eating alone.

a concept foreign to many people, most of which aren't single. i think in order to eat alone you have to be slightly unaware of yourself and more aware of other people. for instance, one time last year when was in london i ate alone at a thai restaurant. i had no intentions of eating alone, but when i grew hungry and nobody else wanted to eat i took the initiative to go buy myself a plate of noodles and chicken and sit there and enjoy it whether i had company or not. your food doesn't get cold because you have to stop eating in order to respond, nor do you have to share and/or taste something grotesque your friend or date is eating. also, you can savor every flavor and sit there as long as you want people watching and looking slightly insignificant. it's sometimes nice to feel that way, especially when you have good food in front of you.