Week 2 Leila

I went on a college tour where I sat in on a sociology class. The lesson was about culture, and the professor told us that food is a part of culture. She said that sushi is is considered a high culture food and McDonalds is low culture. But I eat sushi and McDonald's. You can buy $2 sushi at 7 Eleven, and you can buy $15 burgers at fancy restaurants. Our cultures are so complex and intertwined that it is impossible to sort a food to one class of people. Maybe cultures were easier to distinguish a long time ago, but people today indulge in all ends of the cultural spectrum. Designer brands sell sweatpants. Kids come to school wearing their $100 Jack Roger sandals paired with their dresses from thrift stores. I just don't think culture is as easy to put a label on as sociologists would like it to be. Saying that sushi is eaten by high cultured people and McDonald's by low cultured people might make their jobs easier, but it does not capture the full picture of the society we live in today.