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By: The opinion Posted Mar 19, 2023, 0:36 am EDT
Sharing is not always supportive, especially when eating away from home. if you ever thought unfair and uncomfortable sharing the expenses of a dinner with friends, you are not the only one.
according to a survey on eating habits of americansa third of Americans don’t think the bill should be split evenly if meals don’t cost the same.
This answer is instructive considering that when groups of friends go out to eat, they often choose distribute the bill equally even if not everyone has consumed the sameeither.
A survey of 2,000 adults analyzed some of the aspects that people find it difficult to share and found that when it comes to their partner, people revealed that they are likely to share things like clothes (50%) and money (57%), but The same is not always the case with food.
Two in three respondents in a relationship said that when they sit down to eat with their partner, what is theirs is theirs and they do not share it (67%), Millennials being the demographic group that most shares this anti-sharing sentiment (74%).
Carried out by OnePoll in collaboration with Fogo de Chão, the survey also revealed that people are not willing to let just anyone take from their plate: A fifth of those surveyed even said they would have to know someone for at least six months before they would feel comfortable sharing food.
Advantages of sharing
Though most don’t like it share your food Or not even for someone to taste a little of it, They recognize that doing so can have certain advantages for both parties.
Although many do not like to share, respondents agree that it can have its advantages. Nearly three quarters said they want to try new things when they eat out, but are afraid they won’t like it enough (73%).
By sharing with others, people enjoy the advantage of being able to try different foods (35%) and not having to commit to a single item on the menu (19%). However, respondents point out that there are etiquette rules for sharing food (57%), such as putting a piece on the other person’s fork (23%) or passing it on a separate plate (22%).
And the rules for the exchange are completely different. Half of those surveyed have ended up exchanging all their food with someone because they liked theirs better (49%).
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