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Amber Knez
what would you eat? would there be waiters or would you get the food and drinks yourself? and what would a 7 year old eat and drink?
I don't mean at some medieval fair today i mean in the OLD medieval days i'm writing a paper for extra credit so i can get a college level grade.
Answer
According to Ian Mortimer's "A Time Traveller's Guide to the Medieval England", a tavern was a place to drink, and to eat, and it was for the rather more wealthy customers as they could afford the wine the tavern offered. An alehouse was for the poorer people and it served only ale, no wine. An inn served food and drink and also provided accommodation.
"Generally speaking, the actual alehouses were small and shabby. The majority of them were little more than a one storied cottage, and had at best two drinking rooms and one lodging room. They were regarded as the most inferior of the drinking, hospitality institutions. The Inns and the Taverns were more sophisticated, offering wines and spirits, as well as beer, more amenities, and far superior lodging facilities."
http://www.elizabethi.org/uk/essays/alehouses.htm (this is from the later Elizabethan era, but gives a good historical overview)
http://www.godecookery.com/mtales/mtales13.htm
If you went to a tavern, you'd be rather better off than someone who went to an alehouse. In a tavern, there might be tables covered with cloth, and you could order wine as well as beer. Food might be bread, cheese and meat, though as time went on, meals got better. There would be mine host, and servingmen. You'd get ale in an alehouse, and probably eat from wooden tables and benches. Here you might also find serving wenches! I'm not sure if a seven-year-old would go to these places, though he might with his father. The child would drink small beer or small ale, a drink usual to everyone in those times as the water was not fit to drink as it was.
I'm wondering myself about lighting; there might be lanterns, or candles fixed to the walls. It might be dangerous, once everyone got drunk, to have candles on the tables!
According to Ian Mortimer's "A Time Traveller's Guide to the Medieval England", a tavern was a place to drink, and to eat, and it was for the rather more wealthy customers as they could afford the wine the tavern offered. An alehouse was for the poorer people and it served only ale, no wine. An inn served food and drink and also provided accommodation.
"Generally speaking, the actual alehouses were small and shabby. The majority of them were little more than a one storied cottage, and had at best two drinking rooms and one lodging room. They were regarded as the most inferior of the drinking, hospitality institutions. The Inns and the Taverns were more sophisticated, offering wines and spirits, as well as beer, more amenities, and far superior lodging facilities."
http://www.elizabethi.org/uk/essays/alehouses.htm (this is from the later Elizabethan era, but gives a good historical overview)
http://www.godecookery.com/mtales/mtales13.htm
If you went to a tavern, you'd be rather better off than someone who went to an alehouse. In a tavern, there might be tables covered with cloth, and you could order wine as well as beer. Food might be bread, cheese and meat, though as time went on, meals got better. There would be mine host, and servingmen. You'd get ale in an alehouse, and probably eat from wooden tables and benches. Here you might also find serving wenches! I'm not sure if a seven-year-old would go to these places, though he might with his father. The child would drink small beer or small ale, a drink usual to everyone in those times as the water was not fit to drink as it was.
I'm wondering myself about lighting; there might be lanterns, or candles fixed to the walls. It might be dangerous, once everyone got drunk, to have candles on the tables!
In college, what does being a single targeted demographic do to oneâs consumer roles?
JimmieHend
How are we affected by the masses of businesses all targeting us simultaneously as college students? Credit? Buying Habits? Personal Experience? Iâm trying to compile a thesis so anything you think might help would be awesome!
Answer
This is a great, and HOT topic right now!
It's no secret anymore that credit card companies and other lending businesses have a strong and visible presence on college campuses. Every packet of info handed out by college offices, clubs, and staff is loaded with coupons, specials, and deals for credit! It's mind boggling.
But that isn't the only thing. Starbucks, McDonald's, Pizza Hut, Snapple, Pepsi, Coke, Burger King...and more all have secured spots all over the campuses. There are pubs, snack shops, diningrooms with coffee kiosks, carts, and vending machines all selling brand-name products. Signs, buildings, benches, and shuttle buses all have company logos on them. Consumerism is completely integrated into college life.
Spirit Week, Homecoming, The start of school, and graduation all have events and functions on campus and a regular part of that is the line of tables with company reps handing out goody bags of product samples and coupons.
Seriously, for your thesis, I would say the best place to start is go to a campus and just walk around for a couple of hours. You'll see students with a coffee cups that say Seattles Finest or Starbucks. You'll see signs everywhere. Chips will be Frito Lay, sodas will be Coke or Pepsi. Trashcans and bus benches will have corporate slogans on them. Even in the bookstore the computers selling there are Apple of Dell, the software is Red Hat or Microsoft, and there's usually more Starbucks!
This is a great, and HOT topic right now!
It's no secret anymore that credit card companies and other lending businesses have a strong and visible presence on college campuses. Every packet of info handed out by college offices, clubs, and staff is loaded with coupons, specials, and deals for credit! It's mind boggling.
But that isn't the only thing. Starbucks, McDonald's, Pizza Hut, Snapple, Pepsi, Coke, Burger King...and more all have secured spots all over the campuses. There are pubs, snack shops, diningrooms with coffee kiosks, carts, and vending machines all selling brand-name products. Signs, buildings, benches, and shuttle buses all have company logos on them. Consumerism is completely integrated into college life.
Spirit Week, Homecoming, The start of school, and graduation all have events and functions on campus and a regular part of that is the line of tables with company reps handing out goody bags of product samples and coupons.
Seriously, for your thesis, I would say the best place to start is go to a campus and just walk around for a couple of hours. You'll see students with a coffee cups that say Seattles Finest or Starbucks. You'll see signs everywhere. Chips will be Frito Lay, sodas will be Coke or Pepsi. Trashcans and bus benches will have corporate slogans on them. Even in the bookstore the computers selling there are Apple of Dell, the software is Red Hat or Microsoft, and there's usually more Starbucks!
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