Eating alone or eating with friends

In Horwitz’s article, he did the research about where, when and how modern people eat their meal. And the result is obviously, "several people ate on their own space and ate on their own time, not the regular mealtime. Instead of eating with family and friends, most people would rather eat alone nowadays"(45-46). The author then used a simple example to prove his opinion, the soup. "In the past time, the soup is contained by a bowl or pot and a bowl of soup is quiet enough for several people. However, nowadays, the soup is changed into the single-serving package, more and more people prefer hold the soup on their hand than enjoy the soup in front of the table"(42-43). In the past, eating meals have some sociological meanings. If we eat with our friends, we can communicate to others and may get some useful information. Also, the friendship between us will be more stable. But now, more and more people eat by themselves, which means, no communication and no laugh any more. The author’s meaning by using the phrase “Eating at the edge” is to "refers to occasions when food is an additive to a situation"(Horwitz, 42).   

As for myself, I don’t like to eat alone or be alone. I prefer to eat with my friends or my family. However, I am a college student now and my schedule is totally different from my friend’s schedule, so it is hard for us to find a time eating together. Sometimes, I have to eat alone. Just like I really concern about whether eating alone or eating with friends, I also care about the regular mealtime. I force myself to eat at the regular mealtime because it is good for my health. The regular mealtime is established after several experiments did by the scientists. So the regular mealtime must be the perfect time for people to eat. So combine all the factors together, although I am now living in the twenty-first century, I still keep the old habits that I like to eat with my family or my friends and I do obey the regular mealtime.