What should I do?

Question

I am invited to dinner by my neighbour. she wants to make paella, but I don't eat things like seafood or pork or rabbit and stuff. First I said ok, to be polite, but then again I really dont feel like eating that stuff??????

Answer 1

From the begin you should have mention it..and your choices of types of food you eat

Answer 2

paella usually has chicken in it too. Plus, there is a lot of rice and some peas, etc.
You should still go, but you should be honest with your neighbor, and probably should tell her ahead of time.
Tell her you are looking forward to coming over, but you want to let her know so she isn't disappointed, you would like to eat mostly chicken and rice.
If you tell her ahead of time, she will know you aren't picking around at the food because she is a bad cook.
You need not be embarrassed about the foods you don't like.
Honesty is the best policy.

Answer 3

You should have let your neighbor know beforehand. But still... what you can do now is call her and say "hey did you say paella? i thought something else!"

She wouldnt have cooked ONLY paella. Their would be other stuff as well. So you could just nibble on paella while eating on other things.

Or you could just say its your upset stomach day n cant eat that stuff! Later on, let her know in a light conversation that you dont eat all that.

Answer 4

contact your neighbor and explain honestly the situation to her. then see if other arrangements can be made for a later time. if not thank her for the offer but because of your personal belief systems you are declining her gracious invitation. be polite, firm and diplomatic so as not to hurt her feelings and all will be well without hard feelings on anyone's part. good luck.

Answer 5

SIGH...

Another classic case of "life is what you make it".

Excuse my callousness, but you really need to evolve a backbone.
Just tell her that you are sorry you agreed initially, but you do not eat that kind of foods and you only agreed in the first place to be polite. You may find she will appreciate your belated honesty and cater for you personally.

Then again, she may just think "jeez, WHY didn't she have the guts to tell me in the first place...?"

All the best. Remember: "LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT!"

Answer 6

You won't eat seafood pork or rabbit? What's the deal? Do you eat at fast food joint's? Restaraunts? The food in restaraunts are worse than rabbit or seafood. You must be jewish.

Answer 7

Why would you turn down a invitation for dinner? Is it because of religious reason, Health reasons, what? If you have a good reason she would understand. If it's because you just don't like it suck it up and try to enjoy a wonderful time.. Jim

Answer 8

paella is a rice dish used with various there is a version with chicken and kosher or clean meats before turneing it down ask what kind dhe is making letting her know of your dietary restrictions she may be making something you will like. let her know nicely, you should have been more open and honest with her.

Answer 9

Be honest and tell them you don't enjoy that type of food. Invite them over to your home to cook something else. They are just trying to be really nice neighbors, so unless you invite them over, you risk losing a potential friendship and looking like a complete hypocritical liar.

Answer 10

call and ask if you should bring anything. bring a dish that you enjoy and then have only a little of what they made. Or, when you call you could slip into the conversation that you are a vegetarian, and you forgot to mention it. offer your appology for the inconveniance and be done with it. better to get it in the open then to be uncomfortable for an entire evening.