and tissue paper is often not available.

Since when did i complain about him eating with his hands ???
Please point me to that post.

 

[SLOPPYSECONDS]

awsum is da ways civlized world keep da ways

thankyou

now ta go eat ma nose

 

[Nishin]

I saw some show once with an Indian wedding and they were rolling rice and something else I guess into a ball and eating it with their hands. It's their custom it's fine with me. We eat burgers and pizza with out hands. Once I knew this woman who grew up in Spain and she said she didn't eat any food with her hands.

Any comment on this from Telstra?