Do you think it is necessary to control the custom of "squatting to eat" in Liangshan, Sichuan?

I think it is necessary. Although it was a traditional custom, it was caused by objective factors at that time. Now that we have the conditions to change this phenomenon, we should start to control it and create healthier and better customs.

In the "Notice on Governing Squatting Dining and Deepening Changing Customs", the relevant departments stressed the need to "completely get rid of the bad habits of sitting on the floor and squatting" and pointed out that "the more remote the countryside, the more we should strengthen the publicity, education and guidance of changing customs. We must continue to guide the masses to resolutely resist high-priced bride price through mass information meetings, completely get rid of bad habits such as sitting on the floor and eating on the floor, and form a new civilized fashion. "

The proposal of this practice soon attracted a heated discussion among friends, and everyone had different opinions. Some friends think that this practice is worth popularizing, which can change the local social outlook and accelerate the construction of new civilization and fashion in villages and towns. However, some friends think that this practice is "unnecessary" and should respect local traditional customs.

In my opinion, I prefer the former view. Because, some friends may just see everyone squatting together, thinking that this is a local custom, but they don't know the specific situation.

In fact, squatting on the ground to eat is not only an unsightly eating posture, but more importantly, it is unhealthy and unsanitary. First of all, the tableware for eating is made of plastic pots, which are the large plastic pots (including chemical fiber) that we usually use to wash our faces; Secondly, after they have eaten their fill and cooked their dishes, they put the tableware on the ground directly, and don't care much about whether the surrounding environment is clean. There are some foods that they eat with their hands, without gloves.

I'm not discriminating, but this diet is easy to breed some bacterial infections, and the diet is really not that healthy. Moreover, it's not that people can't afford tables, chairs and benches, but are more bound by deep-rooted traditional concepts. Many young people don't want to eat like that, but the adults at home demand it and have to compromise.

Custom certainly needs to be respected, but the more accurate name of this habit should be "bad habit". Although some people on the Internet are clamoring to respect the local people's way of eating, I think if you are asked to do so, you are probably unwilling.

Cooking and chopping meat in a plastic bag on the ground, then grabbing rice and meat by hand, and scooping soup with several people's spoons (drinking soup directly from dui's mouth) are basically unacceptable to the majority of teenagers.

Therefore, I think this approach of the relevant departments is correct and should be supported. This is not only for dinner, but also to avoid some infectious diseases and your health.