• psycotica0@lemmy.ca
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    30 days ago

    I feel like every sitcom and many movies have plot lines based around people getting up out of their beds in the night to go to the kitchen for food.

    I have never in my life ever done this. I’ve never even wanted to do this. I don’t think I understand the idea.

    Is this a thing people do, or is it just a sitcom premise to get people into strange situations?

    Is it an American thing?

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      29 days ago

      It’s not an American thing but I would argue it is how you were raised to view food things.

      Many people have learned that food is a reward, that food is something you eat to smother you emotions, something you do when you’re bored, something you do to feel anything at all.

      Something to quell that never-ending hunger in your belly. raises hand . Turns out my family just has a history of undiagnosed acid reflux.

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      28 days ago

      it’s an insomnia thing. you wake up at 2 am and Now You’re Hungry and your damn belly won’t let you go to sleep without a damn sip of milk or something silly like that.