One of the main purposes of this visit was for me to absorb the atmosphere and try to understand how possible it would be to transfer the positive traits of this urban environment into spaces of a less desirable nature. Just going back to Steels 'Hungry City', I found one of the points she mentions about the breakdown of youth morals interesting, especially as she relates it directly to food, the process of eating around the table in terms of it being a primer for conversation turn taking, respect, restraint and sharing.
Vulgar cesspit of excess
The subheading is rather dramtic but there is a paragraph in Carolyn Steels book after a visit she makes and for me it has struck a high note.
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