And I find chopsticks frankly distressing. Am I alone in thinking it o…

Bill Bryson
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And I find chopsticks frankly distressing. Am I alone in thinking it odd that a people ingenious enough to invent paper, gunpowder, kites and any number of other useful objects, and who have a noble history extending back 3,000 years haven't yet worked out that a pair of knitting needles is no way to capture food? ✨ Bill Bryson (2010). Notes From A Small Island: Journey Through Britain, p.145, Random House
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