5 Ramen Observations
Ramen: the butt of so many culinary jokes. (And rightfully so.) Ramen is the canonical food of college students: it's cheap, high in calories, and easy to prepare.
1. Cultural Stigmas Re: Ramen and Poverty
For some reason, culturally we stigmatize college students as Ramen-eaters, and not the working poor. The working poor we stigmatize as being consumers of McDonalds and of candy bars. I don't think I've ever heard someone make a ramen joke about poor people. Doritos, Little Debbie, and McDonalds? Sure. But not so much ramen.
1. Cultural Stigmas Re: Ramen and Poverty
For some reason, culturally we stigmatize college students as Ramen-eaters, and not the working poor. The working poor we stigmatize as being consumers of McDonalds and of candy bars. I don't think I've ever heard someone make a ramen joke about poor people. Doritos, Little Debbie, and McDonalds? Sure. But not so much ramen.
