On 2014-05-24 07:56:33 +0000, Julie Bove said:

> Really? That's what this article says.
>
> http://ab.entertainmentcrave.com/pro...ource=encrave#
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> Even when Angela was dancing a lot of hours and we had to force a meal
> in between classes or grab something after class, we didn't dine out
> that often. Right now we are down to once a week but only because we
> are taking my mom out. We used to take her for lunch and dinner but...
> Her meals are now all paid for where she lives so we may have to
> rethink what we are doing.
>
> We do like to dine out occasionally. Particularly at that really good
> taqueria or for Mexican food. Sadly, what I make at home in the realm
> of Mexican food can not compete with them. And we have found that the
> food quality for most things suffers a little to greatly if we get it
> to go. So we do like to go to those places but other than that, prefer
> to eat at home.
>
> Who are these people who dine out all the time? I know that my parents
> would fit into that category and we did dine out a lot when I was a kid
> but I think 4.8 times a week is pushing it. Even the people I know who
> don't cook, don't dine out that often. They might buy something
> prepared that only needs to be heated or they eat something like a
> salad or sandwich which they might make but they don't actually cook
> stuff.

Yes, I can believe it. In my peer group there are essentially two
kinds of people - those that don't cook (even if they do it's simple
heat n eat) and foodies. The kind of people who don't cook prefer to
eat out because they can't stand eating garbage food like store-bought
spaghetti sauce and plasticky noodles more than a few times a week.
It's also seen by many as a sign of affluence - spend that money where
people can see you spending it.