Perhaps that is why I'm reluctant to waste food, maybe exceedingly so.
But I am surely determined to finish all dishes placed in front of me.
I get sad and feel in disbelief when I witness someone dump food or leave their seats without finishing their meals.
From my experience, food is wasted a little more overseas.
It is probably because of a difference in cultures. I heard that eating all food you have can be seen as ungracious.
Although I know the discrepancy or each circumstance, I still can't help thinking wasting food is profanity for life. Animals and plants are killed for me, so I won't waste food that at least I have been served for me.
I've remembered when I dumped food until now. At a university cafeteria, I noticed tiny boiled spiders inside a broccoli and I thought hard over whether I should simply remove the spiders then eat broccoli or if I should dump all of it. I decided to throw the broccoli to prescribed place, but then it depressed me whole that day.
More or less, Japanese people have this habit or feeling, so it seems like they will have to do exercise to keep in shape. I don't exercise, though. I don't know why, but no matter how much food I have, I don't get overweight.
Thanks to DoctorAmber's correction.
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