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@SteveMcCarty@hcommons.socialI'm trying to sign up for men's #cooking #lessons here in #Japan to placate my busy #Japanese wife. While she was away, I made this cheese omelette; beginner's luck! A #community center has me on a waiting list, or I could spill for more upscale lessons. It is astonishing and unJapanese that single-person #households are approaching 40%. #Single #men of all ages have a poor #diet, which exacerbates the #lifespan gap with #women. #Loneliness is also a #health hazard. Many men are #widowed, never #married, or their #wives #divorce them, often after the children become independent and the husband is useless around the house after a busy career. Single men, or married men interested in cooking or helping their wives, possibly fearing their wives' pent-up anger, can find #companionship as well as #survival #skills in cooking lessons. Men's classes start from zero; women #cook and #socialize.
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Looks yummy. My husband is an excellent chef, trained by his feminist mother. I love cooking myself but only learnt it after I moved out from home (my mum was a housewife and she never taught me, for whatever reasons...). Together with hubby we've developed quite a repertoire and have raised two foodie girls (whom we train in cooking, as it's such a life skill).
Cultural and family values definitely play into this!
@SteveMcCarty @psychology @sociology Cooking is a great thing to learn at any age, as is the process of shopping for ingredients and food prep. It’s great to learn as a beginner, or expand skills. I applaud your efforts!
@SteveMcCarty @psychology @sociology Looks very tasty, but give up on the ketchup. In my language, we nickname it 'equaliser', as it makes everything taste the same.