I enjoy eating out. We often go to a restaurant with my parents. It usually happens at weekend or Friday evenings, when everybody is free from work and studies. My mum likes Italian food: pasta with different sauces, pizza, lasagne and other national dishes. My father prefers eastern cuisine. His favourite dish is grilled meat with vegetables. As for me, I’m a fan of sushi and fast food. As you see our tastes differ. That’s why we choose to go to various restaurants. For example, last week, we went to the nearest sushi-bar. We had a great time there. First of all, the atmosphere in the restaurant was nice. There were black square tables and lots of Japanese national ornaments. We chose the table next to the window. The waiters were also very kind and welcoming. My parents don’t like Japanese food much, so they ordered simply some salads and fried chicken wings. Luckily, they don’t serve only national food in this restaurant. I ordered a portion of traditional rolls and a cup green tea. Everything was rather delicious. My parents tried a small piece of my rolls and said they weren’t bad. We asked the waiter to bring us the bill and left after paying. It was an excellent evening. Sometimes I eat out with my friends. We usually go to a fast food place. There is a large shopping center not far from my house and we often go there. When we get hungry, we go to the ground floor where many fast food restaurants are situated. There we usually have a sandwich or a portion of pancakes with a glass of juice.
Communication between people before the Internet era was rather hard. In early years people used men-messengers on foot and on horses. Depending on the distance, getting a message could take days and even months. Also pigeons and other birds were used to to take and bring notes. In the 17th century postal service appeared and it lasts until today. Though now postal services usually are limited to sending parcels and packages, or making out money orders. Sending letters by mail or post now is considered out of date. With the invention and wide-spread use of the Internet in 1990s communication has become very simple. Sending and getting a letter is a matter of several minutes. Nowadays we can also communicate and see each other on the screen at the same time. And any distance is no problem any more. The only question that remains is "what's next?".
