# Why am I so embarrassed to bring lunch from home? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 8, 2008, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-so-embarrassed-to-bring-lunch-from-home/455676 "2008-07-08T12:52:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2008, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-so-embarrassed-to-bring-lunch-from-home/455676/61 "2008-07-09T13:55:02Z")
[QUOTE=alice\_in\_wonderland] I really have no idea who said it, and I’m going to butcher the quote but: “The sooner you realized just how little people think about you, the sooner you’ll stop caring what they think.” Honestly, the other folks on campus are worried about exams, boyfriends/girlfriends, pregnancy scares, STDs, sick reletives, etc. They really couldn’t give two craps about what you eat for lunch. Use your cute bag, bring your tasty lunch and if anyone actually says anyting about it, give them a look like “Duh, of course I bring my lunch - ALL the cool kids do!” Really though, I’m willing to bet a dollar that the amount of time people other than yourself spend thinking about your lunch is rapidly approaching nil. [/QUOTE] All of this. And to further what **alice** said… just consider that anyone who would look down on or judge you for bringing your own lunch is either to be (1) pitied, (2) disdained or (3) thankful for the forewarning not to bother with. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2008, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-so-embarrassed-to-bring-lunch-from-home/455676/62 "2008-07-09T14:33:32Z")
You should definitely bring a lunch box - it could [save your life!](http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/16828030/detail.html) ---
**Author:** ![taxi78cab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@taxi78cab](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taxi78cab)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2008, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-so-embarrassed-to-bring-lunch-from-home/455676/63 "2008-07-09T15:19:27Z")
I totally get where you’re coming from. I’m the kind of person who worries what everyone else is thinking about me too. My current issue is biking to work and looking like a dork. I live less than a mile from work so it’s a short enough route that I don’t have time to get all sweaty. So there’s no point in putting on workout clothes for the bike ride and I just wear my work clothes and jump on my bike. But I’ve noticed that ALL the other bikers are in workout clothes and I feel like the World’s Biggest Dork ™ in my khakis, sneakers, and bike helmet. I don’t have advice; I just wanted to let you know you’re not alone in worrying about what everyone’s thinking. It does help to hear everyone else here saying that no one’s noticing or caring. Hopefully all the cars that drive by me while I’m riding in to work (including my coworkers) are just thinking “Hey, she’s saving gas money and getting in a workout [albeit a very short one] on the way to work. I wish I could bike to work!” instead of looking at what I’m wearing and thinking “Geez, taxi’s a major geek. I wonder if I can uninvite her to bookclub next week/my birthday party next month/that pool party that’s coming up.” ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-so-embarrassed-to-bring-lunch-from-home/455676/64 "2008-07-09T15:38:15Z")
[QUOTE=taxi78cab] I totally get where you’re coming from. I’m the kind of person who worries what everyone else is thinking about me too. My current issue is biking to work and looking like a dork. I live less than a mile from work so it’s a short enough route that I don’t have time to get all sweaty. So there’s no point in putting on workout clothes for the bike ride and I just wear my work clothes and jump on my bike. But I’ve noticed that ALL the other bikers are in workout clothes and I feel like the World’s Biggest Dork ™ in my khakis, sneakers, and bike helmet. [/QUOTE] Hey! I started biking to work, too. It’s 3 miles for me, and I certainly do get sweaty, so I do wear specific workout clothes. But I get the same feeling about people watching me. You just suck it up and go on, and after a while you realize nobody cares, and insofar as they are looking at you they are thinking "Hey, a biker! Well, at least she’s wearing a helmet. Better not hit her.) ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2008, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-so-embarrassed-to-bring-lunch-from-home/455676/65 "2008-07-10T14:31:40Z")
As long as you guys are on the bike trail and not, you know, _in the middle of the damn road_, ride your bike. I live in an area popular with many bicyclists, and I cannot tell you the number of times I have had to cross a double yellow line to get around them. Grrr… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-so-embarrassed-to-bring-lunch-from-home/455676.md?page=3)