Why is the knife not a commonly used utensil in southeast Asian cuisine?

by ak1423

I'm asking this in /r/AskHistorians because I'm assuming that the use of forks and spoons was introduced, or influenced by, the British when they colonized the area. I recently travelled to Malaysia, and usually got a fork and spoon with my food. If this question is more appropriate for a different subreddit please let me know; I tried looking for the answer online, but have unearthed very little.

Searocksandtrees

hi! there's lots of room for more information here, but you may find something useful in these earlier comments on the use of knives