Are two hot meals a day better?

[Coldmealsadness]

Two foreign ladies (from different countries) in a month complained to me that British people are depressing because they eat cold lunches. They both like a hot lunch and a hot dinner.

So some boring questions.
Are hot meals better?
I feel that two hot meals a day would be nice but I often don't have time. I'd always be cooking! I do like a hot meal in the evening. I have seen some mothers on here complain that their children aren't getting hot meals at nurseries so obviously it's really important to some people!

Are British people famous for cold food?

Do you eat two hot meals a day?

Isn't it more that the meal needs to be balanced and nutritious, and needs to register in your mind and body as a meal?
If I was walking round the town centre or sitting at my desk mindlessly shoving a pie or sandwich into my mouth, it might not seem like lunch, more a snack.

If I sat down at a table and ate slowly and enjoyed the food, and the meal was filling, I'd be more likely to see it as a meal.

To me the meal needs to be nutritious. I wouldn't count sliced garlic bread and chicken nuggets kept warm in the heated counter as a hot meal nor nutritious. I would count a veg/meat soup made from scratch, stew made from scratch, meatballs, chickpeas, chicken/meat roasted in a oven served with couscous or pasta with vegs with a nice creamy rich sauce made from scratch a balanced nutritious hot food. Even with baked potatoes, the toppings you use inside it can become nice and wholesome.