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From: Joerg on 17 Oct 2009 15:50 John Larkin wrote: > On Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:34:31 +0100, Martin Brown > <|||newspam|||@nezumi.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >> John Larkin wrote: [...] >>> I, like lots of people, like large servings. I eat a third or maybe >>> half and take the rest to go. That's probably a consequence of the >>> actual cost of food being a minor component of the restaurant's total >>> costs. >> I guess you are right. It may be a cultural thing but doggie bags have a >> distinct yuck factor for us Europeans. I can't really think of anything >> worse than taking away well cooked uneaten restaurant food and then >> warming it up later in the week. I have sometimes done it in the US >> since it offends me to see so much food go to waste. > > It's very common in the US. It use to be considered a bit tasteless, > but no more. > All those travel guides from the 70's and 80's for foreigners said it was perfectly normal even back then. Except they were really called "doggie bags" whereas nowadays nobody seems to use that word anymore. The guides often also mentioned that proof of dog ownership is not required ;-) Now it's more "Can I get this bagged?" or "Could I have a bag?". Mostly the waitress will ask when seeing a lot of the good stuff left on a plate, at least out here. [...] -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ "gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam. Use another domain or send PM.
From: Baron on 17 Oct 2009 16:11 Joerg wrote: > John Larkin wrote: >> On Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:34:31 +0100, Martin Brown >> <|||newspam|||@nezumi.demon.co.uk> wrote: >> >>> John Larkin wrote: > > [...] > >>>> I, like lots of people, like large servings. I eat a third or maybe >>>> half and take the rest to go. That's probably a consequence of the >>>> actual cost of food being a minor component of the restaurant's >>>> total costs. >>> I guess you are right. It may be a cultural thing but doggie bags >>> have a distinct yuck factor for us Europeans. I can't really think >>> of anything worse than taking away well cooked uneaten restaurant >>> food and then warming it up later in the week. I have sometimes done >>> it in the US since it offends me to see so much food go to waste. >> >> It's very common in the US. It use to be considered a bit tasteless, >> but no more. >> > > All those travel guides from the 70's and 80's for foreigners said it > was perfectly normal even back then. Except they were really called > "doggie bags" whereas nowadays nobody seems to use that word anymore. > The guides often also mentioned that proof of dog ownership is not > required ;-) > > Now it's more "Can I get this bagged?" or "Could I have a bag?". > Mostly the waitress will ask when seeing a lot of the good stuff left > on a plate, at least out here. > > [...] > First time I visited the US, I found it very strange to be given a bag of food left over. I initially thought that it was the restaurants way of getting rid of the waste food so they didn't have to manage the costs of disposal. -- Best Regards: Baron.
From: Joerg on 17 Oct 2009 16:16 Baron wrote: > Joerg wrote: > >> John Larkin wrote: >>> On Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:34:31 +0100, Martin Brown >>> <|||newspam|||@nezumi.demon.co.uk> wrote: >>> >>>> John Larkin wrote: >> [...] >> >>>>> I, like lots of people, like large servings. I eat a third or maybe >>>>> half and take the rest to go. That's probably a consequence of the >>>>> actual cost of food being a minor component of the restaurant's >>>>> total costs. >>>> I guess you are right. It may be a cultural thing but doggie bags >>>> have a distinct yuck factor for us Europeans. I can't really think >>>> of anything worse than taking away well cooked uneaten restaurant >>>> food and then warming it up later in the week. I have sometimes done >>>> it in the US since it offends me to see so much food go to waste. >>> It's very common in the US. It use to be considered a bit tasteless, >>> but no more. >>> >> All those travel guides from the 70's and 80's for foreigners said it >> was perfectly normal even back then. Except they were really called >> "doggie bags" whereas nowadays nobody seems to use that word anymore. >> The guides often also mentioned that proof of dog ownership is not >> required ;-) >> >> Now it's more "Can I get this bagged?" or "Could I have a bag?". >> Mostly the waitress will ask when seeing a lot of the good stuff left >> on a plate, at least out here. >> >> [...] >> > > First time I visited the US, I found it very strange to be given a bag > of food left over. I initially thought that it was the restaurants way > of getting rid of the waste food so they didn't have to manage the > costs of disposal. > Well, but what do you guys do at home with leftover food? Throw it all away? That would seem quite wasteful. We have neighbors who throw every leftover away. It makes me sad, considering that some families in Africa don't know where tomorrow's meals are going to come from. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ "gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam. Use another domain or send PM.
From: Jim Thompson on 17 Oct 2009 16:28 On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:11:36 +0100, Baron <baron.nospam(a)linuxmaniac.nospam.net> wrote: >Joerg wrote: > >> John Larkin wrote: >>> On Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:34:31 +0100, Martin Brown >>> <|||newspam|||@nezumi.demon.co.uk> wrote: >>> >>>> John Larkin wrote: >> >> [...] >> >>>>> I, like lots of people, like large servings. I eat a third or maybe >>>>> half and take the rest to go. That's probably a consequence of the >>>>> actual cost of food being a minor component of the restaurant's >>>>> total costs. >>>> I guess you are right. It may be a cultural thing but doggie bags >>>> have a distinct yuck factor for us Europeans. I can't really think >>>> of anything worse than taking away well cooked uneaten restaurant >>>> food and then warming it up later in the week. I have sometimes done >>>> it in the US since it offends me to see so much food go to waste. >>> >>> It's very common in the US. It use to be considered a bit tasteless, >>> but no more. >>> >> >> All those travel guides from the 70's and 80's for foreigners said it >> was perfectly normal even back then. Except they were really called >> "doggie bags" whereas nowadays nobody seems to use that word anymore. >> The guides often also mentioned that proof of dog ownership is not >> required ;-) >> >> Now it's more "Can I get this bagged?" or "Could I have a bag?". >> Mostly the waitress will ask when seeing a lot of the good stuff left >> on a plate, at least out here. >> >> [...] >> > >First time I visited the US, I found it very strange to be given a bag >of food left over. I initially thought that it was the restaurants way >of getting rid of the waste food so they didn't have to manage the >costs of disposal. I suspect that is the _real_ deal. You carry away their trash problem. Personally (*) I try to eat only half and leave the rest. Taking it home only results in it residing in the refrigerator, forgotten, until it spoils and smells :-( (*) Being just a wee bit rotund, and garnering more than half my calories from wine ;-) ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, CTO | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | | | Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat | | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
From: Spehro Pefhany on 17 Oct 2009 17:46
On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:03:12 -0700, John Larkin <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: >On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:35:08 +0100, Martin Brown ><|||newspam|||@nezumi.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >>John Larkin wrote: >>> On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:48:15 +0100, Martin Brown >>> <|||newspam|||@nezumi.demon.co.uk> wrote: >>> >>>> I agree that in the USA there is about 30% of the population determined >>>> to stuff themselves silly until they get type II diabetes, their knees >>>> and hips disintegrate. But that is fundamentally a problem of too much >>>> junk food and not enough exercise. A national health system encouraging >>>> better diet might actually decrease these costs. The existing private >>>> one doesn't care so long as the punters are insured and profitable. >>> >>> Britain and even France are seeing increasing levels of obesity. Look >> >>True enough. Wherever the US junk food diet is exported (even Japan) >>obesity rapidly increases. McDonalds and Kentucky Fried Chicken being >>the worst offenders. Highly processed unhealthy food is far too common. Here is one thing KFC is currently offering in Asia:- http://www.speff.com/kfc.jpg In USD terms, that's the equivalent of $1.97 and the magic wand is making another of those breading-encrusted deep fried chicken patties appear for a modest 15-cent adder. They offer delivery too, in case you're too fat to waddle a few blocks. Total EUR 1.42 (tax included). Looks like lots of mayo oozing out too.. |