Yeah, the kitchen table is the smaller, “informal” eating table closer to the kitchen, as opposed to the larger dining table in the formal dining room. It’s an older concept by today’s (US) architectural standards. I’m sure there’s some more formal definition, but I’ve always thought about it as the place where people itemized their deductions by combing through receipts in various media. Or had discussions about other important things. You know, kitchen table stuff.
I guess this is where I’ve gotten confused — I’ve never been rich enough to afford a house big enough to accommodate a dining room and a kitchen spacious enough for a table. Either it was small enough that the kitchen and dining room were a single area, or the dining room is separate and I didn’t have space for a table in the kitchen. To me, this is like talking about “breakfast nook politics” – like, what rich people are out here talking politics in a breakfast nook?
Yeah, the kitchen table is the smaller, “informal” eating table closer to the kitchen, as opposed to the larger dining table in the formal dining room. It’s an older concept by today’s (US) architectural standards. I’m sure there’s some more formal definition, but I’ve always thought about it as the place where people itemized their deductions by combing through receipts in various media. Or had discussions about other important things. You know, kitchen table stuff.
I guess this is where I’ve gotten confused — I’ve never been rich enough to afford a house big enough to accommodate a dining room and a kitchen spacious enough for a table. Either it was small enough that the kitchen and dining room were a single area, or the dining room is separate and I didn’t have space for a table in the kitchen. To me, this is like talking about “breakfast nook politics” – like, what rich people are out here talking politics in a breakfast nook?