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TOPIC 1> Can Tears Help Us Emotionally?

What do you do when you feel really sad, stressed or angry? There are many ways to relieve your stress. Many people say that they feel better after a good cry. I’m sure you have experienced the feeling, too. Then, can tears really help us emotionally?

It seems like babies cry all the time. Crying levels for boys and girls are much the same until puberty. However, it seems like adult males don’t cry anymore. On average women cry 47 times a year, while men cry only 7 times. This is because the world asks men to be brave and strong. People will feel uncomfortable if a man starts crying.

However, sometimes it is necessary to shed tears -- even for brave men. Many studies have suggested that crying can actually help reduce pain and help you feel better. Many health experts believe that crying helps reduce stress. Tears could actually be a way of washing toxic chemicals out of the body. Other than removing toxic substances from your body, crying can also have the psychological benefit of lifting your mood.

However, crying is not always good for you. Too many tears can be a sign of more serious conditions such as depression. Researchers found that people who suffer from a mood disorder are less likely to feel better after crying. If you cry too often, it’s not good and you might need help.

< Questions>

1. When was the last time you cry? and what was the reason that made you cry?

2. How do you usually feel after crying?

3. Do you think you are a cry-baby? Why or why not?

4. What do you feel when you see a person who cry easily?

TOPIC 2> Would Food Leftovers Be Trashed?

Lee Sun-young, a 26-year-old office worker, rarely eats side dishes at small restaurants or bars. That's because she knows how some restaurant owners 'recycle' them.

"I once worked part time at a local bar and was shocked that the owner mixed leftover food and served them to other customers. It was so disgusting,'' Lee said. "After watching that, I couldn't eat side dishes at restaurants, especially small ones. It was more surprising that the restaurant owner didn't feel a sense of guilt.''

Beginning Friday, restaurants reserving leftovers to customers will be suspended from business or slapped with fines of up to 30 million won.

Recycling leftover food is not only unsanitary but the key cause of food poisoning, especially in summer, experts say. "Customers' saliva is transferred to leftover foods and it could cause food poisoning,'' said Lee Kuem-Ju of Kyung Hee East-West Neo Medical Center.

The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs announced new regulations for the reuse of food at restaurants. According to the new rule, eateries can only recycle certain food supplies that maintain their original form and are not processed such as lettuce, sesame leafs and cherry tomatoes; ingredients with an outer cover intact such as bananas and quail eggs; and those that customers can take out from a lidded container if they so desire including kimchi and pepper powder.

If caught reusing food other than those listed, the dining place will be temporarily closed down for 15 days. Any restaurant caught again within a year will have their operating license suspended for two months, and three months for a third time. If they persist after this, eateries will lose their license.

Seoul City plans to promote the new regulations before launching on-site inspections. The city has already looked into food reuse at 92 local restaurants and caught five of them doing so.

"Most of the eateries caught were small ones reusing rice, side dishes or pot stew, while larger restaurants were more hygienic, and managed food leftovers better,'' an official of the city's Food Safety Division said. ``We will publicize the new rule sufficiently before we begin inspections, giving small restaurants enough time to correct their wrong doings on their own.''

District offices in Seoul have been pushing restaurants to either not recycle side dishes, or to charge for them so guests can order the amount they want. However, owners emphasize that the most important thing is to change the mindset.

``Recycling leftover food can actually save a lot. Though I don't do it, there are still many places reusing side dishes,'' a small restaurant owner in central Seoul said. "If the owners do not change their way of thinking, the new rules will end up as empty talk.''

< Questions>

1. What should we do for preventing that some restaurants reuse the leftovers in ordered food?

2. Do you think traditional Korean food is more likely to be used recycled food when compare with other countries' food?

3. Have you ever eaten any kind of food poisonous after eating out?

4. If you saw a restaurant blatantly reusing side dishes, what would you do?

5. Would you be willing to pay extra for eating fresh food which you trust?

[jaguar]

땡큐 아나 ^^

[Gina(진아)]

땡큐 아나ㅎㅎ 토욜에봅세~^^

[Timothy(연호)]

토픽1처럼 남자라서 울기가 쉽진 않지요…ㅎㅎ
암튼~땡쓰 아나~^^

[Teddy(두희)]

아나야~ 수고했엉. 이번주도 늦게라도 가볼께용 힝힝

[greenmoon777]

이번 주 첫 참석하겠습니다. ^^

[Gina(진아)]

넵 기다리고있겠습니다^-^

[T.J.]

토픽... 감사합니다. ^^ 토요일날 뵙겠습니다. ㅎㅎ

[Positive kim]

고마워요 누나 ㅋ

[제이크(김영화)]

가입후 첫 모임참가 입니다^^ 두근두근 ㅎㅎ 토요일날 뵙겠습니다 ^^

[Chrisitne(박윤경)]

ㅋ 저도 진짜 오랜만에 갈게요 ^^

[제이입니다]

감사합니다~ 참석요

[Sean]

참석요