The Different nations – the different relation to meal

In the book «As Frenchmen, Americans and other Europeans» eat it is told about the different relation to meal of the different nations and about consequences of this difference.

Authors of the book - the French sociologists Claude Fishler and Эстелль the Mason, transfers Radio Freedom. They have carried out the scale research, lasting some years. As authors, a research principal cause - health questions speak, after all it is known, that in the USA the excess weight problem, and Frenchmen - the most harmonous inhabitants of the developed countries after Japan is very extended. One of the reasons - the different relation to meal.

In particular, unlike Americans and Englishmen, Frenchmen eat at strictly certain o'clock and besides spend behind a table of more time. In half first 55 % of the population of France have dinner. Accordingly, Frenchmen have dinner in the company, instead of alone, in friendly conditions. Americans eat on the move, by the way, being engaged in another matters and not giving process of acceptance of food so much attention. Besides portions and even devices Americans have more, than in Europe.

The difference in the relation affects even a lexicon: Frenchmen never will tell about the roll eaten hastily "meal", it at all is not considered. "Meal" and "dishes" - at Frenchmen, "food" and "products" - at Americans.

That is characteristic, Americans just calculate is more often, how many in food of calories, fats, at them more rational relation to meal. Frenchmen prefer to perceive ritual of acceptance of food as the moment of pleasure, dialogue and pleasure. Claude Fishler and Эстелль the Mason consider, that such approach - is much more useful to health.