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In the Washington, D.C. area, people eat out quite a bit. I'm not sure how often most do, but people have money and there are tons of restaurant options.
For the record, I dine out usually twice a week and have lunch outside maybe another 3 times a week. My mother-in-law cooks a mean dinner, so I don't dine out as much as I used to.
Middle class people here regularly eat out and are social drinkers (will often have wine with their dinner, bloody alcoholics ).
I like to eat out a lot too.
I don't know if this is true of everywhere in England, but I was in Windsor not too long ago and every other business on the high street was a restaurant (yes, I'm exaggerating a bit, ian )
In Canada, it of course depends on who you talk to but my general impression is that people eat out a lot more often than they do in most countries in Europe. This applies to people with and without children.
Europeans I know (several countries) complain a lot about how expensive it is to dine in restaurants there.
That said, the cost of dining out has increased quite a bit in Canada in the past few years, but I hear few complaints and so far it's not to the point that people are scaling back.
My family of four eats dinner (non fast food) in restaurants maybe twice a week, and we usually eat out for breakfast one of the days during the weekend.
Dinner for four in a decent (but not high class) place is about the equivalent of 75 US dollars including tax and tip. If mom and dad have a bottle of wine it's about 110.
Breakfast for the four of us is about 45 US dollars incl. tax and tip.
Where I live its very dependant on the person but most people would probably eat out once a month at least. This month i've eat out about 6 times already.
I don't know if this is true of everywhere in England, but I was in Windsor not too long ago and every other business on the high street was a restaurant (yes, I'm exaggerating a bit, ian )
Yeah apparently high streets in England are turning away from retail and focusing on leisure/dining. Seems okay to me. There is an ever-growing street-cafe culture here too.
Yeah apparently high streets in England are turning away from retail and focusing on leisure/dining. Seems okay to me. There is an ever-growing street-cafe culture here too.
Yeah, this would be consistent with the global trend of central city areas becoming increasingly urban playgrounds and entertainment districts as opposed to places where people "stock up" on the essentials of life.
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I don't know stats, but the percentage has no doubt increased a lot. 30 years ago the range of dining options was pretty limited, but now you see all kinds of restaurants offering cuisines from around the world. There are still some gaps (continental European, Mexican, for instance) but it's getting better. Quality and price varies a lot, but it tends to be on the pricey side here.
Personally, I eat out at 5 times a week, usually not at expensive places though. A typical meal will be at the very least $10. For me eating out is as much about the social aspect of it as eating out, for instance meeting with friends or just when I'm out doing something else I'll eat out. I almost never eat out for breakfast, though, last time I got McDonald's breakfast was probably years ago!
Out in my country, people eat three times a day, not counting snacks.
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