July 22, 2008
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What is the one thing you would do if you had the day off today?
I had a day off today. I have many days off. But off of what? Work? Well that’s easy. I’d hang out with a friend and have a nice three hour lunch and conversation.
As much as I detest the lazy French and southern European peoples (prefering the more industrious British, Germanic, and Scandinavian peoples) and their respective cultures and ex-colonies, they do get one thing straight: life is too short for a 30 minute meal or even a 60 minute one. How can one digest properly or even build lasting relationships with a short pit-stop to snort a crumb of food (have you seen Japanese people eat in a train station? I haven’t, but I’ve heard stories of the snorting–isn’t that right Nan&Will? )? It’s not about the food, it’s about the people!
I can say that most likely a good deal of all the broken relationships and loneliness in this world is because people don’t take time to break bread and just share unguarded moments of good food and conversation. You can’t get that chatting on-line, I can tell you. Real smiles, real food, real people.
If I had time off from life–well that’s another story, but I won’t indulge you in my Twilight Zone fantasies of revenge and comeuppance.
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Comments (1)
Well slurping noodles in Japanese places is suppose to be a complement to the chef. Hahaha go figure.
I’d have to agree, it should be about the time and memory shared with a friend that make meeting up matter. It’s the journey and experience that you’ll remember for life.
If I had a day off, I’d probably be trying to find people to hang out with too.