Aw⌠But you seemed to have lots of fast food dishes.
Oof, you had to pay for it?
Aw, thatâs nice of you. But I donât think itâs mean to say though.
Nice!
Oh okay. When I said free I was thinking about the food at the schools Iâve been to where the food is payed from taxes which adults pay indirectly. That food is for everyone though, which is kind of nice. Nobody has to worry about food in school.
Itâs not mean (bc I wasnât trying to hurt anyoneâs feelings), but I still may make people feel bad, and thatâs not what I want to do. So Iâd rather avoid saying that.
Well, at the school where I work, I bring my own lunch because I donât like the things they serve in the cafeteria. When I was going to school, I also brought my own lunch for the same reasons.
I sometimes bring leftovers and heat them up in the microwave. It was a challenge to make lunch when I worked at a school that didnât have a microwave because I could only bring pasta, sandwiches, and salads, or things that can be eaten cold.
Before quarantine, I had lunch duty four times a week. So on Mondays, I usually sat at the front tables. Some kids would sit with me and practice their English. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, I had cafeteria duty, which was okay⌠if I had no one to talk to, Iâd grade or write the answer key for my lessons. But on Thursdays, my duty was sitting on the stairs of the 9th grade building. At first, I hated that duty because it was the most boring thing in the universe. Later, I started bringing my 9th grade books and materials with me because I had class with 9th right after lunch.
The WORST duty I ever had was lunch duty in elementary school. Kids wouldnât pick up their trash, I always had to write reports because they were running, throwing food, hitting someone, or insulting a person. I witnessed a fist fight between a second and third grader once. A first grader started chasing her classmates with a sharp plastic fork and the maintenance crew and other teachers kept telling me to stop her.
I donât ever want to work in elementary school again.
We didnât have a cafeteria or anything like that, itâs not a thing here⌠Weâd get 20 minutes to go and buy something to eat or just bring food from home and eatâŚ
Our school donât have the lunch break, as it always ends at 1.40, so you can eat your lunch at home right after. However, a 20-minute recess is given for you to have a quick snack.
I usally pack bread spreaded with jam for every school day. And our school meals are not free, you have to pay for them.
There are two places youâre allowed to eat, the canteen and the school hall. I usually eat at the same table of the canteen alone. This is what happens when youâre a loner and your friends have other cooler friends to talk to.