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The Table Is Set Even for One

A French person eating alone still lays a place: plate, glass, napkin, cutlery. Eating from a container standing up is not a shortcut, it is a different and lesser activity.

Lay a proper place for yourself at your next solitary meal, including a cloth napkin. It costs ninety seconds and changes how long you spend eating.

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