Can you box it please?
This is probably more a failing of Britain than a success of America as it happens in most other countries around the world too, but I'll let you have it. Lets claim it was invented in America.
Americans are just doing the logical thing. It's us Brits who have the problem.
I have paid for this food and I intend to consume it, either at my convenience or at yours.
It's not so illogical a stance. In America, it's commonplace, the norm. It's even offered. "Do you want me to box this for you, sir?"
In the UK, occasionally - very occasionally - a person might apologetically ask for doggy bag.
The implication of course being that no, I'm not going to eat this myself. Of course not. Don't be preposterous. But my dog is a loved and well cared for animal, so I would like to share a small part of this meal with it. Eat it myself? The very thought.
So Hurrah for the restaurant's carrying a stack of boxes because they expect this, and Hurrah for breakfast being taken care of.
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When I was growing up, we never asked for a 'doggy bag'. We never took anything home, with the exception of Chinese food. For some reason, that was ok.
Up until he died, my dad never took food home. Even if there was a lot left, we weren't allowed to.
This practice is really a recent phenomenon, possibly economy based?
When I was in DC in 2002 it was commonplace then.
On one occasion we were on our way to the theatre. One of the dinner party was late and we had waited for her to order. By the time the food came we were in danger of running late so we just asked for the whole meal to be boxed and they were fine with that.
Previous to that in Hong Kong in around 1998 I boxed several meals too, so it's been around for a while, I reckon.
Well, I didn't mean it just became popular this year :P
I'm saying 20-25 years ago, it wasn't done regularly.
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