I have no idea where this comes from, but it is an old saw repeated endlessly in the US where large knives have been looked down on seemingly forever by those who assume they are "in the know". Fact is, very large knives are used in Eastern knife cultures for many chores considered only attainable with small knives in the US. Where a large knife can do many small knife chores the small one cannot reciprocate. Of course if a large knife is simply not needed then the comparison is not useful. But to disparage the use of an effective tool b/c of social custom seems silly.

Thing about the WH is that tho it looks like a large knife is really isn't that big.

The similar-shaped Waidblatt on the other hand...is.