Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The national US average in comparison, per this poll, was 4.5x a week, or roughly 20 times per month.
https://www.zagat.com/b/the-state-of-american-dining-in-2016
I love it when people just flat out lie on this site. So stupid!
It would be interesting to see how many times that's fast food, not restaurants. I don't think OP was referring to getting her friends together to share a McFlurry at McDonalds. So stupid!
You must be the PP who said the French ate out more than Americans. As a poster who can, you know, read links, I can see that you were wrong about that. Best to quit now instead of looking like more of an ass.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Going to restaurants is literally paying corporations to poison you with overpriced food. We avoid them not just for finances, but because we value our health and what we put into our bodies.
And as others have noted, we socialize at each others' homes, at parks, at community gatherings, and elsewhere. The idea that you can't socialize without spending money in very specific environments is one more most Americans (and nearly all on DCUM) have been brainwashed into believing.
Actually Americans, compared to most other places, go to restaurants crazily infrequently. Spend some time in France or Italy and you will absolutely laugh that you ever thought Americans were the ones spending lots of time in restaurants
Nope. I actually speak French, and this isn't correct. Here's a poll that answers this very question; it took 10 seconds to Google:
https://fr.statista.com/statistiques/478827/frequence-manger-aller-au-restaurant-france/
Only 1/3rd of French adults report eating out 1x more more per month.
What does your speaking French have to do with it? Have you ever lived in France? Italy?
That's actually where "cafe society" comes from. You don't know what you're talking about.
Yeah, I grew up in France and my wife is Italian. So you look like even more of an idiot.
The two links clearly indicate that most French people a.) don't frequent restaurants, and b.) go far less often than Americans.
Why not just admit you were wrong instead of digging your heels in further?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The national US average in comparison, per this poll, was 4.5x a week, or roughly 20 times per month.
https://www.zagat.com/b/the-state-of-american-dining-in-2016
I love it when people just flat out lie on this site. So stupid!
It would be interesting to see how many times that's fast food, not restaurants. I don't think OP was referring to getting her friends together to share a McFlurry at McDonalds. So stupid!
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Going to restaurants is literally paying corporations to poison you with overpriced food. We avoid them not just for finances, but because we value our health and what we put into our bodies.
And as others have noted, we socialize at each others' homes, at parks, at community gatherings, and elsewhere. The idea that you can't socialize without spending money in very specific environments is one more most Americans (and nearly all on DCUM) have been brainwashed into believing.
Actually Americans, compared to most other places, go to restaurants crazily infrequently. Spend some time in France or Italy and you will absolutely laugh that you ever thought Americans were the ones spending lots of time in restaurants
Nope. I actually speak French, and this isn't correct. Here's a poll that answers this very question; it took 10 seconds to Google:
https://fr.statista.com/statistiques/478827/frequence-manger-aller-au-restaurant-france/
Only 1/3rd of French adults report eating out 1x more more per month.
What does your speaking French have to do with it? Have you ever lived in France? Italy?
That's actually where "cafe society" comes from. You don't know what you're talking about.
Anonymous wrote:Hope it's ok to put this in this forum - it might be better in off topic.
On all these "how do I cut expenses" threads, I see it recommended that you stop eating in restaurants. That does sound like sensible money-saving advice - but if you do it, how and when do you socialize with other adults? I would say that our restaurant meals are as much about finding a time and place to see friends as they are about the food (we don't eat at super expensive places, but they can be maybe $20 or so per person, perhaps a little more if we have a drink or two).
Where do you see your friends - and how much does that tend to cost, then? Do you just go to people's houses?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The national US average in comparison, per this poll, was 4.5x a week, or roughly 20 times per month.
https://www.zagat.com/b/the-state-of-american-dining-in-2016
I love it when people just flat out lie on this site. So stupid!
It would be interesting to see how many times that's fast food, not restaurants. I don't think OP was referring to getting her friends together to share a McFlurry at McDonalds. So stupid!
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Going to restaurants is literally paying corporations to poison you with overpriced food. We avoid them not just for finances, but because we value our health and what we put into our bodies.
And as others have noted, we socialize at each others' homes, at parks, at community gatherings, and elsewhere. The idea that you can't socialize without spending money in very specific environments is one more most Americans (and nearly all on DCUM) have been brainwashed into believing.
Actually Americans, compared to most other places, go to restaurants crazily infrequently. Spend some time in France or Italy and you will absolutely laugh that you ever thought Americans were the ones spending lots of time in restaurants
Nope. I actually speak French, and this isn't correct. Here's a poll that answers this very question; it took 10 seconds to Google:
https://fr.statista.com/statistiques/478827/frequence-manger-aller-au-restaurant-france/
Only 1/3rd of French adults report eating out 1x more more per month.
Anonymous wrote:The national US average in comparison, per this poll, was 4.5x a week, or roughly 20 times per month.
https://www.zagat.com/b/the-state-of-american-dining-in-2016
I love it when people just flat out lie on this site. So stupid!
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Going to restaurants is literally paying corporations to poison you with overpriced food. We avoid them not just for finances, but because we value our health and what we put into our bodies.
And as others have noted, we socialize at each others' homes, at parks, at community gatherings, and elsewhere. The idea that you can't socialize without spending money in very specific environments is one more most Americans (and nearly all on DCUM) have been brainwashed into believing.
Actually Americans, compared to most other places, go to restaurants crazily infrequently. Spend some time in France or Italy and you will absolutely laugh that you ever thought Americans were the ones spending lots of time in restaurants
Anonymous wrote:Going to restaurants is literally paying corporations to poison you with overpriced food. We avoid them not just for finances, but because we value our health and what we put into our bodies.
And as others have noted, we socialize at each others' homes, at parks, at community gatherings, and elsewhere. The idea that you can't socialize without spending money in very specific environments is one more most Americans (and nearly all on DCUM) have been brainwashed into believing.
Anonymous wrote:Restaurants are really gross. If you really knew what went on, you would never eat in one.
I'd much rather invite people over to my house.