Dinner at the Takallou's

Over the years I have discovered that dinner time in my family is a lot more relaxed than most everyday family dinners. Although we try too, we don't have sit down dinners everyday due to our schedule's which are not easily lined up. We normally have sit down dinners three times a week at home, and go out once a week. For us, dinner time is a time to catch up, see how everyones day has been, and eat. We don't stress much about presentation either, our dinner's normally consist of self serve and all you can eat. Our typical dinner consists of rice and various types of typical Persian stews, however my mom tries to change it up by adding different foods from other cultures such as tacos, curry, or pasta. Unlike dinner's with other family that I have attended, we keep it super casual provided a calm and open space to simply talk and catch up with each other. A few things that I notice are a change in discussion, assigned seats, and stricter etiquette. Dinning at friends houses has made me realize how different each family is and how we should respect their own rules or etiquette they run by.