Eating

TNC:

Dumping salt on saltines aside, the real question isn't what Bloomberg eats, but how much. This is one of the subtle things I've noticed in my time moving amongst people of various class backgrounds. I'm trying not to generalize here, but I think people of a more "upper-class" background really eat differently.

I'm sure exceptions to this abound. But it's only been in the last, say, five years of my life (and really since I've come to New York) that I've seen people who routinely only eat half their entree, then split dessert, and still don't finish. I think it has a lot to do with the stress of being broke. I know that's been the case for me.

He's exactly right - rich people aren't concerned with finishing their food because 1) they don't really care how much $$ they spent on it, and 2) they know there will always be more if they want it. I've had times where if Gisele wanted a bite of my food I'd kick her in the baby. Rich people are as careless with food as two year olds, who can't conceive that the food could somehow not be there when they want it.