RTAA & Source - Spoon Struggles

RT Podcast # 611 @ 51:28
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[@SteveTAGamer]

I think I’m siding with Gus and Trevor on this. I use teaspoons for cereal and “bigger” spoons for soup and serving. What about you? Don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t have to search for these videos every week!

[@Tribozom]

I think everyone's wrong. 0_O'

[@ClashClash89]

Table spoon for cereal, soup, stew etc. Teaspoon for yoghurt, stirring drinks, ice cream, etc.

[@Insanit13s]

@@ClashClash89 I'm gonna chime in X years too late, but: in the US the cutlery sets sold don,t have teaspoons. They have tablespoons ("big", 15ml) and dessert spoons (which would technically be "middle" 10ml spoons, not "small"). So their debate isn't even for big vs small, it,s big vs medium.

[@DungeonTax]

I seem to remember Gavin saying at one point that he finds the act of eating annoying because it interrupts what ever he's doing. Totally makes sense he would want to get as much food into him as fast as possible so he can be done with eating.

[@LunaVi]

big spoon for everything except small yoghurts, ice cream or stirring stuff like tea

[@tylerchurch1152]

YES!

[@gsampson97]

It may be different in America, the small spoon is just for stiring tea/coffee, that's where the name is from. Medicine, yoghurt and ice cream are the other exceptions. Everything else is the table spoon. That is the regular spoon. Unless you have a specific spoon like a soup, coffee, ice cream or desert spoon that is the normal one

[@DS3Enjoyer]

No a normal American will agree with you

[@MrBattlecharge]

This is the way. Some people though feel more enlightened and want to eat their food slowly to savour it for longer, and so rather then try getting smaller spoonfuls or sucking up less per spoonful, they opt for the smaller spoon. Then there are smaller people with smaller mouths, they use smaller spoons because they physically cannot. To these people, the smaller spoon is their normal, but it isn't the normal for society.

[@nickwithers2244]

Team Big Mouth Monster right here. Gus is a madman

[@DannyL0c0]

I love how the spoon argument was turned into the Always Sunny Cereal Defense by Gavin. Weetabix rearing its head again.

[@rossmoir5024]

Use the names. That's where a lot of the confusion comes from. There's tea spoons, soup spoons, tablespoons and, most critically, dessert spoons. Dessert spoons are the middle ground, and ideal for most uses.

[@BioYuGi]

In American silverware sets they typically do not name the spoons or Forks that way. They will just say two small spoons, two big spoons, two small forks and two big forks. We also have measuring spoons which are teaspoons and tablespoons but there is no direct correlation between those sizes and the ones we use in our silverware. So referring to what we normally get to use as dinner spoons as tablespoons or teaspoons is inherently confusing.

[@joshchen8679]

@@BioYuGi I feel Americans are about freedom/ignorant or uneducated and British are refined/educated. The reason why England uses so many names for spoons is to be properly mannered.

[@joshchen8679]

@@BioYuGi Also the fact that United States separate from England 1800-1770s through the 13Colonies and we had revolutionary war a little bit later sets history of not caring about spoons

[@archdornan3694]

@@joshchen8679 lmao no america is free and sensible while britain is pretentious and arrogant

[@mandalore1089]

@@joshchen8679 Hey many, two year old comment, but I just wanted to let you know you're a twat.

[@phlojem285]

Personally, I use the Table spoon for most things. If I need to stir something, Teaspoon it is.

[@infinitesky1495]

Big spoons for life

[@KittyGamingYT]

Those spoons were two different sizes of the same type of spoon. A teaspoon is smaller than the small one shown there.

[@turkeysamwich00]

I love how the animation team interpreted Gus's audio glitching at 4:25

[@ROCKSTARGN94]

TEAM BIG SPOON

[@workdayfiddle]

I’m team idrc, I just grab the first spoon I see in the drawer

[@jeshonloonskin4176]

I’m team whatever spoon is left in the damn drawer and just use that one to eat

[@yuui9183]

This is the correct answer.

[@homestyle2000]

big spoon is normal spoon.

[@scarysob]

I hear all this spoon argument and I am here just going "Spoon is spoon!" Just using the first clean spoon I find.

[@openmindedgamer8923]

Honestly, I'm with Gavin on this one. Just call them "tea-spoons" and "table-spoons" because it's less confusing that way. Calling them "normal" leaves it up to personal preference/bias. For instance, if my mom asks "hey honey could you grab a table spoon for me?" I'll know to grab a freaking table spoon. End of story. 👍

[@LPConde]

Big Spoon for eating, Tea Spoon for mixing my coffee or Tea or a "Dainty Yogurt" completely agree with Gavin on this. Might be a British thing.

[@Unownshipper]

Chex, Frosted Mini Wheats, Raisin Bran, Golden Grahams, etc. these are all cereals (that I don’t actually eat) that require the big spoon in order to fit more than just one single cereal unit on at one time.

[@R00t470]

I mainly use the little spoon... because I have a small mouth. Lol

[@WaxierWarrior]

I have a feeling that Gavins correctness comes from the fact that in uk, it is a basic dining convenience / lesson, about spoons. Tablespoon is used for most things. Teaspoon is used for measuring (like sugar into tea) or yogurts (mainly cause the small tubs)

[@Lycan4]

Coming back to this... wow, asking about spoons is one of the quickest ways to start an argument. lolz. I'm with Gavin, though. Teaspoon for stirring liquids, yogurt/jello, stuff like that. Tablespoon for general consumption. Soup spoon for soup. Whatever the name of the spoon is, that's its purpose. There's no 'normal' spoon. Personally, I do also use teaspoons for eating Nutella, so the jar lasts longer, but that's as far as I'll take it.

[@alexberlanga9977]

Big spoon

[@Usagisxlove]

I'm with Gus and Trevor.

[@irontaft30]

Like listening to Joennes and Simmons argue....🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@SteveTAGamer]

“Seriously, lots of people have the name, it's very common. How am I the first person you've met called Jones?”

[@wmxx2000]

Big spoon always

[@BushwookieJr]

Are American teaspoons really large? The one Barbara is holding is large

[@rinus454]

Yep.. That 'teaspoon' would only be appropriate if it was used to stir an entire fucking kettle of tea..

[@eddmario]

Okay, that teaspoon is actually a tablespoon, and the other one is way too big.

[@poppletronva]

I prefer tablespoons, but generally it's also what is clean.

[@ganon8835]

ok but barbaras teaspoon is so much bigger than any i've ever seen lmao, looks like our normal spoons.

[@aprilraine8889]

The big spoon isn’t for “big mouths”, I know this because Gavin uses the big spoon to eat. And Gavin’s biggest facial feature is his nose, he doesn’t have room for a “big mouth” Gus is crazy.

[@LethalChicken77]

THE SMALL SPOON IS THE DEFAULT

[@SuperBenji_99]

Love how gav was just telling people to just call them bu their names and he was ignored lol

[@needamuffin]

I'm with Gus. Literally the only time I ever use tablespoons is when all the teaspoons are dirty.

[@schwig44]

Big spoon would be the normal spoon if one insists on using that label. That said, the tablespoon is too large for my mouth, I don't like the way it rubs the edges of my mouth as it goes in. Same reasons I never use soup spoons. The shape is just too wide

[@impagain]

Small spoon is the only spoon that makes sense to me. I'm with Gus, big spoon is for big mouth monsters 💛

[@rickrogan2355]

As a proud American, I am 100 percent on Gavins side.

[@t.c.thompson2359]

Arguments like this are why I hate the word "normal" using it mean your making the assumption that whatever YOU are the most familar with HAS to be what EVERYONE is the most familiar with, it shows a closed mind.

[@malevolentsnow9867]

I thought I was crazy for having a preference… Team big spoon for me.

[@TheWesternFountain]

I use small spoon for everything. When someone hands me a big spoon I feel like I'm trying to eat with a fucking spatula.

[@pickleeevee6934]

SmallSpoonGang

[@mephostopheles3752]

Team "Normal Spoon is a matter of opinion, but because there's only two kinds in the drawer you should be calling them Big and Small spoons." In other words, Barbara is right.

[@Ineedanaccountnow0]

If the teaspoon is the "normal" spoon, then which one is the small spoon?

[@alexcampbell5511]

Gavin never changes, he's still eating Weetabix fast, so they don't get soggy.

[@annalisedonavan1758]

I have just learned there are soup spoons. I am now going to get some

[@Rockguy42]

I like spoons that are in the middle of sizes like a medium spoon I guess, but tbh I just use whatever spoon is available

[@Stubbaroni]

What’s with Gavin and getting into arguments about spoons?

[@MegaMichman]

Gus is right little spoon always

[@HorribleGamingFun]

I'm with Gus on this

[@dawnydoodles]

Honestly I think it’s all just personal preference. I prefer using the smaller spoon for everything. Except for stirring tea. I have a really tiny baby spoon for that. But I like the smaller spoon. My sister though LOVES big spoons. We never really say normal spoon. We just say bigger and smaller spoon.

[@RustinBlack]

One of the few RT Podcast moments we can point to where Gus of all people is the 1000% wrong lunatic; I've never heard him take a more bizarrely un-American, un-consumerist position hahaha. If you reach for a teaspoon to eat your ice cream or cereal you should renounce your citizenship... I don't think I've owned a teaspoon for 15 years, and in the majority of households they're NEVER put on the dinner tables before you eat. -only ever used for measuring teaspoons in recipes or MAYBE for stirring hot bevs. *Go to luxury restaurants, who routinely offer customers too much of everything, and you're likely to spot one on the table... along with another fork you don't need either. -it's still highly likely to go unused unless wait staff literally serves you something with the spoon sticking out of it, or sitting on the new plate they're bringing you.

[@ayondasgupta8302]

OK "smaller spoon" is up for interpretation, I mean standard r table spoon, tea spoon, and serving spoon. Standard I'd say is table spoon, (depends on the household and what utensils there r) but smaller spoon can be ambiguous depending on the place

[@shyguy929]

Tea spoon is for stirring tea. Table spoon is for eating at the dinner table. You need a bigger/deeper spoon for cereal. Otherwise like Gavin said, you'll have one frosted flake and barley any milk cuz 1. The milk will fall out and 2. It can barely hold any milk to begin with.

[@tylerdao4107]

I honestly don’t mind using a teaspoon for my cereal due to after finishing off every cereal piece I just grab the bowl and drink the milk straight from the bowl which is especially great if you’ve been eating Cinnamon Toast Crunch cause you get the cinnamon sugar flavored milk

[@xx_epicgamergirl_xx6718]

I personally use the smaller one BUT I am also a child sooo, y'know.

[@wowlagmaster]

the funny thing is even the "small" spoon was big for a tea spoon and i wonder if thats what gav was thinking about that Small spoon just seemed more like a smaller spoon

[@Diphenhydra]

It’s really weird to be named trevor listening to this while also being on his side.

[@timothytraver5918]

I only ever knew one person who used a tablespoon. I wrote it off cause he was a crazy person.

[@TyIsreal]

The smaller spoons I'd assume their talking about are the normal spoons. You eat with them. The bigger one I'd assume is the serving spoon, which you stir and serve with. There's a chance that they're talking tea and table spoons, which would be a drink stirring spoon and eating spoon. The serving ones are pretty big, usually, so it also depends on mouth size.

[@TyIsreal]

Yeah, she doesn't have a tea spoon.

[@MySkilletfan]

I don't like how much food the big spoon delivers at once. I also dont want to open my mouth that much.

[@BlinkoutIRL]

Ok but now that I've seen the original video those spoons are straight up huge. The smaller spoon looks like a regular tablespoon while qhen I think of a teaspoon ot a dessert spoon they are much smaller. And that bigger spoon is enourmous

[@giannicolamatteo8155]

there both tablespoons,there is a range of sizes for table spoons but a teaspoon is way smaller and it literally can only be used for tea ,medicine ,ice cream and basically anything that you dont eat large quantity of at once

[@Jesuslizard561]

Small spoon gang

[@showme2theexit]

Gus has the issue of shoving the WHOLE spoon into his mouth. If its a larger spoon, you can take parts of the load off to eat too.

[@jacobchancellor4139]

Gtf outta here Gus

[@SHARKFINN50]

im with gus

[@supernutella1596]

Team Small Spoon

[@agentham]

Small spoon is regular spoon. I got your back Gus.

[@maymayman0]

You eat at a table, you use the table spoon, and a table is the normal place to eat, so it's the normal spoon. Tea spoon is named after tea because its not normal. How hard is it?

[@Motoking97]

Gavin is right for sure

[@punklover99]

#bigmouthmonster why would you ever want the small one, unless you're stirring something

[@quillion0877]

All Asians would use Tablespoons for our main meals (breakfast, lunch/dinner) unless noodles are involved and using teaspoons only for stirring and desserts. This is probably cause we eat rice. imagine eating a bowl of rice with a teaspoon... That's a slappable offense

[@austinlomeli8681]

I’m ripping my hair out rn🤬

[@bigbitehood1353]

Big spoon = normal spoon cuz thats what most ppl use Little spoon = spoon I use cuz me n gus have small mouth

[@samthestache8]

100% with Gus and Trevor here. The only thing I ever use a "tablespoon" for is serving/scooping food. If I'm using it to move food to my mouth I'm using a teaspoon. The tablespoon is just uncomfortably large to put in my mouth

[@Tribozom]

I think everyone's wrong.

[@context880]

Barbara is right about Trevor refusing to distinguish between "big" and "small" when it was clearly up for interpretation. Gus is right in saying the small spoon should be used as "normal". I use small spoon for pretty much everything. I only use the "big" spoon when all the small spoons are dirty and I haven't done dishes yet.

[@sabothbrainiac5844]

If you eat your soup with a teaspoon I will loose a considerable amount respect for you immediately ...

[@sabothbrainiac5844]

@@JD-wu5pf I don't need friends. they disappoint me.

[@ChaseL16357]

This is such a stupid argument cause the answer is in their freaking names. A Teaspoon/Dessert spoons are for adding sugar/cream to tea/coffee and enjoy stuff like cakes and ice cream after a meal. A Tablespoon/Soup spoon is for eating larger meals.

[@hanners3160]

I only use the big spoon when all of my little spoons are dirty

[@attackfleed1301]

Yea boi

[@BeastWarsFan]

Fight fight fight kiss kiss BWF

[@user-km5hp6fo7d]

Both Gustavo and Trevor are likely both neurodivergent JUST based on this spoon issue. ND people like the little spoon.

[@ITerrorFLY]

The spoon on the left (B's right) is the correct spoon. "Normal" means whichever spoon you have more of and use when people come over. Like when you set the table, which spoons come out the most? Unless it's a perfect 50/50 split, one spoon is the outlier and is thus the "different" spoon. Another way to think of it is that the "normal" spoon could also be seen as the "middling" spoon, the spoon that is satisfactory to the most amount of people. Young, old, big, or small everyone can utilize the spoon on the left. Whereas the only people who can comfortably use the bigger spoon are adults and bigger people.

[@cameronthedemonetizer9069]

Small spoon for me

[@bruticusdude65]

The Spoon war, im team teaspoon, cause their small and easier to store, plus I like to eat my cereal with a small spoon or teaspoon as it make the meal last longer. I only use a big spoon oracle spoon if given one

[@cococrushLION]

I absolutely agree with Gus on this

[@rythianblacktheblackemporium]

I feel like Gavin thinks teaspoons or "regular spoons" are literally the size of teaspoons you use to measure shit

[@parkerp1ayz]

But that's why they're called Teaspoons

[@linkswords10]

Big spoon is way too freakishly big for anything.

[@crimson5pider]

Gus is wrong, plain and simple

[@LexLuthorn]

yall americans have big ass spoons like your big spoons are serving spoons to us and your so called "tea spoon" are like table spoons. We also have tea spoon, which is like 40% smaller than table spoon.

[@piplupcola]

Why do americans have to make everything so complicated. Table spoons are for the table, tea spoons are for tea. Idk what they're on about.

[@SteveTAGamer]

You kinda answered your own question with that third word. Most Americans like for things to be complicated, so that they can have a small feeling of satisfaction and superiority when they figure it out.

[@Rose-ew7bv]

Because our system of measurement is different, so a teaspoon here can hold about the quantity of 1 teaspoon, and a tablespoon is the same.

[@inzanedogg3]

Team Gus for sure

[@ScoobyFan0521]

I don't understand why people try to eat cereal aals fast as possible so it doesn't get soggy, I let mine get slightly soggy cause I don't like hearing the crunch, but most people like it crunchy so why don't they eat it without milk?

[@main.ignisha]

For me personally, there's a difference between crunchy cereal with and without milk. Without milk is essentially like eating a back of chips. With milk is, well, it's cereal. Soggy cereal is also still cereal. I dunno about the crunchy sound cause I never really paid attention to that, but the texture between the different methods of eating cereal definitely makes a difference.

[@clearmind89]

I’m siding with Gus on this one the smaller spoon is the standard size