Purely anecdotal, but...
by domer.mq 
, Wednesday, July 11, 2018, 07:50 (2108 days ago) @ Mike (bart)
We have a dining room and use it every morning and every night. It's nothing fancy, but it's where the table is, and we stick to few rules, but we always make sure our kids don't eat in front of a TV. Initially we started this b/c we realized our kids wont focus on actually eating a meal if there's a distraction, but since then we've also seen studies about obesity and eating in front of a TV which has made it easier to stick to the rule.
Meanwhile, many of our relatives have more "open concept" homes without a real dining room. Maybe a "dining area." And I feel like whenever we visit, there ends up being at least a few people just sitting at the table, eating, while watching TV. Granted, that may be a function of bad TV habits and/or just the occasions we're visiting.
Anyway, I wonder if a move towards fewer homes with no formal dining area would end up contributing to obesity/poor eating habits.
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Complete thread:
- No one uses their home's formal social spaces -
Mike (bart),
2018-07-11, 07:30
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- I love my formal dining room. -
LT,
2018-07-11, 11:37
- Finishing our basement meant reclaiming our living room - MattG, 2018-07-11, 12:18
- Is the same true for tubs? -
Jeff (BGS),
2018-07-11, 09:35
- If anything, it seems to be the opposite. -
ReginaldVelJohnson,
2018-07-11, 09:39
- Yes, freestanding tubs are the rage these days.
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ndroman21,
2018-07-11, 09:40
- In my subdivision (early 2000's), every house has one -
Jack,
2018-07-11, 10:40
- Freestanding? I'd think in that era they'd be built-in. -
ndroman21,
2018-07-11, 12:27
- Ah, misunderstood. Yes, built-in - Jack, 2018-07-11, 12:30
- Freestanding? I'd think in that era they'd be built-in.
- So awful. - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2018-07-11, 10:29
- In my subdivision (early 2000's), every house has one -
Jack,
2018-07-11, 10:40
- Yes, freestanding tubs are the rage these days.
- If anything, it seems to be the opposite. -
ReginaldVelJohnson,
2018-07-11, 09:39
- We have no dining or living room. -
Grantland,
2018-07-11, 09:32
- We do the same thing -
Jeff (BGS),
2018-07-11, 09:36
- Us too. We use the entire house. ALOT! -
Grantland,
2018-07-11, 10:49
- Us too. We use the entire house. ALOT!
- We do the same thing -
Jeff (BGS),
2018-07-11, 09:36
- This is interesting to me - CK08, 2018-07-11, 09:21
- New houses suck - Greg, 2018-07-11, 08:31
- We've been replacing Living Rooms with Libraries/Offices... -
ndroman21,
2018-07-11, 08:04
- People have to be convinced? -
Jack,
2018-07-11, 08:34
- You wouldn't believe the stuff people do for "resale value". -
ndroman21,
2018-07-11, 08:39
- Based on what they think or with the advice of a realtor? -
BillyGoat,
2018-07-11, 08:44
- Our realtor was spectacular at that sort of thing. -
MattG,
2018-07-11, 12:14
- Exactly. Of course, through no fault of said realtor, we got - BillyGoat, 2018-07-11, 12:34
- Sure, but you were literally doing the work to sell. -
ndroman21,
2018-07-11, 12:28
- True - MattG, 2018-07-11, 14:23
- Probably a combination of both. -
ndroman21,
2018-07-11, 08:50
- True, but if you know you're selling in the short-term, - BillyGoat, 2018-07-11, 09:08
- Our realtor was spectacular at that sort of thing. -
MattG,
2018-07-11, 12:14
- Based on what they think or with the advice of a realtor? -
BillyGoat,
2018-07-11, 08:44
- You wouldn't believe the stuff people do for "resale value".
- People have to be convinced? -
Jack,
2018-07-11, 08:34
- Purely anecdotal, but... -
domer.mq,
2018-07-11, 07:50
- that's interesting as well - Mike (bart), 2018-07-11, 07:55
- I'm trying to think of the last time I ate in a dining room -
Jack,
2018-07-11, 07:39
- Because I live in Florida and we have no basement -
oviedoirish,
2018-07-11, 09:22
- As George Carlin said, you need a place for your stuff -
Jack,
2018-07-11, 09:46
- Yes, although I fear we may be borderline hoarders! :-) -
oviedoirish,
2018-07-11, 20:16
- Yes, although I fear we may be borderline hoarders! :-)
- As George Carlin said, you need a place for your stuff
- Do you think there's a "Detroit Gas Guzzlers" parallel? -
Mike (bart),
2018-07-11, 07:54
- I have no doubt of it -
Jack,
2018-07-11, 08:25
- When I was in high school, one of my friends -
oviedoirish,
2018-07-11, 09:15
- We had two cars when I learned to drive -
Jack,
2018-07-11, 09:34
- I don't miss those types of cars. -
oviedoirish,
2018-07-11, 20:20
- I don't miss those types of cars.
- We had two cars when I learned to drive -
Jack,
2018-07-11, 09:34
- When I was in high school, one of my friends -
oviedoirish,
2018-07-11, 09:15
- I have no doubt of it -
Jack,
2018-07-11, 08:25
- We use our dining room pretty regularly -
Bryan (IrishCavan),
2018-07-11, 07:51
- The number one benefit of still having another living room - Jack, 2018-07-11, 08:21
- Because I live in Florida and we have no basement -
oviedoirish,
2018-07-11, 09:22
- I love my formal dining room. -
LT,
2018-07-11, 11:37