Culture Clashes: Eating Habits

[Makuta_of_Oz]

Agori and Glatorian eat food with their mouths, right? Matoran see eating food with the mouth as gross, right? That's going to be a problem when they start living together... right?How do you think they'll sort this issue out? I'm thinking the Matoran and Agori will have their meal times at separate places from each other, to avoid grossing each other out.

[Dorek]

They don't always see it as gross (and in fact, they can do it themselves if necessary), it was just the Skakdi's overall barbarism that revolted them. Once they understand it as being imperative to the way Agori eat, I can see them adapting fairly quickly, even if they don't necessarily start eating that way themselves.

Edited December 8, 2011 by Dorek

[ZippyWharrgarbl]

Either they'll get used to it or it'll become normal for beings not to eat in public. Maybe they will have segregated restaurants, and spots where you can eat peacefully in public without having a Matoran be grossed out whenever they see you.

[Bilbo Baggins]

I was kinda thinking the same thing but I'm sure the matoran will get over it.

[Taipu1]

Talking as someone who eats with their mouth, I would be more grossed out by the eating with hands thing. I mean, does the food get used up, or do they just take energy from it somehow? It would just be weird. I can see segregated eating occuring.

[Toa of Nerds]

I think the cultures will probably get used to each other's customs. When you first hear music from one culture, you might think it's terrible. However, if you spend a long time living with that group of people, then you might come to like that music. Something similar might happen here.-don't touch my pocket protector

[The 1st Shadow]

@Taipu1: They just absorb energy from the object. The actual object doesn't get absorbed.As for the rest of the discussion, I'm sure the Matoran will get used to it after a while.

[Baron Von Nebula]

I think they may be surprised at first, but they would get used to it. I would assume the Skakdi would be sloppy eaters (understatement), while the Agori eat like most humans. How gross it is to watch a Skakdi eat would also be affected by how abnormally large their teeth/mouths are compared to the rest of their heads. (probably 80% of a Skakdi's head is its mouth)

[Zarohum]

Simple. Matoran don't eat, Agori do. It's not like the Matoran can be like "Can I have some of that?" like when you're eating chocolate and and your dog wants some. Matoran can't eat, so it can't really be an issue. Besides, I doubt this has any storyline significance.

[ZippyWharrgarbl]

Simple. Matoran don't eat, Agori do. It's not like the Matoran can be like "Can I have some of that?" like when you're eating chocolate and and your dog wants some. Matoran can't eat, so it can't really be an issue. Besides, I doubt this has any storyline significance.

Matoran do eat. They do it by absorbing the energy of the meal through their hands. Edited December 9, 2011 by ZippyWharrgarbl

[Bilbo Baggins]

I think they may be surprised at first, but they would get used to it. I would assume the Skakdi would be sloppy eaters (understatement), while the Agori eat like most humans. How gross it is to watch a Skakdi eat would also be affected by how abnormally large their teeth/mouths are compared to the rest of their heads. (probably 80% of a Skakdi's head is its mouth)

Yeah not to mention they don't seem to be able close their lips around their teeth so you would see them chomping on every bite.

[Taipu1]

I think the cultures will probably get used to each other's customs. When you first hear music from one culture, you might think it's terrible. However, if you spend a long time living with that group of people, then you might come to like that music. Something similar might happen here.-don't touch my pocket protector

I can see what you mean there, but at the same time I don't think you could ever enjoy the way someone else eats I'd say it would more be more to do with becoming tolerant of the eating, or music in your analogy.

[Zarohum]

Simple. Matoran don't eat, Agori do. It's not like the Matoran can be like "Can I have some of that?" like when you're eating chocolate and and your dog wants some. Matoran can't eat, so it can't really be an issue. Besides, I doubt this has any storyline significance.

Matoran do eat. They do it by absorbing the energy of the meal through their hands.

I meant that they don't eat with their mouths

[Toa of Nerds]

I think the cultures will probably get used to each other's customs. When you first hear music from one culture, you might think it's terrible. However, if you spend a long time living with that group of people, then you might come to like that music. Something similar might happen here.-don't touch my pocket protector

I can see what you mean there, but at the same time I don't think you could ever enjoy the way someone else eats I'd say it would more be more to do with becoming tolerant of the eating, or music in your analogy.

Well, yeah, if you focus on somebody else eating then it would probably gross you out even if it's culturally acceptable.

Simple. Matoran don't eat, Agori do. It's not like the Matoran can be like "Can I have some of that?" like when you're eating chocolate and and your dog wants some. Matoran can't eat, so it can't really be an issue. Besides, I doubt this has any storyline significance.

Matoran do eat. They do it by absorbing the energy of the meal through their hands.

I meant that they don't eat with their mouths

I think they can eat with their mouths, but they just choose not to because absorbing food through their hands is much more convenient, and perhaps attracts less social stigma. Not 100% on this, but I can't PM GregF to confirm it .-don't touch my pocket protector

[Toa Zaz]

As I recall, in Maze of Shadows, Nokama eats the Karzhanni herb thing with her mouth, so I guess Matoran could if they wanted to, they just don't. I imagine the social differences, etc like this will take some getting used too, though...

[Paleo]

I think the cultures will probably get used to each other's customs. When you first hear music from one culture, you might think it's terrible. However, if you spend a long time living with that group of people, then you might come to like that music. Something similar might happen here.-don't touch my pocket protector

I can see what you mean there, but at the same time I don't think you could ever enjoy the way someone else eats I'd say it would more be more to do with becoming tolerant of the eating, or music in your analogy.

Well, yeah, if you focus on somebody else eating then it would probably gross you out even if it's culturally acceptable.

Simple. Matoran don't eat, Agori do. It's not like the Matoran can be like "Can I have some of that?" like when you're eating chocolate and and your dog wants some. Matoran can't eat, so it can't really be an issue. Besides, I doubt this has any storyline significance.

Matoran do eat. They do it by absorbing the energy of the meal through their hands.

I meant that they don't eat with their mouths

I think they can eat with their mouths, but they just choose not to because absorbing food through their hands is much more convenient, and perhaps attracts less social stigma. Not 100% on this, but I can't PM GregF to confirm it .-don't touch my pocket protector

I visited the Body Functions-related official topic a while ago, and it said that Matoran can aborb food energy through their hands OR mouth, but they prefer absorbing it through their hands.

[Torchflare1234]

I think the best way to compare the two different eating methods is by looking at them as batteries. Eating the food through their mouths would be like using disposable batteries, where once the charge is used up, the battery is worthless and must be replaced with a new one. Absorbing the energy through their hands would be like using a rechargeable battery, when the charge is depleted, they simply recharge it by using a charger.Both methods work, so it's really just a matter of preference and/or availability. However, it's more likely that any organic food would be eaten and any absorption of energy would be done at an energy well, like the one mentioned in Brothers In Arms.Of course, we really should consider the cultures we're talking about here. The Matoran come from a land with more sentient species than you can shake a stick at and the Agori just recently witnessed a giant robot death match and their broken desert world brought back together and returned to its original environment. I don't think a difference in eating preferences is going to be that big of a deal to either culture.

[bonesiii]

They feed Rahi pets that way all the time. I don't see why they'd have a problem with it, knowing it isn't them and that it's the only way the Agori can eat. They probably all understand it's the natural way to eat anyways, and since they're artificial life, it's understandable their way would be different.In other words, they might see it as gross for a Matoran to eat that way if he didn't have to. But otherwise they seem to be fine with it.