What's with the Hot Meal Thing
A colleague was headed out to lunch at the same time I was headed to the bank to pick up some cash, and asked if I was going for a real meal ... which was a curious comment. So I asked, "What is a real meal?"
"You always go for sandwiches ... that's not a real meal. You need to have something hot at least once a day."
I asked the Partnerin about this, and although she frequently skips lunch during her hectic day, she echoed the sentiment.
Is this a German thing, or did I miss something in school? (Where I always brown-bagged it, btw.)
posted by Mike B at 8/20/2007 07:03:00 PM
7 Comments:
Don't worry, it's totally a German thing. No logic to it at all. But they act as if for example something like a roast beef sandwich with a side of potato salad is totally different than having pot roast with mashed potatoes just because of the temperature of the food you're eating. I'll never understand it.
I don't know. Hubby is like that. Very much a three meal a day man and the evening meal has to be hot.
I agree with Christina, it's totally a German thing. Don't tell my mother-in-law, but her son doesn't get a "hot meal" every day, gasp.
neither does Sparky. He's happy with protein powder and cold cuts. Mutti would be horrified.
I love hot food much more than cold, so I'm totally with the Germans on this one :) That's just my personal preference. I don't think it would occur to me to comment on anyone else's lunch habits, though!
It's mostly a German thing -- the "hot" meal obsession. It works the other way, too. When I'm ready to have a nice supper, that also happens to be "hot" (waves at Maribeth), I often get, "But, I already had a hot meal for lunch..."
It's a German speaking thing, I think. Here in Austria we have similar sentiments. Eat something warm once a day, never drink cold drinks, don't sit in draughts (etc, etc, etc).
Ausländer unite! Eat cold food and drink cold drinks and you will be free!!!!!
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