Shhh! Here's my secret! Chopsticks and a small bowl! You'll eventually get tired of picking up those seeds and grains of rice! It's true the larger the cutlery and plate size, the more you eat! Write with experience. When I moved to Germany, I was appalled at the size of the plates. They were more like PLATTERS not PLATES! The spoon was so large that the first time I put it in my mouth, I felt like I was at a dentist's office and had to pry open my mouth wide, really wide. It took time getting used to, after all I had just moved from Hong Kong where I was used to eating with chopsticks, in which I had to barely part my lips. Surely, weight gain was inevitable, along with excellent, hearty food. It was almost impossible to finish every thing on my plat[t]e[r]. If only I had known then what I know now, put half the food aside to pack up to take home. This way you only eat half 'cause you know ...
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