1.Do Chinese people like to eat at home?

　　Yes, people in China often like to eat at home because someone in their family cooks rather well and because it’s cheaper. My grandmother lives with us and she is an excellent cook so I prefer to eat her food than going out to restaurants except on special occasions with my friends.

　　2.How often do Chinese people eat out?

　　This is like asking, how often do Chinese people brush their teeth? Everyone is different. Some families don’t have the time to cook and no one knows how to cook well and they have the money to eat at restaurants often so they do. Other families have someone in their family who cooks well and they can’t afford to eat out very often so they stay at home to eat.

　　3.Why do some people like to eat alone?

　　Some people like to eat alone because that has been their habit since they were young. My friend often eats alone because when he was 6 or 7 years old his parents had already gone off to work and left his breakfast in the kitchen or he had to make some simple meals himself.

　　4.Are there any disadvantages of eating outside?

　　The disadvantages are that you have no idea what ingredients they are using to prepare your food. The other thing is that you have no idea how fresh the seafood is or how long fast food burgers have been frozen, so I rarely eat out unless I know that the food is good

　　5.What’s the difference between having meals at home and in a restaurant?

　　First, you know the ingredients and know if they are healthy. Second, you know whose doing the cooking. And even more important, you know how clean your kitchen is compared to the restaurant.

　　6.Why do some people keep eating healthy food even if they already know the harm?

　　My father is a good example of that. He ate most of his meals outside except for an occasional dinner at home. Most of his breakfasts were gotten at a fast food drive thru restaurant while he was driving to work. At lunch he often went to business lunches at expensive restaurants that prepare rich calorie food that tastes great but make you fat. Only sometimes he ate at home in the evenings. All of this time he was so busy that he didn’t stop to consider the health effects it had on his body.