November 23, 2006
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Thanksgiving Dinner
I was watching a news program this morning where a woman was discussing proper etiquette. The lady giving the interview was discussing visiting people’s homes for Thanksgiving Dinner.
The interviewer mentioned that sometimes you will go to a house but find that you don’t like some of the food. She asked what a person should do in that situation. The lady answered that out of respect you should at least try a bite.
Would you take a bite out of something you didn’t like to be polite?
Comments (126)
i had a turducken :/ lol
it depends what it is i am taking a bite out of, if it looked bad i would make up some lame excuse
No. I would not put any food on my plate which I did not want to eat. I think it would be rude to put food on the plate and only take one bite to be polite and leave the rest. You are then advertising that you didn’t like the food if you left it on your plate uneaten. It is best not to put the food on your plate at all.
Yes.
Depends
yes but not the whole thing. Im nice not perfect.
no.
Yes, I would. It IS the polite thing to do, and it won’t kill you (unless you’re allergic to it, then obviously don’t). I don’t mean to sound bitchy and “proper”, it’s just common courtesy.
Yes.
No. If they like me enough to have me over for dinner, then they can accept my unusual eating habits.
it’s my first, but its dry you always gotta add some gravy to it
Nope, I’m honest.
i never go to people’s houses for thanksgiving, my parent’s friends always come here. so that’s not even a problem.
Unless you’ve eaten enough to say you’re full though, because then you can let the excuses fly
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I hate to comment again but:
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RYC: Good! I’m glad
you get props quite fast
if it’s cows!
NO!
I <3 cows
but I love turkeys
I mean, eating them that is.
it depends, if it was put on my plate, yes.
if i had a choice to put it on my plate, no, then it would be wasteful.
its common courtesy to try what’s put on your plate though.
I’d take a bite.
And wash it down with rootbeer… something that actually has a good taste.
Or I’d spit it out.
I have always eaten what is put in front of me. But no one expects a thin girl to eat much. They don’t need to know I normally eat like a horse
yep
Yes, and I’ve done it before.
I didn’t today!
ugh! That jello salad stuff is nasty!
Yes, but only to make sure I don’t like it.
Which i think is the point of her statement, anyway.
(Except mushrooms. I flat-out refuse to eat those unless paid to do so, and then only maybe).
i don’t eat animals with eye lashes
like REALLY prominent ones because I have long eyelashes, they’re blonde but they’re long.
I’ve always been told to do that…but…I can’t. I’m too picky of an eater. If I don’t like it, I REALLY don’t like it.
when i curl them they hit my eyebrows
but then again i’ve got some manly eyebrows
I’ve always been told to do that…but…I can’t. I’m too picky of an eater. If I don’t like it, I REALLY don’t like it.
Posted 11/23/2006 at 8:06 PM by too_much_me
I agree, I gag REALLY easily on food that I don’t like.
And on food I do like,
I love pumpkin pie but the texture makes me gag with every bite, what’s a girl to do?
(I think it’s more rude to puke on the table)
just a bite, but no more. lol
well, sometimes you think you dont like it, but might if you tried. But you could always lie and claim being allergic to something.
NEVER! I’m a picky eater. The people who know me learn to deal with it.
Yeah. I would. Tastebuds change, I might try it one day and discover I love it! (It’s been known to happen more than a few times with me.)
Yes, I would. This used to happen a lot when I was a kid. My dad was a pastor and we would always be invited to people’s homes for dinner. People make some interesting things for dinner, let me tell you. But to be polite, we learned to choke things down with a smile on our faces.
Sure…
I did it last night.
Nope, I wasn’t put in the world to please other people. =p
I would have taken a bite.
no way, they’ll just have to get over my pickyness
Yeah. Did it today for that matter.
NO!!!!! I think it’s ruder to puke or have to put the gross food in your napkin.
Maybe…but usually there’s so many other good food that I’d rather not waste the time…
Absolutely not!!! And I would not take offense if I prepared food other people did not like or would expect them to try it just to be polite…what if they had a food allergy?
I guess so. I would.
Unless it’s really something gross, like what they let you eat in Fear Factor..
If I don’t like it, I won’t put it on my plate. I don’t have to make a big fuss over “Ew, I hate suchandsuch”, I just save some for everyone else to eat.
Unless it’s the main course or something, in which case I’ll eat some anyway. But if it’s the side dish at Thanksgiving when there’s lots of other stuff to eat? Won’t bother.
If it was someone I knew well enough to go over to their house on thanksgiving, I don’t think they’d be too offended if I, oh, say…didn’t eat the sweet potatoes or something.
Only if she is hot
yes
Yeah, I do it all the time. Especially when the thing it is home-made.
No. I would just politely say that I am going to pass on it. It looks worse when you have to go spit up something like green bean salad that you knew you weren’t going to like to begin with.
I have already done that one too many times.. Yep.. I absolutely would
Yes, I’d take a bite out of most of my inlaws.
I think it more polite to be honest and tell them you don’t like something, instead of wasting it after a “nibble.” That theory doesn’t always work. What if you find yourself dining with cannibals? And they serve you a piece of someone’s nutsack? What then huh? “Sure, I ‘ll try a bit of that hairy nut.” <==come on!
Hell, No.
and if you push my buttons about it, I will tell you exactly why I don’t like it down to the friggin’ texture. I have no qualms about being rude about food. It is equally rude to pressure people about eating.
I happened to do that today.
I ate chitlins; one of the most disgusting things on the planet.
But..I ate it anyway, because they were egging me on to. :/
They owe me for it now..haha.
Like sex?
It depends on what it is.
Nope. I wouldn’t eat it. I don’t expect people to like everything I serve when they come over to my house. Likewise, my friends shouldn’t expect me to like everything they do.
Why, just so I could gak at the table….. Nope, not if it was something that really was unappetizing in my mind.
Yeah, its polite.
They put food in front of me. I eat what I want.
It depends what it is. I’m a vegetarian, so that’s the only reason I’m saying that it depends. But if it doesn’t have anything to do with meat, then I guess so.
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Heck no. I’m a pickey eater and I don’t try anything I don’t like.
yes, I would
I think it would depend on the situation, the company, how familiar you are with their way of doing things…if I know that someone is easily offended when you don’t try something they happen to point out, I’ll at least try it, but just put a small amount on my plate (even if its something I’m fairly sure I won’t like) just out of sheer politeness. If they don’t give a crap either way, I’ll just get exactly what I want and not worry about it.
I would if i wasn’t allergic
-Jacob
If it’s something I already know I don’t like?
No, I wouldn’t
No, I’d eat it because its food and there’s kids in Somalia who would literally kill you for it. So say my Marine father-in-law.
oh yeah, i’ve done it many times.
but there ARE limits.
Yes. It’s polite, I had about 2 plates of food I didn’t like at all today.
Probably, yes.
Yes, probably. It would depend on what it is, though, and who I’m with.
I agree with what streetlights_flicker said. It IS polite. I’d probably take a very small portion, a few bites or so to be polite. I mean, who knows, if it’s something you’ve never tried before you may end up liking it. And even if you definitely know you don’t like it, there’s nothing wrong with being polite. It’s just a courtsy.
*courtesy
Mhm.
Nope… I’m very full thank you very much
Only if their attention was drawn to it
I would eat a bite of anything I had never tried before.
There is very little I dislike so much I would refuse to eat it, especially at a guest’s house.
If someone else cooked and invited me over to eat it?
I would probably eat every bite on the plate, and if offered seconds only if it made me gag and hold back vomit would I refuse seconds.
Food gives us life, some people don’t have food. To refuse food which will then be wasted because we do not like the taste…
Almost feels like taking the food out of someone less fortunate’s mouth, and throwing it away.
Because I didn’t like it.
If it was a pre-prepared plate, then yes. If I was putting my own food on my plate, then no, I’d probably just take the things I liked, and if I was feeling adventurous I would try something new.
I have. I’d rather not take any of it though unless it was specfically placed upon my plate.
YAH I ALWAYS DO THAT EVEN THOUGH I DON’T WANT TOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
POOP
Of course. Depending whose house i’m at i’ll eat the whole thing.
It’s just ettiqite (even though I can’t spell the for my life!!!) and eating something that doesn’t taste good to you won’t kill you. especially if you don’t knwo the people well.
Yep. As long as I wasn’t allergic to it.
Yes. My parents made us eat what was in front of us when we were little. It’s served me really well since then! I’m going to make my kids do the same thing.
My family made us always take a bite, dammit!
There are ways to get around it, but if I had to, I would put a teaspoon on my plate. You can generally swallow a teaspoon of something if you have a drink in hand.
What sort of adventure does life afford if you’re not willing to at least try something? (I’ve learned that the best surprises are usually those you cannot pronounce)
Yes.
If they handed me a plate with food on it, I’d probably try a bite of everything. If they let me fill my own plate from, like, 50 options, I’d take only what I wanted.
Nooo.
Oh yes. I’ve eaten full courses of foods I’ve despised out of “proper etiquette”. If you just don’t like the taste, suck it up and eat it. If it’s highly disturbing to you (like if you have a phobia of meat or something), you should let them know, but in a very polite way.
Well, I guess you’d be screaming or something of the like, wouldn’t you?
Yes, I had to tonight. Bleh, Thanksgiving food is nasty. =[
no
if it’s on your plate, eat it. If it’s offerd, politely decline. If it’s on your plate and you don’t like it, eat it, you sissy, and remember that for next year!
’nuff said…
oh yeah, you should have seen the crap I ate yesterday. Talk about upset tummy!
Yes
Yeah, I have done that. I was at my cousin’s inlaws and they love spicy food but I can’t eat it. I didn’t want to be polite so I finished the whole thing and went to bed with a tummyache.
Yes – You should always be polite. If you’re that picky – stay home.
How would you know if you don’t like it if you haven’t even tried it yet?
I have eaten whole meals in the name of being polite, and it was always worth it.
hmm… yes. i just eat it. very. very. slowly.
yes- and I’d eat the whole thing if money was involved
I eat what I am served but if I serve myself I by pass things that I know I do not like and try all the rest.
I don’t think anyone would notice at our house.
Yeah, we did yesterday.
No way.
If someone’s lactose intolerant, should they eat something containing milk so they’ll be “polite”?
If somebody doesn’t eat meat should they eat a dish that has it?
If somebody’s already stuffed from eating too many calories–shouldn’t they draw a limit somewhere–say at a dish they don’t even want to eat?
No. I would say “No thank you. I am allergic to that”. lol! Teasin.
NO- I would Gracefully Avoid it !
Yes
If no one’s paying attention, don’t put it on your plate. What’s more offensive: an empty plate or a wad of nasty food with only one bite taken out?
However, if it comes up in conversation, take a small bit, eat half, say you’re full.
if something i didnt like was put on my plate, i would try a bite. if i had the option of putting it on my plate at all, however, iwouldnt b/c that would be wasteful
If I didn’t know what it tasted like I’d put just a tiny dalup on my plate just to taste it…done that before…but if it has something I’m allergic to…then no it goes no where near the plate or mouth…Smile
Nobody is picky about food in nations that aren’t overflowing with bounty. Picky eaters are spoiled eaters. America needs to grow up and stop acting like three year olds at the table.
Definitely.
Yeah, I would.
Never. D:
it depends on the situation. if it is a buffet, then, no, it’s not necessary. if it is a sit-down dinner, yes, i would take some of everything and make a valiant attempt. i did that the first time i met my in-laws > the food in question was pickled red cabbage. thought i was gonna DIE; but it was worth it since my father-in-law was impressed with my manners (turns out, everyone else just flat refused to try it)… the only time i wouldn’t do that would be if the dish in question were an egg dish > i cannot eat eggs under any circumstances, have tried numerous times, and gagging is the only result. this would not be good at a formal dinner party, so i have adopted the (white) lie that i am allergic.
this is why being vegan is so awesome! i can just say it conflicts with my morals, but thankyou anyway.
absolutely!
I went to some friends house for easter, and they were serving chicken hearts! Did I eat them? yes! It would be rude to come to their house to eat and say “I don’t like your food. I’m going to wal-mart to get some spaghetti o’s!”
If it has onion in it, I’ll say I’m allergic to onion!
MaYbE It Depends On What It Is Probably Not…
sure, why not?
Yeah…
But eat more than one bite!
It depends. Usually no, when I’m with my family in Thanksgiving, they know I don’t eat certain stuff and I don’t want it. If it was at someone else’s house, I guess I’d try it, and then if I didn’t like it I wouldn’t eat it anymore.
i usually put my tongue at the back of my mouth as i chew really quickly and then gulp it down with a drink. you don’t taste a thing!
yeah, i always have to, my aunt makes this nasty fruit covered in cheese every year, and every year i have to eat it