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> People need to go out to eat somewhere, right? Not really. I haven't eaten from a restaurant or a takeout in four years, maybe a few times in the last decade
by hirundo 8y ago
> People need to go out to eat somewhere, right?
Not really. I haven't eaten from a restaurant or a takeout in four years, maybe a few times in the last decade. When on the road I sometimes eat ready made food from a supermarket, but mostly bring something home prepared. Restaurants are a convenience, a luxury even.
It isn't an austerity measure for me though. I enjoy the process and get most meals prepared by someone who really cares about what I want and is the world's leading expert on that subject.
- vasilipupkin 8y agoYou haven’t eaten from a restaurant in 4 years? You haven’t gone out to dinner or for a drink with anyone in 4 years ? Hmmm
- hirundo 8y agoThat's right. Do you think something is wrong with me?
- mcphage 8y agoNot wrong, but several standard deviations outside of the norm.
- pertymcpert 8y agoYou're very strange. What line of work are you in?
- Jach 8y agoIf a country is governed wisely, its inhabitants will be content. They enjoy the labor of their hands and don't waste time inventing labor-saving machines. Since they dearly love their homes, they aren't interested in travel. There may be a few wagons and boats, but these don't go anywhere. There may be an arsenal of weapons, but nobody ever uses them. People enjoy their food, take pleasure in being with their families, spend weekends working in their gardens, delight in the doings of the neighborhood. And even though the next country is so close that people can hear its roosters crowing and its dogs barking, they are content to die of old age without ever having gone to see it. While you're probably not this extremely content (maybe one std dev outside the norm, not several -- do you ever have dinner parties with guests at your place or a friend's place?), not everyone can live in such a manner, or even consider it. It's what I thought of when reading your comment, though.
- mlevental 8y ago>world's leading expert on that subject I'm seriously not trying to poke fun but do you mean your mother?
- tikhonj 8y agoPretty sure they're talking about themselves.
- mlevental 8y agooh duh
- AnimalMuppet 8y agoI may be the world's leading expert on what I want, but when it comes to food, I'm not actually the world's leading expert at making it...
- sjruckle 8y agoIt's his wife.