kalina
08-31-2009, 07:29 PM
Okay, so some of you might know I write a little soapbox blog on everything in my life. Today's topic is on sharing. Let me know your thoughts.
I tried teaching the concept of sharing food to my sister-in-law and nine-year-old nephew. They didn't get it. When you share food, especially Chinese food, you place the dishes you order in the center of the table so everyone has a chance to take a little bit of each dish. Some of you might call that "family style." That way, you order just enough rather than too much food because leftovers never taste as good as fresh food. I brought out plates and silverware for everyone. When we got our delivery, my sister-in-law proceeded to chow down on what she ordered. My wife gently elbowed her and tried to explain the sharing concept to her and then she repeatedly asked my wife and I if we wanted any of her dish after she ate from it! I thought that was disgusting. What a dope! My sister-in-law has been to banquet-style restaurants before. She's part Italian, lived in the city, and is a few years older than us, so she should know these things! There's a lot to be said about families who know how to share food. It teaches a lot of concepts, including togetherness, patience, fairness, and downplays a greedy, competitive, territorial attitude. I don't know about you, but when I grew up, whenever my family or friends came to visit my house, I went out of my way to make sure they got to play with my toys and were entertained. I go to my nephew's house and I see him playing his Wii and never once does he ask me if I'd like to join in the videogame fun. I blame the parents for letting their kids grow up to be such selfish assholes. • Besides family-style-sharing, there are two more important sharing concepts most people fail to grasp and if you master all of these sharing concepts, you will be loved and appreciated by your mate to no end. If the person you're with is set in her ways, she won't understand, so explain it like this. Going to a restaurant doesn't have to be an expensive affair unless you're going out on a date and trying to impress her. If you're going with your family, a kid is not going to eat as much as an adult, so one entree can be split among two kids. Your wife shouldn't eat as much as you and if you want to lose weight, one entree can be split among the two of you also. Some of you might find this frugal, but I would rather be frugal and not waste food than dump the uneaten portion of an entree and, trust me, leftovers eaten the next day really don't taste better than food that is fresh. There is no shame in having the waiter bring extra plates to divvy the entrees. I've seen a family of four share one bowl of beef noodle soup meant for one. They just ordered a couple of appetizers to eat with it. The couples that stay together the longest and the families that fight the least are the ones that know how to share. The second sharing concept is the-great-divide as in "Everyone orders a plate and let's each divide our entrees by the number of people in the restaurant party, so three people ordering three plates would get one-third of every entree. This works out well for dinners where you want to try a little bit of everything instead of limiting yourself to one boring entree. This also works out well if you feel like stuffing yourself. The-great-divide works in restaurants where the portions are anything but small. The third sharing concept is breakfast-breaking as in "I'm not that hungry. It's breakfast and I just need a small bite to eat" where two girls share one entree for economical reasons and because they're watching their weight. Very few genetic girls clean their plates like it's their last meal on earth and there's absolutely no logical reason why any woman should be able to eat an entire breakfast by herself. I'm sorry, but women just don't. If you understand breakfast-breaking, you will look more like two girls eating in a restaurant rather than two guys dressed as women stuffing themselves. Breakfast-breaking works in every restaurant that's not a fine dining establishment. In an ideal world, everyone would be sharing, very little food would be wasted, and more money would be saved.
I tried teaching the concept of sharing food to my sister-in-law and nine-year-old nephew. They didn't get it. When you share food, especially Chinese food, you place the dishes you order in the center of the table so everyone has a chance to take a little bit of each dish. Some of you might call that "family style." That way, you order just enough rather than too much food because leftovers never taste as good as fresh food. I brought out plates and silverware for everyone. When we got our delivery, my sister-in-law proceeded to chow down on what she ordered. My wife gently elbowed her and tried to explain the sharing concept to her and then she repeatedly asked my wife and I if we wanted any of her dish after she ate from it! I thought that was disgusting. What a dope! My sister-in-law has been to banquet-style restaurants before. She's part Italian, lived in the city, and is a few years older than us, so she should know these things! There's a lot to be said about families who know how to share food. It teaches a lot of concepts, including togetherness, patience, fairness, and downplays a greedy, competitive, territorial attitude. I don't know about you, but when I grew up, whenever my family or friends came to visit my house, I went out of my way to make sure they got to play with my toys and were entertained. I go to my nephew's house and I see him playing his Wii and never once does he ask me if I'd like to join in the videogame fun. I blame the parents for letting their kids grow up to be such selfish assholes. • Besides family-style-sharing, there are two more important sharing concepts most people fail to grasp and if you master all of these sharing concepts, you will be loved and appreciated by your mate to no end. If the person you're with is set in her ways, she won't understand, so explain it like this. Going to a restaurant doesn't have to be an expensive affair unless you're going out on a date and trying to impress her. If you're going with your family, a kid is not going to eat as much as an adult, so one entree can be split among two kids. Your wife shouldn't eat as much as you and if you want to lose weight, one entree can be split among the two of you also. Some of you might find this frugal, but I would rather be frugal and not waste food than dump the uneaten portion of an entree and, trust me, leftovers eaten the next day really don't taste better than food that is fresh. There is no shame in having the waiter bring extra plates to divvy the entrees. I've seen a family of four share one bowl of beef noodle soup meant for one. They just ordered a couple of appetizers to eat with it. The couples that stay together the longest and the families that fight the least are the ones that know how to share. The second sharing concept is the-great-divide as in "Everyone orders a plate and let's each divide our entrees by the number of people in the restaurant party, so three people ordering three plates would get one-third of every entree. This works out well for dinners where you want to try a little bit of everything instead of limiting yourself to one boring entree. This also works out well if you feel like stuffing yourself. The-great-divide works in restaurants where the portions are anything but small. The third sharing concept is breakfast-breaking as in "I'm not that hungry. It's breakfast and I just need a small bite to eat" where two girls share one entree for economical reasons and because they're watching their weight. Very few genetic girls clean their plates like it's their last meal on earth and there's absolutely no logical reason why any woman should be able to eat an entire breakfast by herself. I'm sorry, but women just don't. If you understand breakfast-breaking, you will look more like two girls eating in a restaurant rather than two guys dressed as women stuffing themselves. Breakfast-breaking works in every restaurant that's not a fine dining establishment. In an ideal world, everyone would be sharing, very little food would be wasted, and more money would be saved.