I went out for dinner the other day. A really sumptuous multi-course meal I might add. The bill arrived at the end of the dinner and it was as usual the hardest time for me. I believe they should bill us and collect the money as soon as we order, the McDonalds way. That way it's much more easier and willingly paid meal.
Till the time you're hungry and need to eat you're like George Bush hunting for Osama. I don't care about the price. I dont care if they over price me, if they cheat me. I just want maximum possible food in minimum possible time! That is quite clearly the attitude with which we're hunting down food.
We're so obsessed with food that one of the things that we hate is waiting for food. And the waiting time is directly proportional to how hungry you really are and inversely proportional to the time you have for lunch!
But once you're through with that assault it's an entirely new story altogether. You almost have an attack of selective amnesia and forget anything about ever being hungry. So if the guy in the table next to you orders something, you actually wonder how the hell can people eat so much!!
So... I-can-eat-a-human-alive to complete despise for any food in 20 mins flat!
You're full. No more space for even your favourite dish and are in a really great mood thanks to the food... and then comes the bill. Talk about anti-climax! Everyone is so flummoxed by this calamity that they actually start passing it around... unless ofcourse you're drunk which means there are quite a few guys desperate to show how gracious they are inspite of a complete absence of girls!
I had even come across some formula which was devised by some MIT graduate to predict the chances of an individual having to pay for food depending on the number people at the table and how to split up the bill in case everyone has had a different item on the menu of varying price ranges and some such stuff. This categorically proves that some people dont have much to do even at MIT and to lead a pointless, worthless existence has nothing to do with education!
Anyways... People do strange things when the food is free. Marriages, project parties, treats, etc etc... But the pinnacle of gluttony was achieved by one of my acquaintances who kept having meals every 2 hours on a flight journey half way across the world since his flight was hopping/ with stop overs. So he had something like 2 lunches, 3 dinners and other tit-bits during the course of his journey. Now that is improessive!
Cheers!
Till the time you're hungry and need to eat you're like George Bush hunting for Osama. I don't care about the price. I dont care if they over price me, if they cheat me. I just want maximum possible food in minimum possible time! That is quite clearly the attitude with which we're hunting down food.
We're so obsessed with food that one of the things that we hate is waiting for food. And the waiting time is directly proportional to how hungry you really are and inversely proportional to the time you have for lunch!
But once you're through with that assault it's an entirely new story altogether. You almost have an attack of selective amnesia and forget anything about ever being hungry. So if the guy in the table next to you orders something, you actually wonder how the hell can people eat so much!!
So... I-can-eat-a-human-alive to complete despise for any food in 20 mins flat!
You're full. No more space for even your favourite dish and are in a really great mood thanks to the food... and then comes the bill. Talk about anti-climax! Everyone is so flummoxed by this calamity that they actually start passing it around... unless ofcourse you're drunk which means there are quite a few guys desperate to show how gracious they are inspite of a complete absence of girls!
I had even come across some formula which was devised by some MIT graduate to predict the chances of an individual having to pay for food depending on the number people at the table and how to split up the bill in case everyone has had a different item on the menu of varying price ranges and some such stuff. This categorically proves that some people dont have much to do even at MIT and to lead a pointless, worthless existence has nothing to do with education!
Anyways... People do strange things when the food is free. Marriages, project parties, treats, etc etc... But the pinnacle of gluttony was achieved by one of my acquaintances who kept having meals every 2 hours on a flight journey half way across the world since his flight was hopping/ with stop overs. So he had something like 2 lunches, 3 dinners and other tit-bits during the course of his journey. Now that is improessive!
Cheers!
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