Thursday, April 02, 2009
Etiquette that has outstayed it’s time
In the early days of commercial air travel, people used to dress up to get on a plane. This has gone by the wayside because it was ppointless.
People used to dress up to go to the theatre and to restaurants. For the most part, these customs have also gone.
Here’s one that really needs to go.
Apparently, it is improper to make any effort to eat the dregs of food that won’t easily come off of the bottom of a plate in ‘decent’ company. Let us count (some of) the ways in which this is stupid!
1. Growing food uses power and water
2. Water needs power and chemicals in order to be purified
3. The chemicals used in purifying water need power (and probably water) in their production
4. The chemical also need to be transported to the water purifying plants
5. The food is somehow harvested. This uses fuel and manpower
6. The food is then transported. This uses fuel and manpower
7. The food is stored. This takes fuel, manpower and real estate.
8. Food is grown on precious land
9. There is not enough food to feed everyone in the world
10. Food prices are affected by scarcity and food being used for non-food purposes, making it difficult for many to afford a decent diet
11. Fuel, manpower, farmland and real estate cost money and should not be wasted
12. Transportation, chemicals, water and power all have a carbon footprint
13. Cooking/storing food has a carbon footprint
This particular etiquette is socially and environmentally irresponsible and surely, it’s time has been and gone. I am not suggesting that people should loudly scrape or lick their plates in fine restaurants or business gatherings (although wouldn’t the world be a better place if that was seen as a sign of passion for food instead of lowly manners!). Those who leave food because it is proper are anachronisms and should be made to feel such if they cannot accept the sense in changing this behaviour.
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People used to dress up to go to the theatre and to restaurants. For the most part, these customs have also gone.
Here’s one that really needs to go.
Apparently, it is improper to make any effort to eat the dregs of food that won’t easily come off of the bottom of a plate in ‘decent’ company. Let us count (some of) the ways in which this is stupid!
1. Growing food uses power and water
2. Water needs power and chemicals in order to be purified
3. The chemicals used in purifying water need power (and probably water) in their production
4. The chemical also need to be transported to the water purifying plants
5. The food is somehow harvested. This uses fuel and manpower
6. The food is then transported. This uses fuel and manpower
7. The food is stored. This takes fuel, manpower and real estate.
8. Food is grown on precious land
9. There is not enough food to feed everyone in the world
10. Food prices are affected by scarcity and food being used for non-food purposes, making it difficult for many to afford a decent diet
11. Fuel, manpower, farmland and real estate cost money and should not be wasted
12. Transportation, chemicals, water and power all have a carbon footprint
13. Cooking/storing food has a carbon footprint
This particular etiquette is socially and environmentally irresponsible and surely, it’s time has been and gone. I am not suggesting that people should loudly scrape or lick their plates in fine restaurants or business gatherings (although wouldn’t the world be a better place if that was seen as a sign of passion for food instead of lowly manners!). Those who leave food because it is proper are anachronisms and should be made to feel such if they cannot accept the sense in changing this behaviour.
