This is the illusion that she projects, yes. She wants you to believe that she likes food, but she doesn't really "like" food. She likes the routine of eating itself: getting the same few dishes day after day, the repetition of mastication, the familiar feeling of swallowing a mass of bolus deep down her gullet. It's a very robotic and rigid process.
She traveled all the way to Syria, a country with an immense culinary history, and her two major meals were: fried chicken, and instant noodles. Even in Kuwait, her diet was very routine and consisted of a lot of fast food. She's been dreaming about the thought of consuming a D-grade chicken sandwich covered in cheap hot sauce from the poor-man's McDonalds for the past few weeks. She is not a woman of refined taste nor is she a particularly adventurous eater. She doesn't like to try new food because she's not really interested in the taste or the texture or anything like that, she's only interested in the psychical routine of eating.
It's sort of reminiscent of a former smoker, when feeling a bit stressed, gets a craving for a cigarette. It's not really the nicotine that they're craving anymore, it's just the familiarity of the cigarette and the ritual that came along with smoking that they're craving: a quick moment of relief from the stress they're under. They don't really want the cigarette itself.
Her addiction to food, like almost all other hamplanets of her caliber, stems from an inability to self-soothe, a profoundly damaged self-esteem, and a severely stunted sense of personal responsibility. That's why she's eaten herself to the size of a small planet, not because she likes food.
Somewhat agree, somewhat disagree. She is not, agreed, a "foodie"/ gourmet/ gourmand; she is, however a glutton. And though gluttony includes the habit and the the substitution of food for a healthy psychology or ability to handle stress/ life/ emotions, she also plainly loves the taste and feel of fatty foods in her mouth. She doesn't have sophisticated tastes - so yeah, she'd not be one to travel to try exotic foods or compete by eating them (she also has no ambition), but she clearly enjoys the sensory aspects of it and will RELOCATE around the world for a sloppy, fatty chicken burger (and weed). But I don't think it, or the spaghettios or the manwich, is satisfying enough and she felt that fast this time. Food is never a true remedy for psychological ills, and at some level she perceives that but has no ability or interest in doing anything else for more than 5 minutes.
I had a feeling she would be bored with Canada after getting her fast food and edible fix. She's probably already bored with the cat that she HAD to get immediately, too. That's just her nature. She thinks every new situation is a fresh start, everything is going to be perfect, all her problems will be solved, and she'll finally have everything she always wanted. Then suddenly the past looks so much better.
The only surprising (minorly) thing is the speed with which she started signaling her irritation and boredom. I only watch reactions, so haven't seen her talking about maybe getting back with Salah (???), but I noticed even in her first two videos when back in Canada that she was hinting at dissatisfaction, which is setting up for a reversal or at least a left turn. In the couple I've seen she's already started criticizing her place, was trying to cover frustration with the cat, couldn't get interested in doing anything but taking a drive on the long road and was bored even doing that. She even criticized the fall leaves at the same time as supposedly showing them as a point of interest and beauty. She barely concealed her (warranted, imo) distaste for those fall-themed gifts (lol, the plunger in a garish skirt). She spends money in the absence of interest or motivation to do anything - mostly on food and things to accommodate her body - nothing creative or hobby-ish, bc she doesn't have any. And you're right about looking to the past - couldn't think of anything to do except drive around, drive the long road, talk about dumpster diving - same as it ever was. Travels halfway around the world because "I've got to be free to be me," but "being me" is actually food and farts, and it's massively boring, even to her. She flat refuses even to consider anything that doesn't numb her out. When her car rental runs out, she's going to go insane.
Neither of them is ever going to go back to Kuweight so the piece of paper can never actually be cancelled - it doesn't matter though because nowhere else recognizes it.
Assuming (as a hypothetical) they were married in some recognized form in Kuwait, do you know or just assume that one or both would need to return to Kuwait physically to file whatever is needed to undo it?
For whatever it's worth(...), copilot told me that the Canadian back in Canada could file there after a year residency, or the Syrian could file in Syria; divorce in Kuwait is possible - and both may need to be present. In that scenario, per Kuwaiti law, the Kuwaiti court would be applying Syrian (the husband's) law, and it's probably better for him to file in Syria. I have not verified any of this, obvs.
