2007-11-19 01:54:12 · 43 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
It's not rude. My parents used to do it all the time when I was small. Our dog loved bits of steak etc. I got into trouble with my mum once as when she asked for a doggie bag I joked, 'We haven't got a dog, it's for Dad'. Oops.
2007-11-19 01:58:33 · answer #1 · answered by nettyone2003 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I used to work in quite a classy restaurant and every now and again people would ask to take the leftovers home - not just of the food either, sometimes people would ask for a cork so they could take the wine home.
Personally I think there is nothing wrong with taking whats left - at the end of the day you have paid for it and if you don't take it, it gets thrown straight in the bin. In some cases its an insult to the chef because he/she thinks you didn't like it if you have hardly eaten any of it. At least if you take it home they will know you did like it and wanted to eat it all but just couldn't!!!
Our restaurant used to buy in little plastic take-away boxes just for this purposes - you know, like the ones chinese take aways use! They are ideal!
2007-11-19 02:01:24 · answer #2 · answered by Nicola 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
True story. My folks and I were eating dinner in the Steak Joint(Greenwich Village). Vivian Vance is at the next table(Ethel in I Love Lucy). She says to the waiter,". give me a doggie bag." She leaves. So, then my dad asks another waiter, what is a doggie bag? This is 1966. To that day to this, doggie bags, have been a family tradition.
2007-11-19 05:58:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the time, and no it's not rude. At least not in the places I eat...
It sounds better if you ask for "a small box" instead of a "doggie bag".
2007-11-19 02:03:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-02 00:12:15 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi yes i was in an indian restaurant and they always give you quite alot so because i could not finish it i did ask if the rest to take away and they were happy to oblige. you might feel better about it if you ask for the rest to take away rather than a doggy bag. hope that helps
2007-11-19 02:04:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it is rude. I mean, food at restaurants cost good money. This one guy I dated though got mad when I took the rest of my pasta dish home. I mean, some italian restaurants give you such big portions and you can only eat so much. He got mad and said that only white trash people did that and that his car smelled like pasta. He had no concept of finances though. I mean he still lived at home at age 29 and I had my own apartment. That was a clue for me to leave the relationship.
2007-11-19 03:02:14 · answer #7 · answered by Angrygirl5 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe the more proper term these days is "to go box", and it is common practice in all but the most formal of restaurants. In this day of healthier diets and consciousness of waste, it is NOT rude to save some of a too large portion for later OR to not be wasteful.
If you are ever in doubt, subtly watch the tables around you and see if anyone else does it.
P.S. It is oftened NOT allowed at all-you-can-eat buffets, for obvious reasons.
2007-11-19 01:58:29 · answer #8 · answered by arklatexrat 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Not rude. Not in this day and age when prices keep going up. I ask for a "doggy bag" so I can have my leftovers later for myself.
2007-11-19 01:57:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am against the fur trade especially making bags out of poor little doggies. THAT'S A DISGRACE, and very rude.
2007-11-19 07:28:10 · answer #10 · answered by : 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋