you where invited to a friends for dinner,and you didnt like it,would you eat it just to be polite(like I did).what would you do or say.
2007-01-23 20:44:22 · 27 answers · asked by LYNDA M 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
BE POLITE & EAT IT COS AT LEAST THEY HAVE MADE THE EFFORT!
2007-01-23 20:51:44 · answer #1 · answered by richardwales79 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A long time friend that I hadn't seen in years invited me to lunch.
Everything tasted good until she served a dish with steaming hot chunks of tofu in it. I am sorry, but tofu makes me gag. I can't help it. This tofu looked like cheese so I took a big mouthful. Sorry, but I had to spit it out into my napkin. I was really embarrassed, but hey, I would have been more embarrassed if I threw up all over the table. A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do, am I right?
I of course apologized over and over again and explained that tofu and okra are the two things that trigger my gag reflex.
She hasn't invited me back for lunch but we're still friends.
2007-01-24 05:02:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I get invited to a friends I always tell them I don't like anything with melted cheese in it or cream based sauces. Obviously my good friends know this already but I would always offer this information to anyone new, even if they didn't ask me. If I have friends coming over to me I always ask them if they have any dislikes.
If they forgot and presented me with melted cheese or creamy sauce I would have no choice but to say I can't eat it and I just can't stand the stuff!!
However, if the meal was cheeseless and creamless and just tasteless, or overcooked, too spicy etc, I would be polite and eat as much as I could.
2007-01-24 07:02:40 · answer #3 · answered by molly 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you at least try a little of everything on your plate (as much as you can bear) and keep the conversation going and add in that you would like to complement the chief. The complement is not a lie; you can complement the effort and time. Then make a non-verbal cue that you are full (without being obnoxious). This will keep peace between you and the person that invited you.
2007-01-24 05:08:35 · answer #4 · answered by q_d_pie7 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If someone offers you something putrid do not eat it, and as far as mindlessly eating anything that you are offered, when in a foreign country, don’t do it. People adapt to the foods in their region and if you eat some of those foods you can make yourself very sick.
I was in the Republic of the Marshall Islands not to long ago and I was told not to eat the fish that some of the locals might offer me; because, the locals have an immunity to the toxins that are built up in the fish. If, people that are not native to the region eat the fish, they will get deathly sick.
2007-01-24 05:04:28 · answer #5 · answered by Bud#21 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If its only a question of taste, personal choice, then like you I'd eat up. But I would make sure that in future my friends knew of my tastes. However if you were allergic to something, or a vegetarian or veganthen you could comfortably say' I'm really sorry, cos you've gone to lots of trouble, but I can't eat that because.....'
2007-01-24 04:59:17 · answer #6 · answered by Ellie L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless you have a food intolerance its politically correct to eat the food even though you dont really like it.Oddly enough my 12 year old does eat food at her friends houses that she does not like.We have never talked about this until you brought it up.
2007-01-24 07:37:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ethically, you were correct. But if they were real friends they would know what you like or would have asked you. You could get your own back on them by inviting them to dinner and presenting a perfect meal?
2007-01-24 04:50:02 · answer #8 · answered by knoWall 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. it is better not to eat, or to eat less, or just keep nibbling at something neutral, like a piece of bread, or salads etc. It would be rude to get up from the table, but it is a shame to fill your stomach with garbage.
2007-01-24 04:57:53 · answer #9 · answered by wizard of the East 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I had a situation, It was My friend's B'day in a chalet When i got there, i didnt like the environment i wanted to leave fast so.. I didnt want to Offend her so i ate abit.. sat for abt 10 to 15 mins. and gave her the present and left.. I didnt want to offend her. Yes What u did is right..
2007-01-24 04:51:25 · answer #10 · answered by Honey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You mean the food serve by your host does not appeal to your taste buds? that happend to me before...and I don't want to be rude to my friend, so I just took a little bite on the veggies and made an alibi, that I have allergies on chicken that was served. (actually, the way it was cooked was not appealing). Iknow how you felt...same situation (been there too)
2007-01-24 04:54:56 · answer #11 · answered by bobbypogiph 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋