Umkhuba wokuhlala phansi etafuleni yisiko elishintshile ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Njengoba amashejuli aseMelika aya ngokuya ematasatasa futhi nobuchwepheshe bufinyeleleka ngokwengeziwe, umhlaba wawubonakala uba yindawo enzima yokuthi imindeni ihlale phansi ukuze idle, inqamule futhi ihlephule isinkwa - okungukuthi, kuze kube ngu-2020.
Ngokocwaningo lwakamuva oluvela eButcherBox, okuyinkampani ehamba phambili eqonde ngqo kubathengi, cishe isigamu sabantu baseMelika (amaphesenti angama-44) babika ukuthi sebeqale ukuhlala phansi ukuze badle ukudla kwakusihlwa kaningi ngenxa yalolu bhubhane kanye noyedwa kwabane baseMelika (amaphesenti angama-40). ) bahlale phansi ukuze badle ukudla kwakusihlwa imali efanayo naleyo ababenzile ngaphambi kwalolu bhubhane.
Abantu baseMelika abangaphezu kwengxenye (amaphesenti angu-56) babika ukuthi bahlala phansi ukuze badle ubusuku obuningi kuyilapho ingxenye eyodwa kwezine yalabo abaphendulile (amaphesenti angu-26) ibika ukuthi ihlezi phansi ukuze idle njalo ebusuku. Lokhu kuphakamisa ukuthi lo bhubhane alusizile nje ukuphoqa abantu ukuthi badle ekhaya kakhulu kodwa nokwenza isikhathi sokubuthana etafuleni lesidlo sakusihlwa. Nakuba abantu baseMelika abangaphansi kwengxenye (amaphesenti angu-44) bengahlali phansi njalo ukuze badle isidlo sakusihlwa, izingxenye ezintathu kwezine (amaphesenti angu-76) alabo abaphendulile bafisa sengathi bangakwenza njalo. Amashejuli omsebenzi omatasa nokufika ekhaya sekwephuzile uvela emsebenzini kubonakala kuyisithiyo esikhulu kunazo zonke kwengxenye yesithathu yalaba bantu baseMelika (amaphesenti angu-37).
“Ukuhlangana nabantu obathandayo ukuze ugubhe ukuphela kosuku ngokudla okumnandi nezingxoxo kuyinto enamandla ngendlela emangalisayo,” kusho uMike Salguero, umsunguli kanye ne-CEO ye-ButcherBox. “Amashumi eminyaka ocwaningo abonise ukuthi ukuzibophezela ngenhloso, okunenjongo yokubuthana etafuleni kunezinzuzo ezibalulekile zempilo yengqondo nengokwengqondo, kanye nezinzuzo zezempilo zokudla ukudla okuphekwe ekhaya. Kuyasiqinisa idolo ukubona lokhu kuziphatha okuhle kuqhubeka nokungaguquki kubantu baseMelika abaningi njengoba siphuma kulesi sikhathi esinzima kangaka.”
Ingxenye yezinkulungwane zeminyaka kanye ne-generation-Z (amaphesenti angama-50) ithola ukuthi lolu bhubhane seluguqule umbono wabo wokupheka nokuhlala phansi ukuze badle isidlo sakusihlwa ngendlela eyakhayo. Isibonelo, ingxenye yesine yalabo abaphendula (amaphesenti angu-25) yenza isinqumo sokudla etafuleni lesidlo sakusihlwa kaningi. Ngokuhlukana, ingxenye yalezi zizukulwane ezimbili (amaphesenti angama-49) ipheka kakhulu ekhaya ngenxa yalolu bhubhane. Ngaphansi kwekota (amaphesenti ayi-16) bahlela ukubuyela emikhubeni yabo yangaphambi kobhubhane njengoba kuhlobene nokupheka njengoba imikhawulo ye-COVID iyaxega.
Ngenkathi umbiko uthole ingxenye yabantu baseMelika (amaphesenti angama-47) behlezi phansi ukuze badle isidlo sakusihlwa ekhishini lendabuko noma etafuleni legumbi lokudlela, izinkulungwane zeminyaka kanye nama-gen zers benza njalo. Ngaphezu kwesigamu sezizukulwane ezincane (amaphesenti angu-52) zikhetha ukudla isidlo sazo sakusihlwa ekhishini lendabuko noma etafuleni legumbi lokudlela futhi ingxenye eyodwa kwezintathu kuphela yabantu baseMelika (amaphesenti angu-35) abaneminyaka engaphezu kwengama-45 bakhetha lezo zihlalo zendabuko.
Ukwengeza, izinkulungwane zeminyaka kanye nama-gen zers ahlose ukuthuthukisa ukuxhumana nokuxhumana ngesikhathi sesidlo sakusihlwa. Nakuba ingxenye yesithathu yabantu baseMelika (amaphesenti angu-34) abaneminyaka engaphezu kwengama-54 bebika ukuthi babukele i-TV njalo ebusuku ngesikhathi sesidlo sakusihlwa, abangaphansi kwekota yezinkulungwane zeminyaka kanye nama-gen zers (amaphesenti angu-22) babika ukuthi babukele i-TV njalo ebusuku ngesikhathi sesidlo sakusihlwa.
“Akukhona nje ukuthi izizukulwane ezincane ezamukela umqondo wesidlo sakusihlwa somndeni, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ziwuchaza kanjani umndeni, kodwa zithole ngokusobala ukuzethemba ukuzilungiselela lokho kudla ngokwazo,” kusho uSalguero. “Ngisho njengoba imikhawulo ye-COVID ikhuphuka, kuyacaca ukuthi imikhuba lezi zizukulwane eziye zayenza eminyakeni emibili edlule, kuhlanganiswe nolwazi nokuqiniseka kokuba sekhishini, ibe nomthelela omuhle endleleni ezibuka ngayo ukuhlangana kwesidlo sakusihlwa, noma noma yikuphi ukudla. ”
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Ngokocwaningo lwakamuva oluvela eButcherBox, okuyinkampani ehamba phambili eqonde ngqo kubathengi, cishe isigamu sabantu baseMelika (amaphesenti angama-44) babika ukuthi sebeqale ukuhlala phansi ukuze badle ukudla kwakusihlwa kaningi ngenxa yalolu bhubhane kanye noyedwa kwabane baseMelika (amaphesenti angama-40). ) bahlale phansi ukuze badle ukudla kwakusihlwa imali efanayo naleyo ababenzile ngaphambi kwalolu bhubhane.
- More than half of younger generations (52 percent) are opting to eat their dinner at a traditional kitchen or dining room table and only one third of Americans (35 percent) over the age of 45 are opting for those more traditional seating options.
- “Even as COVID restrictions lift, it’s clear the habits these generations have formed over the last two years, coupled with the knowledge and confidence of being in the kitchen, have had a positive impact on how they view gathering for dinner, or any meal.
