Foreigners are quite different from the Great Xia People; they emphasize hygiene issues because most people carry some allergens to varying degrees.
A moment of carelessness can easily lead to catching something from others, causing you to have an allergic reaction.
Food sharing only happens between very close friends.
Besides allergens, foreigners tend to be quite particular about other people's saliva, hence they advocate separate dining.
Even though Chris has been working with Lin for a few days, and they are relatively more familiar with each other compared to others, they are essentially still strangers.
She wasn't sure if Lin was willing to share food, so she had to choose her words carefully to avoid affecting their fragile working relationship.
After all, they were the only two female chefs in the entire place.
Just as she felt anxious, worried about what if Lin said no to her.
"Sure!"
