Same. I think after so many years in the American school system, and then the workforce, where we have like 15-20 minutes to eat before getting back to work, it's become such a habit to eat quickly. It's hard to break after a lifetime of rushing.
I would love for you to do more about French work culture and how that fits in with eating. I struggle because work has set lunch breaks of a half an hour and eating feels rushed sometimes. Love your channel! It has helped me a lot with my relationship with food.❤
Growing up we had Sunday dinners as a family and tried each night to eat together. My dad worked late most night, but us kids and our mom ate together. We always had sports and activities. As parents now we ate together with our boys and now they are married. We together at least a couple times a month for barbeques/Sunday dinners, it's so nice! Oh and I only get a "doggie bag" if it's half the amount I cannot finish. Here in the U.S. the portions are most of the time just too big, most of the time I ask for a take out container when they serve the food. Just makes it easier.
Sadly, this was how it used to be in America. Why it changed I'll never know. I hope we return some day. I do know enough families who try as often as possible to have this in their lives, maybe not everyday.
@@pambredrup5336Maybe because of fast food restaurant ? Everything fast and people eat fast , I think if families eat together at their home they will be less stress and taking more time to eat
Thank you so much for sharing! It's always interesting to learn about other cultures. On weekdays, my kids and I will have breakfast together and the whole family eats dinner together. On most weekends we eat every meal together as a family,( our children are 14 and 15 years old.) This was always prioritized in both our families and so we both prioritize it in ours. We also practice not eating until everyone is seated at the table. I know that once the kids start working things may change, but for now this is how we eat our meals. In Canada, "doggie bags" at restaurants are pretty standard as our portions are pretty large.
Dear Lucie, Thanks so much for your videos, I really love the content. I wanted to ask about your lighting when you do your videos. What lighting equipment do you use? Take care! And looking forward to continuing to enjoy your channel! I go to Paris in February and will think of you!
Growing up, we ate as a family. We waited for everyone to be served. I thought this was normal. Most of my friends had the same dinner rules. We also had the same etiquette when it came to elbows on the table, napkins on laps. I'm still trying to ingrain this into my step kids. Especially my teenage son.
How do families handle their children's activities? In North American most activities happen from 4 to 8. When do French families do lessons and sports? Thank you.
Thank you. I have a question about how is it served at dinner time? At home. I cannot get the courses out nicely and feel like I’m rushing. Especially with the kids sitting and waiting. Or do the kids even eat at the same time adults do there? Thanks Lucy! ❤️💕
The kids eat at the same time as adults, and usually everything will be ready, we'll have a little starter, then the main dish (but doesn't have to be served nicely) and a little dessert☺💕
Love this video. Question: If you ready dinner at such a late hour, do you snack in between? I'm trying to lose some weight by eating only 3 meals a day and not snacking in between.
I was on a group trip and one woman had food allergies and had to bring along slot of her own food. Seasonings. It was o.k. on our boat but the restaurants even knowing ahead of time were nasty. She was to get a plain pear instead of a tart for example. No one was happy.
I wish I could ask my Grandparents why we ate like people do in France. My Grandma may have been French I'm not sure. I need to ask some of my other family about this.😊❤
Had to laugh once you began to speak of manners at the table in terms of no elbows on table etc Growing up in Europe, the idea that we’d have had elbows on the table or slump over our plates or even make any noise when eating was totally frowned upon. If I only once made a bit of a slurping sound when eating soup etc, my grandmother would get furious. Same with how we held our utensils etc Now I love my American compatriots, truly. And am a New Yorker at heart. But boy did I experience and witness the single worst manners at a table / from chewing with mouth open to not knowing how one holds a fork properly, just shoving the food down one’s mouth at exorbitant speed etc It makes me laugh just thinking about it But more than anything I always associate Europe just with much more enjoyment of food, far fewer ‘food’ rules, far less obesity, an infinitely healthier population as a whole as a result and just a much more common sense approach
Eating more slowly is the tricky part for me.
Same. I think after so many years in the American school system, and then the workforce, where we have like 15-20 minutes to eat before getting back to work, it's become such a habit to eat quickly. It's hard to break after a lifetime of rushing.
I totally get it... Check out some of the videos in my mindful and intuitive playlist, I give some tips!
@@Edukalebylucie I'll have a look.
I would love for you to do more about French work culture and how that fits in with eating. I struggle because work has set lunch breaks of a half an hour and eating feels rushed sometimes. Love your channel! It has helped me a lot with my relationship with food.❤
So glad my channel is helpul, and yes I'll keep those videos coming!💜
Yes I’d love a video about this!! Especially meal planning for work lunches.
This was really interesting. It’s very normal for Australian families to eat together at the same time.
Growing up we had Sunday dinners as a family and tried each night to eat together. My dad worked late most night, but us kids and our mom ate together. We always had sports and activities. As parents now we ate together with our boys and now they are married. We together at least a couple times a month for barbeques/Sunday dinners, it's so nice! Oh and I only get a "doggie bag" if it's half the amount I cannot finish. Here in the U.S. the portions are most of the time just too big, most of the time I ask for a take out container when they serve the food. Just makes it easier.
Thanks for sharing!
Wonderful video, I just love these kinds of discussions.
Thank youu, glad you liked it!
Sadly, this was how it used to be in America. Why it changed I'll never know. I hope we return some day. I do know enough families who try as often as possible to have this in their lives, maybe not everyday.
I totally agree, I'm not sure how and when it changed.
I get it, it's starting to change here as well...
@@pambredrup5336Maybe because of fast food restaurant ? Everything fast and people eat fast , I think if families eat together at their home they will be less stress and taking more time to eat
Hi Lucie, I love your videos! Thank you for all you do!!
So glad you like them, thank you!
Hi Lucie, enjoying this! Your info is great, and your delivery is so relaxing !
Thank you so much for sharing! It's always interesting to learn about other cultures. On weekdays, my kids and I will have breakfast together and the whole family eats dinner together. On most weekends we eat every meal together as a family,( our children are 14 and 15 years old.) This was always prioritized in both our families and so we both prioritize it in ours. We also practice not eating until everyone is seated at the table. I know that once the kids start working things may change, but for now this is how we eat our meals. In Canada, "doggie bags" at restaurants are pretty standard as our portions are pretty large.
Love that! Thanks for sharing
Coucou Lucie, Merci pour votre incroyable vidéo nutritives. 🙂
Avec plaisir, merci d'avoir regardé!
Dear Lucie, Thanks so much for your videos, I really love the content. I wanted to ask about your lighting when you do your videos. What lighting equipment do you use? Take care! And looking forward to continuing to enjoy your channel! I go to Paris in February and will think of you!
Always i love your speech and love you my dear ❤
Aww thank you!
Etiquette seems to be a thing of the past in the US. Life is always about rushing around. Time isn't taken to relax and enjoy. Sad.
omg did you get a new camera quality is so good
Not recently, but thanks!
Growing up, we ate as a family. We waited for everyone to be served. I thought this was normal. Most of my friends had the same dinner rules. We also had the same etiquette when it came to elbows on the table, napkins on laps. I'm still trying to ingrain this into my step kids. Especially my teenage son.
We luv Lucie.
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How do families handle their children's activities? In North American most activities happen from 4 to 8. When do French families do lessons and sports? Thank you.
From 4 to 8 too, but we eat around 8 and later if necessary ☺
Thank you. I have a question about how is it served at dinner time? At home. I cannot get the courses out nicely and feel like I’m rushing. Especially with the kids sitting and waiting.
Or do the kids even eat at the same time adults do there? Thanks Lucy! ❤️💕
The kids eat at the same time as adults, and usually everything will be ready, we'll have a little starter, then the main dish (but doesn't have to be served nicely) and a little dessert☺💕
Love this video. Question: If you ready dinner at such a late hour, do you snack in between? I'm trying to lose some weight by eating only 3 meals a day and not snacking in between.
So glad! A lot of people will have a little snack around 4-5 pm (some nuts, some chocolate with bread, a yogurt, some fruit..)
I was on a group trip and one woman had food allergies and had to bring along slot of her own food. Seasonings. It was o.k. on our boat but the restaurants even knowing ahead of time were nasty. She was to get a plain pear instead of a tart for example. No one was happy.
I wish I could ask my Grandparents why we ate like people do in France. My Grandma may have been French I'm not sure. I need to ask some of my other family about this.😊❤
Ohh that's cool!
You're so pretty 🥰
Mdr je regarde la vidéo comme si je ne connaissais pas 😂
Had to laugh once you began to speak of manners at the table in terms of no elbows on table etc
Growing up in Europe, the idea that we’d have had elbows on the table or slump over our plates or even make any noise when eating was totally frowned upon. If I only once made a bit of a slurping sound when eating soup etc, my grandmother would get furious. Same with how we held our utensils etc
Now I love my American compatriots, truly. And am a New Yorker at heart.
But boy did I experience and witness the single worst manners at a table / from chewing with mouth open to not knowing how one holds a fork properly, just shoving the food down one’s mouth at exorbitant speed etc
It makes me laugh just thinking about it
But more than anything I always associate Europe just with much more enjoyment of food, far fewer ‘food’ rules, far less obesity, an infinitely healthier population as a whole as a result and just a much more common sense approach
Haha I totally agree with you
Lunch at 1 and dinner at 8? That’s a long time to go without eating, even if the meal takes a long time.
There may be a small snack at 4 like a croissant or a fruit
It may have been their age as well.❤