It's not an American thing but I would argue it is how you were raised to view food things.
Many people have learned that food is a reward, that food is something you eat to smother you emotions, something you do when you're bored, something you do to feel anything at all.
Something to quell that never-ending hunger in your belly. raises hand . Turns out my family just has a history of undiagnosed acid reflux.
I've been to known to do this. When I was on a stimulant for ADHD, I would get ravenously hungry whenever it wore off, which was often late in the evening.
That doesn't really explain why it's such a trope, but my theory is that you're right about it being a US thing. It is common for us to eat dinner/supper early (like 5-7 pm) relative to some parts of Europe, which means that there's more time until breakfast and therefore we're more likely to get hungry late in the evening.
It's a common thing in this house. Both my roommate and myself do it. I'm a frequent midnight snacker. Roommate's son isn't though. It's weird to me that you've never known anyone who doesn't. Maybe it's an American thing. I don't know.
it's an insomnia thing. you wake up at 2 am and Now You're Hungry and your damn belly won't let you go to sleep without a damn sip of milk or something silly like that.
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Shedded cheese.
Two sheds?
Nono, shidded cheese. OP is a hippopotamus after all.
Good heavens!
That's pretty much whan I think whenever I see/smell a hippopotamus.
oh dear god no!
Watershred moment.
I feel like every sitcom and many movies have plot lines based around people getting up out of their beds in the night to go to the kitchen for food.
I have never in my life ever done this. I've never even wanted to do this. I don't think I understand the idea.
Is this a thing people do, or is it just a sitcom premise to get people into strange situations?
Is it an American thing?
It's not an American thing but I would argue it is how you were raised to view food things.
Many people have learned that food is a reward, that food is something you eat to smother you emotions, something you do when you're bored, something you do to feel anything at all.
Something to quell that never-ending hunger in your belly. raises hand . Turns out my family just has a history of undiagnosed acid reflux.
I've been to known to do this. When I was on a stimulant for ADHD, I would get ravenously hungry whenever it wore off, which was often late in the evening.
That doesn't really explain why it's such a trope, but my theory is that you're right about it being a US thing. It is common for us to eat dinner/supper early (like 5-7 pm) relative to some parts of Europe, which means that there's more time until breakfast and therefore we're more likely to get hungry late in the evening.
It's a common thing in this house. Both my roommate and myself do it. I'm a frequent midnight snacker. Roommate's son isn't though. It's weird to me that you've never known anyone who doesn't. Maybe it's an American thing. I don't know.
it's an insomnia thing. you wake up at 2 am and Now You're Hungry and your damn belly won't let you go to sleep without a damn sip of milk or something silly like that.
What is shedded cheese?
block cheese what you done gated with you teeth
Question for those who do this - isn't it annoying to have to brush your teeth again?
You think someone eating shredded cheese at 3am cares enough to brush their teeth?
what teeth
Someone finally found the house hippo???
obviously you can just cycle the calories away with your amazing new doctor-mandated Peloton Indoor Training Bicycle™️
Dyer ree ahh