Drunk Noodles

Noodles is a very interesting place to eat dinner at. There are many different people that one can find in the establishment. My friends and I got there on a rainy day during the LAX game. We were not playing to well and we were not very interested in the game so we went to go get food. On our way we saw many people trying to escape from the rain and seeking shelter. We got there and they took our orders, the wait staff there is fairly casual. They stroke up good conversation with all of us and made us feel like we were welcomed. Noodles is an interesting format for a restaurant. It is more formal then McDonalds and less formal then a sit down restaurant, it is a lot like Panera. Once we sat down and got our drinks, we started too look around, there were many different kinds of people there. There were families having a quiet dinner, there was college students lightly discussing the weekend. Then, once the LAX game ended, many drunken students rolled into the place. Loud and annoying, the families gave them a dirty look as they said hi to everyone they knew in the restaurant. However, the people working there did not seem to care what these kids were doing, it is no shock to have drunk college kids in a restaurant that is foot steps off a campus. The families should not have been too insulted by this because they should know what they are getting into in a college campus. The sober kids there interacted with drunken kids, which made for some interesting interactions. Some people were noticeable more drunk than others. You could clearly tell this by these peoples actions. There were certain things that you would not see at a normal food establishment in downtown Denver. To add on to there drunkenness, they were all soaked from watching the Lax game in the rain. Wet and out of control, the families eating there quickly finished their meals and left, while all of the sober college students watched and interacted with the intoxicated kids like they were playing a fun game. Students were hiding cups and stealing food. It was very interesting seeing all the people laughing at one person that truly had no idea what was going on. Then one of Denver sports biggest fans walked in clearly drunk. This was the main show of everyone at Noodles. Everyone was watching to see what this person would do. This student was running around talking to everyone he or she knew in the restaurant, some people accepted this person as he or she ran around giving everyone hugs, others gave her a “dead fish” hug. It was very interested to see how everyone reacted to this. Also noticed, everyone who was intoxicated just shoved their food into their mouth, not caring what it was. This brought up a question in my head. Why do people not care what they eat when they are drunk? So after some Google and searching of alcohols affects on the appetite. I found one article that nailed it on the head. “When a person drinks the body responds to large quantities of increased glucose in the system by producing more insulin which removes the glucose. “Once the process has started, the insulin carries on working removing glucose from the blood. Low blood glucose levels are responsible for that shaky feeling, heavy sweating, dizziness and blurred vision. Low glucose levels also result in feeling tired. To overcome this feeling of lethargy and tiredness the body will be craving a carbohydrate boost which is why many people feel hungry when they have been drinking,” Never really thinking about how drinking affects someone’s eating habits, this really explains why this happens why drunk people get hungry.

Overall, it was very interesting to actually watch what is happening around you when you eat. Usually I would just pay attention to the people that I am with and see what they are doing. However, watching other people eat made in more interesting as a meal of a whole. Since, the other people I was with were not in my class, they did not exactly understand why I was pay attention to other people more than them. After explaining they joined in on the watching and also found that it was a very interesting part. Usually when you eat, you only notice the loud and annoying group of hockey players or the couple that is getting way to close for the public good, but to see other people’s reaction to these people made the experience of eating more interesting.