Eating out does have its advantages: one gets food with no work, and food one doesn't have to clean dishes after (unless you can't pay for it, of course). I know you always say "oh, but it's faster". Sometimes it is. The thing is that sometimes it's nice to have food made by others, if you're not as picky about what is found inside the food, are willing to try new things, and seek out variety.
Quality doesn't always suffer, either. Recently, I went to a little hole-in-the-wall fast-food shop, and for ten dollars bought two dips (baba ganoush, and a roasted garlic dip), and enough bread, to feed four. We had a lovely time ripping our bread into bits and scooping up the rich creamy dips. I know that I could make the dips myself, but it would have taken a while, and I can appreciate other peoples skills in making these foods. Plus, at two dollars fifty a head, it wasn't exactly end-of-the-world expensive as a dinner. Petrol would have cost more. And does, frequently.
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Date: 2009-10-29 06:54 am (UTC)Quality doesn't always suffer, either. Recently, I went to a little hole-in-the-wall fast-food shop, and for ten dollars bought two dips (baba ganoush, and a roasted garlic dip), and enough bread, to feed four. We had a lovely time ripping our bread into bits and scooping up the rich creamy dips. I know that I could make the dips myself, but it would have taken a while, and I can appreciate other peoples skills in making these foods. Plus, at two dollars fifty a head, it wasn't exactly end-of-the-world expensive as a dinner. Petrol would have cost more. And does, frequently.