Word: meals
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Others know more exactly what they want variations on "I want Jon" and "I want Paula" and "I want anyone (of either sex)" cover as table on Widener's D-Level. But "I want Maypo" and "I want my Malt-o-Meal" are written nearby...
Less than 10% are women. More than 80% are black or Hispanic. The majority cannot find a job or are too disabled to work. Nearly one-third sleep on the street. Some 40% average one meal or less a day. The study, Below the Safety Net, written by Douglas H. Lasdon, director of the Legal Action Center, and David Tobis, found that only about a third receive government financial assistance of any kind, though virtually all are eligible. Says Lasdon: "The report shatters the myth of the safety net by showing that people actually go hungry and homeless because they...
...knowing what is available and 2) being willing to spend considerable effort and money to locate the best. In short, one has to care a lot about food. It is possible to wander into a people's restaurant, order dishes seen on other tables and have a delicious meal for about $5 a person, but the odds are much against such a happy outcome. A more likely experience would be to spend $375 on a banquet for eight at a gleaming, modern hotel and have an exquisitely presented but virtually tasteless meal for which the delicate petals of a rose...
...human contacts. Waiters and waitresses are especially solicitous, offering to show foreign guests exactly how to convey a jiaozi from plate to mouth with chopsticks so that the dumpling remains intact with no loss of broth. The Westerner who can master the technique may be rewarded with a free meal, plus a tour of the kitchen, where workers grinningly pose for pictures and shyly call, "Hello," the one English word they seem to know...
...restaurants on their own, although because of the language barrier it is best to have the hotel or tour guide engage a taxi and call the restaurant. Even so, reservations may not be honored unless a deposit or, at times, the full price of the meal has been paid in advance...