Eating at the Edge (re)

In the article which is written by Horwitz, we can find the author gives out his point of view that in nowadays, more and more people eating alone instead of eating with their families or friends. For example, Horwitz asks us to “Consider soup. What was once an archetype of the commensal is now widely available in a variety of single-serving packages” (42).  In the article, the author uses an example of soup to improve his point of view. Many years ago, when people ordered a soup, the only choice is a big bowl of soup and you can share it with your family or friends. However, nowadays, people are more like to order a small bowl of soup which is just for one person. There are two reasons why people have this change, one is it may more fit their own taste, on the other hand, people nowadays are always so busy, and they do not have a time schedule. So, it is really hard for people to have a meal with others in a time fit both of them. This kind of things also happens in my own life. In china, if people do not have something really important, most people may choose to eat with their family. Although some family members may come back very late, most family likes to wait for them and eat together. This is not a rule, but it is kind of our food culture. So, when I was in high school, I would choose to have lunch with a group of classmates and most of time I would went home for dinner because I knew that my parents were waiting for me. After I come to America, although I also make some good friends here, but it is really hard for me to have lunch with them. We have totally different time schedule and some time we even do not have time to eat. So, the only thing we can do is eat together of dinner, because Chinese people believe that eat together is the best way to keep the relationship.