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Default "Are You Ashamed to Eat Out Alone?"

On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 13:52:28 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

> On 8/16/2014 1:32 PM, Tara wrote:
> > I love having time to myself. I like to take myself out to lunch when I
> > am shopping. I bring a book and enjoy some peace.
> >
> > Tara
> >

> Same here, Tara. I'd take a book and have a nice quiet lunch where I
> didn't have to fill the void with pointless chatter or shop talk with
> co-workers. Time to recharge my batteries. I really don't know why
> there is a stigma attached to eating alone. It's not something
> shameful, as the topic of the post suggests.
>

It was an inflammatory title. Pick a different word, like
"comfortable". All you need to do is look around, lots of singletons
at shopping mall food court tables. I've noticed that as formality
and price increase, the number of people I see eating alone declines.



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