My husband is the kind of guy who is offended by anything other than eating food off a plate, sitting down at a table and using up every possible mealtime utensil there is. Even with pizza!
I like doing things right myself, but when it comes to take-out, there’s a reason for why you order it. I might as well cook if I’m going to plate my Pad Thai and wonton soup, having to wash a couple of full place settings when all’s said and done. Where’s the convenience in that?
On the other hand, I kind of see his point; mealtime is nothing if not ritualistic, and there’s something to be said for taking pride in the things we eat by honouring them with proper tableware, regardless of whether they come from your local organic farmer or corner noodle house. (Now that I have a child, I’m finding things like having ‘proper dinner’ are becoming more and more important, if only to try and socialize her not to embarrass me when other people are around…)
And then there's the question of conservation. Am I saving water by not having to wash up after dinner? Or do the (mostly non-biodegradable) take-out containers negate that benefit? Dinner for two may not actually weigh in, but when it's a bag of takeout waste vs. several dishwasher loads after a party of eight, there may be something there to consider.
But seriously, am I lazy? Or is he crazy?
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