Food

Ok the thing about food is. 

1. Food brings people together. You don't just eat with people you don't care about. You eat with people you want to spend more time with, with people you'd like to socialize with. 

2. You don't just cook for anyone. You don't just buy anyone food. When you cook for someone/but food whatever, you want to make sure that that person eats idk it's a v thoughtful action. An unconscious one. You don't do certain things for people you don't care about and feeding them (whether they are capable of feeding themselves or not) is one of them. Because to put it in the simplest manner imaginable, food is about survival. So when you give someone food it's technically saying "here man, live." Or if they are already living well enough it's a "here man, I'm damn glad you're living pls keep living." 

3. Food is personal. People have favourite foods and food they dislike. They define people they divide the large term "people" into individuals they bring out differences. And when these differences are remembered ("o I remember you love chocolate"/"i know you don't eat fried food" it's just. Wow thanks for remembering. And when you remember, you get personal with the other individual it's like some blatant but hidden connection wah deep shit.