Category: Daily Living
Once again displaying my strangeness, is there anyone here who takes the time to set the table nicely for at least one meal in the day? I have a thought that if I can get my table in good old-fashioned order that my house will follow I'd like to set it up so the food is served properly and meals can be served in good order and in courses. My thinking here is that we won't eat in front of the computer and we won't be inclined to eat as much. The way granma set it up for breakfast was fruit, cerial,and some sort of meat or egg dish. I always felt refreshed and well fed at her table. It wasn't ever a lot of any one food. Any thoughts? Happy eating. Tiffany
HI Tiffany,
You know, I've never thought of doing that, but it's certainly something to try. I'm not sure how well it'd work first thing in the morning for me, but dinner could be on. Instead of eating at the counter as I normally do, it may be wortha go to take time out to set the cuttlery down, juice glass and all that, even if it's once a week. We do far too much in a rush these days. Nice thought.
Cheers,
Simon
It seems like too much trouble for just myself, but when not eating alone it is a nice idea. I grew up in a house with nicely set tables for supper, although I usually just had cereal for breakfast.
We didn't even set the table in our house. We still don't really as its just been me and my mum since I was a toddler. We just set a place for me in the kitchen as its just easier to sit up at the table rather than struggle with a plate on your knees while watching some rubbish TV program mum wants on while she eats in the living room, so ever since I grew out of one of those red plastic table and chair combos, we've set a place for just myself in the kitchen every breakfast, lunch and dinner time, meaning I can have the telly on in there with whatever I fancy watching, rather than having to put up with whatever mum's watching, ha!
Besides, we don't exactly see eye to eye with stuff any more, especially since I'm in a fairly new and very fast developing relationship, so eating in the other room on my own suits me just fine.
Jen.
Yeah, I am asian and we have this unity sort of deal. Every meal has to be eaten together, every time the table is set it has to be nice and ordered. Dishes in the middle on coasters, soup bols on a coaster, and chopsticks nicely on the side. Blah, it's awful. Lately I've just eaten in my room while online, and there is always a lot of groaning about me being improper, but I manage to ignore that. Sometimes, though, I still have to sit out there.
Then when guests comes my family puts up an elegant set up. it's always the proper American style. There is always a Candle(s) in the middle, place mats, and on it a soup bowl, in the front with a cup, then it's the plate in front of you and the usual silverware set up. Really I just like to do it informally. It's faster, more convenient and requires no fuss. Why the formal. Just sit down and eat the damn food, and drop the act.
Agreed with the last post. We hardly ever set the table at my house, even when we eat together. We may have separate plates for separate things but it's never any certain way and we don't use special forks etc. I may or may not have side dishes with my meals. Interesting idea to do for a partner I think but not every day. If I were to do it, it would be in the continental style.