U.S. president thanks Obama city for gift of chopsticks

Thursday 16th July, 06:16 AM JST

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bdiego at 08:35 AM JST - 16th July

Well to be fair lacquered chopsticks are a lot more durable and high quality than your standard chopstick. And believe me, I've been using chopsticks for 30 years.
Altria at 09:15 AM JST - 16th July

Can Obama use chopsticks?!
ratpack at 09:27 AM JST - 16th July

Just what he has always wanted
griff at 09:29 AM JST - 16th July

included was a piece of paper with the question:

CAN YOU USING IT?
Noripinhead at 10:18 AM JST - 16th July

Of course Obama can use chopsticks. He was born in Hawaii and grew up in Indonesia.
inakaRob at 10:46 AM JST - 16th July

I in Fukui-ken and have been to Obama city once. Its was creepy. They have his face on every building downtown, and even have a little miget statue of him.
neverknow2 at 11:08 AM JST - 16th July

They should have just sent a straw so they could suck .......
Ninjazilla at 11:37 AM JST - 16th July

griff LOL I wonder how obamas tourism is since B Obama became famous.
OssanAmerica at 09:40 PM JST - 16th July

I wonder if Obama has discovered that it's nearly impossible to eat wet noodles with lacquered chopsticks yet.
usaexpat at 11:24 PM JST - 16th July

But can he use them?
usaexpat at 11:25 PM JST - 16th July

Griff: sorry you beat me to it.
JenniferKim at 04:19 PM JST - 17th July

I am so sick of reading one media gush story after another about Obama. Before the election he said our economy was the worst since the Depression -- now he's saying he didn't think it would be as bad as it is. He's doing a lousy job. But the media only care about his chopsticks, his first pitches at baseball games, and other meaningless fluff.
Gombei424Canada at 04:26 PM JST - 17th July

Well, this is obviously a symbolic gesture.The chopsticks are for all the green shoots of recovery,which are appearing everywhere, just as Obama promised they would. (:>
rajakumar at 08:03 PM JST - 17th July

Can President Obama use chopsticks?

If he can sue chopsticks like Kevin Rudd,or even speak mandarin,that will be great.

Chopsticks diplomacy,ping pong diplomacy,baseball diplomacy,basketball diplomacy,fly swating diplomacy,dancing diplomacy and many others, they are good fun for tv fans.

Now I wonder what other new diplomacy,the white house public relations will introduce next? How about a Obama singing diplomacy?
rogerbentham at 07:07 PM JST - 23rd July

chopsticks? LOL.