Food as a Vice

Vices bring people together. Smoking and drinking has the same effect. This common interest creates an instant bond. Smokers outside huddle near each other, talk to people they never met before and will not see again. For five minutes, they are best friends. In a bar, eventually it is the reaction to the alcohol that spurs conversation. However, people still collect together in one place, providing a medium for conversation to exist. In regards to …

…even to the cavemen, if an animal was being cooked, fellow members of the group would circle around and wait for the feast, no doubt they were dancing, grunting, or signaling in some fashion¡Xtheir only means of conversation in their day. Food has seemingly always brought people together to converse and get to know each other better. Indulgences often do. Food as a vice, maybe dessert¡K.but that is a whole new paper.