It's true.
The portions here are the same size, if not bigger, than back home, and yet I get looked at like a freak when I ask for a box. I can't help it! I've done one too many studies on food waste in landfills to let half of a perfectly good meal get thrown out. And call it a poor-man's mentality, but I see no shame in wanting to get two meals out of one. Isn't it better for my waistline that way as well?
Although, one waitress, when I apologized for wanting a box out of embarrassment, said "Oh I'm so glad! I wish more people did that! You should see how much food we throw away everyday..."
This whole anti-leftovers society has created an interesting problem in my life. I haven't seen a single microwave since I arrived in Denmark.
The result? I'm growing accustomed to eating my dinner cold (when I don't feel like heating it up in a pan, like tonight, after a long day). I guess that's one way to save energy...
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