Catnipthinks: To me simplicity is yes both those things, but also to not to be a slave to consumerism or to technology. I am proud of the fact that my children for instance did not have tvs in their bedrooms. (Admittedly it was a few years ago; they are now 25 and 23). This encouraged them to read and use their own imaginations I feel.
(73% of 15 votes AGREE)
Cell Phones in Cars
Catnipthinks: I agree that it is the focussing on discussion with someone not in the car that is the danger, so improved technology is not the key to more safety.
(60% of 5 votes AGREE)
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Simple menus in restaurants
Simplerthinks: Yes, I pay a lot of extra money for the knowledge and skills of the chef in the restaurant. Let the kitchen get to work and do their best to surprise me. If I have to pick and choose everything my self then I might as well go to the supermarket or to a buffet restaurant (and believe what I usually end up with on my plate is not a well thought through composition of food.)
(75% of 12 votes AGREE)
Simple menus in restaurants
Symphthinks: Simple food, with the freshest ingredients and beautifully presented is what I crave for when I choose a restaurant. Any restaurant that has dozens of options on the menu must rely heavily on the freezer and microwave and i resent paying money for someone to reheat a meal for me!
It's cheaper (and better for the environment), for chefs to use locally produced, seasonal ingredients, and to change the menu every now and then to add variation and encourage people to come back for more.
(93% of 16 votes AGREE)
Simple menus in restaurants
jonathanmarksthinks: Most restaurants would benefit from having a shorter menu, but then ensuring that the menu line-up changed more frequently, lets say once a month. I never go back to restaurants with 100 dishes that seems to be printed once every 5 years. There is no way they can have fresh ingredients ready for all those dishes. I would like the option to be able to access those menus on a mobile device or from home. That way I would choose next week's restuarant on the basis of the menu offered by the chef- not just the location. Restaurants might even want to offer 10% discount for advanced booking where they knew exactly what the clients were having a day in advance....I'd guess this would lead to a more efficient use of resources.
(94% of 19 votes AGREE)
Too much to read
SimplyOverwhelmedthinks: I'm torn on this issue. 'Paperless' billing works out realy well until we actually *need* a copy of a bill and then you find out pretty quickly that this version is not considered legal or acceptable. So basically until everyone catches up I think we still need the choice.
(77% of 9 votes AGREE)
Wordless Instructions
GenCthinks: I don't think wordless instructions will ever make it. Even for the simplest tasks, it becomes difficult to describe using pictures rather than words. The true solution would be to require no instructions at all. I would love to turn my new TV on and have it ask me several questions for me to customize it myself and then "teach" me the menu system as I go along, much like video games do. That would be ideal.
(66% of 9 votes AGREE)
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