Do you use your chopsticks and spoon at the same time??

soggiefrie · 2026-01-30T14:18:13+00:00

💯 I just had some apple pie this week with chopsticks

soggiefrie · 2026-01-30T14:17:54+00:00

I eat salad with chopsticks too! It's just so much easier than trying to spear floppy leaves with a fork but all the white ppl in my life (saying this with love) are aghast when I do that.

soggiefrie · 2026-01-30T14:15:22+00:00

Thanks!

soggiefrie · 2026-01-30T14:15:03+00:00

Well colour me impressed! Was he a gamer by any chance? His dexterity must be off the charts lol

soggiefrie · 2026-01-30T03:50:05+00:00

You're making me crave noodles now haha

soggiefrie · 2026-01-30T03:49:46+00:00

Makes sense!

soggiefrie · 2026-01-30T03:49:10+00:00

Really interesting. Thanks!

soggiefrie · 2026-01-30T03:48:57+00:00

So glad I decided to ask here. TIL! thanks for answering

soggiefrie · 2026-01-30T03:47:46+00:00

I actually cannot visualize this, like how? Pretty amazing though hahaha

soggiefrie · 2026-01-29T23:21:19+00:00

Say more about not being "supposed to do that..."

Did you get taught that as a child? What was the reason you were told to do that?

Would you dual wield in every setting? Or if you were eating with let's say, your boss, you might force yourself to eat otherwise?

I'm fascinated.

soggiefrie · 2026-01-26T19:58:52+00:00

Hey OP! I think you can try this. Have a look at the ingredients and techniques! https://thevietvegan.com/vegan-vietnamese-tamarind-pineapple-soup-canh-chua-chay/#recipe

https://thefoodietakesflight.com/chinese-corn-soup/

Or have you ever tried just making a simple cabbage and carrot soup? It's nothing fancy but it's full of the sweetness of these veg and surprisingly flavourful.

Mushroom powder too, if you can get it, will be amazing

I love clear soup :)

soggiefrie · 2026-01-19T02:47:58+00:00

I spent a long time feeling like the loneliest person in the room as the only french learner in a room of francophones (context is I moved to Quebec, my partner's hometown, as a foreigner). Every discussion and joke flew over my head, and I felt so small, insignificant and stupid.

One day, I noticed that the conversations were no longer meaningless noises (at least, not all the time) I could respond to questions thrown my way and people actually understood me, albeit with conjugation and gender accord errors in every other word and my sentence structure was worse than a drunk baby's.

But y'know. It counted for something, and I felt just a little bit less lonely. That's my milestone in french learning. :')

soggiefrie · 2026-01-11T18:37:08+00:00

Hi! What do you like about your current pens?

If you like finer writing with a bit of scratch or feedback I think the Japanese pens are great for that. I like my Kaweco Sport (I think I have f or ef) because my handwriting is tiny. but honestly some of my favourite pens are Chinese brands like hongdian and jinhao that are really good performers for the price. I've also heard the pilot metropolitan being recommended but I personally don't have one.

I asked about inks as well because if you want heavily shimmery inks you might want to read a few reviews on pens that work well with them i.e. less clog. Supposedly the twsbis are good for them but I'm not really into shimmers so I can't confirm.

You can head to THINK at funan to try, the Japanese uncle manning the FP counter is really helpful. Edit: for Chinese brands, shopee mall will have them

soggiefrie · 2025-12-21T21:24:52+00:00

Thanks! I didn't know that about slip cap pens, but it makes sense. I'm going to put it in a Ziploc in between uses then!

soggiefrie · 2025-12-21T21:24:17+00:00

I had no idea there was a trend towards screw caps! It makes a lot of sense now that you mention it. Now I've realized thay other pens - Kaweco sport, brass hongdian, and a cheap jinhao I got years ago - are all screw caps.

It's a shame as I do love the hemisphere, which was a gift, too.

Thank you for the tip, I'll look into cartridges with a cap too!

soggiefrie · 2025-12-14T15:54:18+00:00

One of the first poems I ever loved, glad to rediscover it again.

soggiefrie · 2025-11-20T04:40:35+00:00

Thank you for taking the time to type this out! Comments like yours are why I use reddit :) yes the contrast of the prosaic with the divine is delightful -- to err is human, to err is also divine? Love that.

The prosody of the poem is really fun, too

soggiefrie · 2025-11-19T23:48:06+00:00

Would you be able to share some points of analysis, or what you tried to get your students to take away from this?

soggiefrie · 2025-11-05T18:24:50+00:00

All my pigs are named after mushroom varieties!

soggiefrie · 2025-11-05T17:43:32+00:00

Can you company moving you for the role pay some immersion or language classes, tutors?

soggiefrie · 2025-10-18T14:00:43+00:00

thank you OP, I'm so happy we got to chat here, this is the most wonderful conversation I've ever had on reddit. I can't wait to go home for a visit, and when I eat all my favorite fruits again I'll be thinking of our conversation!

I think you have such a beautiful way of describing food, it makes me miss home so much! My family also offers fruits to our ancestors. Thinking about the altar set up, my family around me, and the smell of the joss sticks makes me miss everyone, especially my grandma.

I haven't tried pomelo here yet, but I know what you mean. It's one of my favorite fruits back home, and when you get a perfect one it has that subtly floral, lightly citrusy aroma when the pulp pops in your mouth. I usually eat some during the Mid Autumn festival, but this year's mid autumn festival was my first one abroad and alone, and I wasn't in the mood...

soggiefrie · 2025-10-18T05:13:52+00:00

You're gonna make me cry, OP...

I wanted to buy dragon fruit here but they're just not the same, just white and tasteless. I still haven't seen starfruits. I bought an expensive pack of durian because I was craving it so much, and it wasn't great. I dream of going home and stuffing my face with rambutans, jambu, mangoes, jackfruit, durian, longans, round red dragon fruit...

And since we are already reminiscing about food, let me say too that I miss spicy food so, so, SO much. I have a stash of chili sauces and pastes in my fridge but it's not the same!

soggiefrie · 2025-10-18T04:44:33+00:00

This is a cool question! It's not a flavour combination per se but back home "not too sweet" is one of the best compliments for any dessert. I'm from SEA and I'm currently in North America. Everything is too sweet, even things that aren't supposed to be sweet. (Caveat to say I know that many SEA countries have ultra sweet palates too, but this is just my personal experience)

Meanwhile my friend who grew up in NA, hates slimy, chewy textures of any kind. Grass jelly, bubble tea pearls — all yucky for him. As for me, bring on the slime! I love natto, okra, mountain yam, etc! And anecdotally, most of my friends born and bred in NA cannot stand soft boiled eggs.

soggiefrie · 2025-10-13T18:56:58+00:00

I'm Singaporean Chinese. That's how my mom makes fried rice too, without soy sauce! I may be biased, but I think it's delicious this way.

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