One night, I decided to buy Wendy's on the way home from a soccer game. I ordered two Bacon Jr. Cheeseburgers and a small chili. It was midnight, I played three games in a row, and I heard my mom was cooking a certain stir fry with cucumbers. Not going to lie - I'm not a big fan of cucumbers in stir fry.
Ethics - It is kind of a double edged sword for me (more like a sharper edge on one side) because I knew my mom was cooking dinner, but it makes her unhappy when I don't eat available food at home. And knowing that I have food at home, but I still go out to eat and spend money kind of kills me now.
Economics - Reflecting back, I am not a big fan of fast food chains. I like going out to eat at small, family owned restaurants like Quang or Matt's Bar. By me spending $4-6 dollars on fast food, I further add to their profit, which can push smaller businesses out of business. Even worse, the more I eat at a fast food restaurant, the more likely I am to push people into unemployment. The only reason why I eat fast food - availability. I demand for food, a place has to supply it. Plus friends are busy to eat out.
Politics - I don't see much politics going on here, but it is probably the commercials and their subliminal stimuli that gets me. I see their advertising, and I remember it while I am driving home, driving and (in this case) highly dehydrated. Whatever fast food that can get me that "fix" I need for food, all rationale goes out the window no matter what my mom cooked at home.
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I totally agree with the cucumbers in stir fry. I like cucumbers in general, but they just taste weird in stir fry. But my mom is the exact same way, and it makes me feel guilty too. Don't worry too much about it. She knows that you love her, even though you don't like everything she cooks.
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