why farang/foreigners use chopsticks with Thai food

Because tjjey think all asians use chopsticks just because Japanese and Chinese use chopsticks. Thais have been using spoons and folks for over 100 years.

Thais use chopsticks for noodles

troll?

moving on

And also for certain other dishes like pad pakachet.

Thais used to use chopsticks until Rama II saw people using cutlery while in England and decided it was far more civillised. Having sausage fingers I can't use the things at any cost so spoon and fork works for me.

what do you care what the farang eats with as long as he pays the bill

FYI---I live in canada and i eat with chopsticks all the time............even salad.......ohhhhhhhh weird

get a life

because eating rice with a metal spoon is disgusting, as most rice-eating nations have long known.

Never mind, chopsticks or forks, some rural areas like Ban Nong Pradu use standard fingers.

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why farang/foreigners use chopsticks with Thai food

Because they are clueless.
I see this all the time. I think it's an ego thing. "Look at me. I eat like the locals". Like I said. Clueless.

I think it's an ego thing

I eat with chopsticks at home with most of my dishes, and it certainly has nothing to do with ego (my wife stopped being impressed with that many years ago). The reason I use chopsticks is they make more sense for certain dishes. In addition, they eliminate the taste of metal you get using cutlery.

Using a spoon for rice looks infantile quite frankly, something my baby will do before she is able to use chopsticks.