<p>Marite, I understand totally, but the point of my little story is that my daughter’s hostess (a single woman who is a full professor at a university in Taiwan) seemed to cook most of her own meals, and her sister (a music teacher with a family) apparently relied mostly on take-out. Maybe the hostess actually enjoys and is talented at cooking, while the sister is a poor cook and hates to cook. Just like here, different people are good at/enjoy different things and choose to spend their money/time on different things.</p>