tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225484064771073016.post3908936728091063267..comments2023-10-16T02:34:52.388-07:00Comments on Food and Society: The "American" Dream Intervenes Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225484064771073016.post-43668466850573532832014-05-02T17:59:32.529-07:002014-05-02T17:59:32.529-07:00This really got me thinking about how I spend meal...This really got me thinking about how I spend meals with my family. Meals have really become a matter on convenience and they are not held all together unless it is a special occasion. I fully believe that capitalism has a large impact upon why meals have become a matter of convenience rather than a matter of familial bonding. However, I do feel like those moments where families can get together on limited occasions make those moments more prized and special. So it is a really difficult topic to discuss in a heavily capitalistic society such as ours. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07353860083300776766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225484064771073016.post-12703503134281440312014-05-02T13:14:50.124-07:002014-05-02T13:14:50.124-07:00I loved hearing about your family's personal &...I loved hearing about your family's personal "American Dream" Joanna! Although I am not a first generation American like you, I can tell you that our family eating dynamics sound very similar. We almost never sit down and eat dinner as a family, because even though it is just me, my mom, and my dad, we never seem to work on the same meal schedules. So usually I will cook dinner whenever I am hungry and save the leftovers for my parents when they get home from work and errands. The only experiences I've ever really had with eating as a "family" (not including mandatory holiday meals) occurred after I joined my sorority. At least twice a week now I eat together with 10 or more of my sorority sisters in the kitchen of our sorority house. This is really the ideal time to catch up with all of the sisters, learn new things about their lives, and really get to know each one on a whole different level. So, I guess my "American Dream" and yours are both a bit different from what may be considered "normal"!Sarah Erlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07577846439378664916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225484064771073016.post-7061542779948973922014-05-02T13:14:01.601-07:002014-05-02T13:14:01.601-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sarah Erlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07577846439378664916noreply@blogger.com