Archive for 22. August 2009

Thin people don’t always eat when hungry


My flight is delayed. I’m sitting at the departure gate waiting to hear if our plane can be repaired. We already de-planed and passengers are restless.

 

A very slim young woman on her iPod sits across from me. She reaches into a packet of Twizzlers [red licorice], takes out a piece and begins munching. A short while later she pulls out another piece to eat, and then another.

 

Is she hungry? Or is she bored? I will surmise the latter. It occurs to me that thin people do eat when they’re not hungry.

 

 

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