Creme Brulee Theory; The Dynamics of Sharing Food
I like to call this my “Creme Brulee Theory“. This theory answers one question:
Are 2 guys able to share a Creme Brulee dessert at a restaurant?
Below, I have provided a small diagram to assist with my explanation.
Let’s start at the TOP LEFT with the full oval shape. This is my rendition of Creme Brulee. Yeah, I know I suck at drawing, get over it. So if two or three girls can share a Creme Brulee, why not 2 guys?
[See the next figure to the TOP RIGHT] So lets add in 2 guys to this equation. Guy #1 starts eating from the left while Guy #2 starts eating from the right. This is the best Creme Brulee ever made, so lets expect it to be finished.
[See the figure on the BOTTOM LEFT] Now, here is where we see a demonstration of one of man’s many unspoken rules. Neither guy can cross the middle into the other man’s territory. It’s like the border of North and South Korea… you cross into the other man’s land and you’ll start a full scale war… it’s just taboo! For you confused fellas out there, this is where you STOP eating.
[See next figure on the BOTTOM CENTER] Let’s see what happens when someone crosses the border. Guy #2 has crossed the border into Guy #1’s territory. OMG, Guy #2 just ate a piece of creme brulee that Guy #1’s spoon had touched. That’s like swapping spit…. like French Kissing. What you’ve just witnessed was Guy #2 crossing the “point of no return”. He is doomed to endure the endless ridicule of his male buddies. Never to be accepted into the straight realm again.
On the flip side, I was about to draw a diagram of Creme Brulee with 2 girls. But what’s the point? First, you see Creme Brulee, then the next thing you don’t. Use common sense: girls don’t mess around with borders and Creme Brulee.
Photo Credit: sanctumsolitude
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Guys sharing creme brulee?
Look, I’m all for frugality, but how ’bout each guy orders his own brulee. In fact, let’s not order creme brulee. Isn’t there something a little more masculine on the menu. Like a pancake?
sheesh.
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I don’t think there is anything wrong with sharing a dessert, but I am a girl! This is a funny post and it really shows the difference between how men and women view things.
Hey Zen, hope you are doing well. I’m loving your blog. Really like this post too – it says a lot. I’ll be discussing it with my girlfriends next time we share a creme brulee, which will be any day now. I wonder if its only the threat of being thought gay that worries men in the desert-sharing sharing area? Quite a few men couldn’t care less about that, but still exhibit this behaviour. Could it be sheer territoriality? In my observation this is much more developed with guys than girls. With us, we have to be seen to be “fair” (even if we’re not). So instead of ending up with a little creme brulee frontier, we keep on dissecting the remainder equally, until the last little bit is so small we all have to decline it in fairness to the others.
Take care!
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