
no idea why you are so triggered by this, but again there are many posters on this thread who say they do a version of this. calm down. no one is taking YOUR food. |
absolutely pay for kids sports before massages for me. why have kids if you are going to put your needs before theirs? |
I dont think i have ever gone out to eat with any adult who has insisted on a whole desert to themselves. genuinely. and i'm mid 40s. |
they dont throw money away, presumably |
i mean they literally wont give it to you in a doggy bag. it's just not a thing there. they give you reasonable portions and expect you to order the amount you plan to eat at that moment. |
that's a wild inference. no child finishes an adult sized meal. that's why portion sizes are so ridiculous for kids. that's why kids meals exist. |
europeans dont order to excess. americans do. european portion sizes make this an easier task. this is not a random internet opinion, but objective cultural fact you can confirm with any simple google search or by ever going to any restaurant in most of europe. |
Well in that case it makes sense for mom to only eat some spit on chicken fingers for dinner, and the third of a burger that someone else discarded. Her only other option was moving to Paris. |
pp you quoted here This is not about portion sizes. This is about going into a restaurant, sitting at a table, and when the server comes to the table saying "nothing for me, thanks. I'm just going to pick off of my kid's plate." The poster I responded to (you?) claims it is "very european" thing to do. |
I think this is fine and normal if your kid is little. We do this too, but my husband and I each order something that we want to eat and know our daughter will nibble on as well. We don't order her chicken fingers and pick at her food. And once she is bigger, we certainly won't just hope to eat scraps from her plate. If she's like us, she will have a lusty appetite. |
Well, if you haven't personally experienced it, it can't be true. ![]() |
Ummm no if we go out to eat, I want to enjoy it too.... |
Guys, OP lives in NYC. Nobody cares what they do in Europe. |
We could probably have a whole separate thread on this. I'm 41 and a healthy weight, and if I order dessert at a restaurant, I do plan to eat it and HATE when others at the table assume it's fair game. I don't go to places with Cheesecake Factory sized portions, though. |
If you’ve gone out with many people who order dessert, you’ve definitely gone out with someone who wanted the whole dessert serving, even if they didn’t “insist” on it. Cake is a rare treat, not a regular staple in one’s diet. You have food issues if you think eating a slice of cake (normal slice, not gigantic slab) is so unhealthy it should never be done. |