About this episode
The episode discusses the social implications and personal feelings surrounding dining alone.
While it’s customary to see people eat on their own around town, where do we stand about a night in the town with only ourselves as company? Would we rather be surrounded or do we embrace the table reservation for one? Would you go for a drink or dinner on your own? Joining Andrea to discuss this is Lise Hand, Journalist and Commentator, as well as listeners.
People in this episode
Host: Andrea
Guest: Lise Hand
Topics covered
- dining alone
- social norms
- self-acceptance
- loneliness
- personal experiences
Keywords
- table for one
- eating alone
- social dining
- self-company
- night out
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Newstalk
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