culture shock on first day

Food is an important part of our society. However, there is more to food than many of us perceive. In the medieval times, food was core to Greek hospitality. Does food control our culture today?
Shawn and Sarah took me to a restaurant as soon as they ferried me from the Oklahoma City airport. It was a little past sunset on a Friday night. The parking lot was full that we had to squeeze around to get a spot.
Shawn ordered fried zucchini. The waiter, a young man in clean white clothing asked me if I was ready to order. I was drowsy. Somehow, my jetlag was killing me. I perused over the menu, but the list was confusing me.
Sarah patted me as she ordered fried shrimp. ‘You will like it’ she whispered. I nodded albeit I had no idea what was coming.
The room was full of chattering, people in clusters. Nobody caring of what the next person was saying. Everyone was talking; politics, sports and gaming. More than half had sportswear. I noticed that they were very few infants.
There were LCD screens, all showing college football. I noticed a group of men and women sitting on the bar counter on a secluded corner.
Later, eight waiters besieged a small, well-decorated table on the middle of the room and started singing ‘Happy Birthday” to the young woman sitting.
My order arrived. My stomach was full, but who would dare resist such tantalizing aroma. Four, five bites, I gave up. Sarah ordered a takeaway box to load my food.
‘I ordered fried chicken nuggets not a burger!” one man barked. They brought him a new order.
On my first hour in America, I grasped the way of American culture through food in the restaurant. I understood why America has many food places. Food is the very social connect in any activity, meeting, get together or family union. The society like to celebrate with food, console with food and reward with food. The culture revolves around food.