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| Diet & Health / 1:19 PM - Thursday August 07, 2008 |
lonely are the brave.Do you think people who sit alone in restaurants and read are hoping that someone special will sit down with them someday?
- Asked by Male, 29-35 |
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Since I am single, and I enjoy good food, I sometimes eat out alone. I am a good cook, and often eat at home, but being single doesn't mean I'm banned from restaurants. :) When I DO eat out alone at a restaurant, I tend to read. What else is there to do if you are alone? I guess I could look around, but once you've looked around and seen everything there is to see within sight, what then? Reading is generally more interesting...
- Response by xerxes, An Intellectual Guy, Male, 36-45, Washington, DC, Lawyer
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If I'm alone I can't eat without reading. So maybe they're like me. They wanted a good meal but can't just sit and eat without some other brain entertainment.
- Response by llafsroh, An Intellectual Guy, Male, 36-45, Boston, Science / Engineering
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If it's a good book, I could do it but I'd rather people watch. They just want to look like they are busy doing something instead of staring into space feeling self-conscious.
- Response by englishrose4945, A Thinker, Female, 56-65, Miami, Other Profession
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Not necessarily...When I'm on business trip..I go to restaurants by myself all the time...and reading just helps so that you don't feel like you're staring at the walls the whole time. :)
- Response by eclectic, A Creative, Female, 36-45, Managerial
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If I have a book in front of me I can tune anything out, and if I'm in a restaturant eating and reading, that's usually perceived as a signal I want to be left alone.
- Response by purrzn, A Thinker, Female, 46-55, Who Cares?
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I don't. I just want to eat and read in a social environment without being bothered sometimes. I don't mind the sounds around me; they become like white noise that you barely hear. I really only get to do this nowadays if I'm traveling so I read the paper for a bit and eat, then kind of just people watch.
- Response by thottienc, A Career Woman, Female, 29-35, Charlotte, Who Cares?
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Some people have the abuility to consentrate
- Response by cougar01, A Creative, Female, Who Cares?, Self-Employed
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i could understand a reader so captivated by written word,he/she has no need to chitchat??? just a thuoght.
- Response by kitkat19, A Thinker, Female, 46-55
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i've eaten at restaurants alone before. and as with some people, i can't sit still... i constantly have to be bombarbed with information/entertainme nt. i don't take shits without having something to read... same with eating, if there's no one to talk to.. then i'll read something.
- Response by kungfudewd, An Intellectual Guy, Male, 29-35, Financial / Banking
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Im the type of person who can read in a noisy place.
- Response by monique1515, A Life of the Party, Female, 29-35, Denver, Student
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I love to read anywhere, I also write in public much easier than I do in private. I love to people watch and usually I don't want to talk to anyone, so it does seem odd but it isn't.
- Response by deliaj, A Creative, Female, 36-45, New York, Managerial
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Maybe this person just wants a good meal, and doens't give a shit about what others think. They choose to read, whether they are retaining the info or not, so they don't have to sit there like a retard and stare at everyone else.......
- Response by bnicoleb, A Life of the Party, Female, 22-25, Medical / Dental
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People in restaurants are there for a meal. They are reading because they are readers and take every minute they can to read. When you are reading it takes your mind off the noisy restaurant and you are engrossed in the book. Try it, you'll see.
- Response by lacey07, A Life of the Party, Female, Who Cares?, Other Profession
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Honestly I can and have read in very noisy places. I can read just about anywhere.
- Response by avalon24, An Alternative Girl, Female, 29-35, St.Louis, Self-Employed
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I do lunch by myself pretty often. I might be in a hurry or out aand about for work and just have to go in to a restaurant and grab a quick snack. I can't remember the last time I was in a restaurant by myself. Well, actually I was waiting for a friend for 20 minutes by a table last week. She called and said she got stuck in traffic and would be late. It DID feel a bit awkward sitting there alone.
- Response by silver75, A Thinker, Female, 29-35, San Diego, Other Profession
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You bring something to read so you don't look like a psycho. It's just common courtesy -- you don't want to freak people out. However, I prefer a crossword puzzle, as opposed to a book or something like that to just read.
- Response by MikeOxbigg, A Guy Critical, Male, 29-35, Sacramento, Administrative
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Maybe some people are but personally I like to go eat out places and read by myself. I get to enjoy nice food in a nice atmosphere and read my book. It helps that I can tune everthing out as far as sound goes too.
- Response by werallmadhere, An Alternative Girl, Female, 22-25, Who Cares?
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Some people feel that being on their own doesn't preclude them from eating out. They bring a book for something to do rather than waiting for their meal while staring at a wall.
- Response by mountainchic, A Thinker, Female, 29-35, Other Profession
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I used to travel a lot and alone. So eating and reading in a resturant wasn't to hard. You do have to concentrate. Although I did wish someone would join me, I hated it
- Response by electroman, A Mr. Nice Guy, Male, 46-55, Seattle, Science / Engineering
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LOL.. I want to introduce myself to you, anon. =)
- Response by visitor6785, A Career Woman, Female, Who Cares?, Who Cares?
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No! I often sit alone and do not want to be bothered by anyone. I also have been known to sit alone in bars and read. Yes its true. I simply want a change of scene, get out the house, have some quality time with myself, treat myself to a drink or a meal etc.
- Response by sunset77, A Sweet Sarah, Female, 29-35, Who Cares?
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Maybe they want to be alone eat want they want while they read a good book, there is nothing wrong with that.
- Response by ladywisteria, A Sweet Sarah, Female, Who Cares?, Who Cares?
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Maybe when the person is reading he or she shuts out the noise...and just wants to read alone...or in an environment that is less distracting than home...like I would rather read at a noisy restaraunt than a noisy home where a baby is crying...because it is harder to shut out crying...
- Response by imhere, A Thinker, Female, 18-21, Student
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LOL! If someone sat down next to me if I was reading in a restaurant (while enjoying my meal), I would tell him to get the f*ck away from me!
- Response by electragold21, A Thinker, Female, 29-35, New York, Teaching
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I like reading when I'm in a restaurant alone because I can catch up on things that I've been meaning to read and sometimes, I will even work on my checkbook or bills so that I don't have to worry about doing everything last minute...plus, it helps keep me organized to go out alone and do what I need to get done because when I go to a restaurant with others, I tend to just want to sit and visit...:)
- Response by fastball, A Creative, Female, 36-45, Student
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While in college, I found that I could really concentrate on studies with the din of a busy restaurant in the background. I wasn't there hoping for anything...except a good test score later.
- Response by drumboi2, A Guy Critical, Male, 56-65, Technical
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It doesn't bother me to go to a restaurant and eat alone. The way I look at it, no one really cares if I have a companion or not. When I was younger, sometimes I did want a guy to join me but that sort of thing has left me. In fact, sometimes I rather dine alone so I can enjoy my meal without having to make small talk. I don't think I have ever read anything in a restaurant. Perhaps if I had just bought a magazine and there was an interesting article I wanted to read I might bring it into the restaurant with me, provided it was a casual restaurant.
- Response by A Player, Female, 26-28, Dallas, Who Cares?
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I can read in a noisy atmosphere if my concentration is strong.
- Response by seductivepisces9, A Thinker, Female, 29-35, Cleveland, Student
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.....why they're there?............becau se they are hungry?.
- Response by A Career Woman, Female, 46-55, Other Profession
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Your title should be 'brave are the lonely'. Maybe they got stood up. If you sit alone in a restaurant people will offer you a magazine anyway. It's ot fair on the other diners cos it's drawing attention
- Response by nico88, A Thinker, Female, 22-25, Who Cares?
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Lunch time or Dinner time is just that! Time to eat, read, write alone sometimes. You can always 'tune out' the noise and others when your concentration is 'focused' on what you are doing.
- Response by jpm51, A Thinker, Female, 46-55, Baltimore, Administrative
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