In recent years, it is noticeable that families are losing their habit of eating together. Some explanations for this trend will be put forward before an analysis of its effect is given.
The fact that family members choose not to eat with each other can be attributed to some reasons. The first reason is the mismatch among family members’ schedule. Members of a family can have different working or studying plans in a day, therefore, it is a challenge for them to sit down to have a meal together. Instead, people will have a tendency to eat out with their friends, colleagues or business partners. Another reason is the effect of the fast food culture of people’s eating habit. Fast food seems to be ubiquitous nowadays, from fast food restaurants to food vendors on the streets with a wide range of prices. Due to this convenience, a lot of people, especially youngsters, tend to grab a meal to be quickly revitalized after hard working hours at school or work, which leads to their lack of appetite and skipping meals with their family after coming home.
The trend exerts both advantageous and disadvantageous influences on individuals and families. In terms of its merits, people can benefit a lot from this since they will be much more flexible with their time. They can save a lot of time not having to show up at a fixed hour to have meals with their family and can eat whatever and whenever they want even during working. However, in terms of the negative effects, this can lead to the weakened family bond and also lack of a sense of family. If a family continuously eats separately, family members may not share their thoughts and advice to each other, hence they can feel isolated and the connection between them will be less intimate.
To conclude, the tendency of eating separately in a household is caused by the difference in members’ schedule or the preference of eating fast food, and both positive and negative impacts of this can be clearly witnessed.
In recent years, it is noticeable that
families
are losing their habit of
eating
together.
Some
explanations for this trend will
be put
forward
before
an analysis of its effect is
given
.
The fact that
family
members
choose not to
eat
with each other can
be attributed
to
some
reasons. The
first
reason is the mismatch among
family
members’
schedule.
Members
of a
family
can have
different
working or studying plans in a day,
therefore
, it is a challenge for them to sit down to have a
meal
together.
Instead
,
people
will have a tendency to
eat
out with their friends, colleagues or business partners. Another reason is the effect of the
fast
food
culture of
people’s
eating
habit.
Fast
food
seems to be ubiquitous nowadays, from
fast
food
restaurants to
food
vendors on the streets with a wide range of prices. Due to this convenience,
a lot of
people
,
especially
youngsters, tend to grab a
meal
to be
quickly
revitalized after
hard working
hours at school or work, which leads to their lack of appetite and skipping
meals
with their
family
after coming home.
The trend exerts both advantageous and disadvantageous influences on individuals and
families
. In terms of its merits,
people
can benefit a lot from this since they will be much more flexible with their time. They can save
a lot of
time not having to
show
up at a
fixed
hour to have
meals
with their
family
and can
eat
whatever and whenever they want even during working.
However
, in terms of the
negative
effects, this can lead to the weakened
family
bond and
also
lack of a sense of
family
. If a
family
continuously
eats
separately
,
family
members
may not share their thoughts and advice to each other,
hence
they can feel isolated and the
connection between
them will be less intimate.
To conclude
, the tendency of
eating
separately
in a household
is caused
by the difference in
members’
schedule or the preference of
eating
fast
food
, and both
positive
and
negative
impacts of this can be
clearly
witnessed.