Is Slow Eating a Privilege? Finding a Balance Between Enjoyment and Social Pressure
- Many people dismiss the issue of slow eating, but it can be important to those who prefer to savor their food. This article explores the question: is slow eating a privilege?
- The author, who grew up in a middle-class family, acknowledges their privilege but also values the act of savoring food. They have raised this topic with various friend groups, only to be met with responses that they should eat faster and check their privilege.
- The author questions whether their preference for slow eating is elitist and selfish, and wonders if there is a safe and appropriate way to discuss this issue without compromising their enjoyment of food or resorting to drastic measures.
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This may seem a nonproblem, but it’s important to me: I’m a slow eater. I don’t make people sit at the table for hours as I languidly pick at my plate, but I’m often finishing my first helping while others are on their seconds, thirds, or beyond. In fact, I rarely get a chance for additional helpings, even when I’m the hostess. (Which I frequently am, making tons of food.) I’ve brought this up with several friend groups only to be told that I just need to eat faster, be like the group, and check my privilege. I admit that I grew up an only child in a middle-class family who never had to fight for food, but I prefer savoring to shoveling. My old-fashioned parents had a rule about not taking seconds until others at the table had finished firsts, but I’m aware of the privilege that implies. Am I being elitist and selfish? Is there a safe, appropriate way to discuss this? Do I have other choices besides eating faster, being hungry, or finding new friends? ここでのprivilegeとは何のことでしょうか？よろしくお願いします
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多分これだと思います。 https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=privilege A word used by some people to relay that they are telepathic and know what the other person's circumstances are, and what they were thinking when they said or did something. 「他の人がどういう状態で、他の人が何かを言ったりした時にその人達が何を思っているかに精神的に感受性があって理解していることを伝える時に使うことがある」 check your privilege は日本語で言うと、「周りの状況や雰囲気を察しろ」つまり「空気読め」みたいな感じでしょう。 I’m aware of the privilege that implies は「私はそれが暗に私がどう言う雰囲気を作り出しているのか気がついています。」 と言うようなことかと思います。
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＞ここでのprivilegeとは何のことでしょうか？ ⇒「特別扱い」といったニュアンスでしょう（たいていの辞書にあります）。 ☆ check my privilege：「私の特別扱い（を抑えるように言われた）」。 ☆ I’m aware of the privilege that implies：「特別扱い（が暗示することに私は気づいています）」。 ＊「特別扱いが暗示すること」とは、「私」が食べ終わるまでは、同席の人たちが次の料理に手をつけるのをためらう、ということだと思います。
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ここでのprivilegeとは何のことでしょうか？ ここでの、privilege は、下記の名詞の１「特典」「恩恵」などに当たります。 https://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=privilege&ref=sp 私はこれをいくつかの友達の集まりで話題にしたが、貴女周りに合わせて早く食べれば良いだけ、で自分の特典を調べなさい（＝私たちが一緒に食事してやっている恩恵に感謝しなさい）と言われるだけだった。
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