How much does your teen like takeaway?

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Anonymous wrote:Can you say takeaway one more time? Please??

Haha, agree! Not the typical expression for this region plus saying it over and over and over again.

Yup. Very pretentious. Also, typical dcum. Hey op, does she usually have to queue up to get here takeaway?

OKAY NOW QUEUE IS AN ACTUAL WORD IN THE REST OF THE WORLD

- Canadian

Yes, but in the USA we line up, or get in line. My husband queues up, but he didn’t grow up here. The cool kids on dcum also queue up and get takeaway instead of line up and get carry out/takeout. They are also sorry for being American/white. Lol

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OP, you are aware that you are the parent in this situation, right? Just shut it down. Make a rule that they can only get food once a week (or whatever) and it has to be less than a certain amount. That's it.

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The one that lives at home (16 year old high school junior) never asks. We get it as a family maybe once or twice a week, and he seems content with that.

I'm not as sure with the older ones (college) because if they are getting it, they are using their own money.

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Y’all this is DC. It’s called curry out.

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My take away from this thread is that there's a lot of variation between families. My son loves carry out and will use his own money more often than I would like, but hey, that's his choice. There are worse things he could be blowing his money on.

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When my teen asks, I tell him he is free to pay with his own money. He gets it every few weeks or so. He has the money saved from a summer job so why not?

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Off to pub ya go!

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Anonymous wrote:Can you say takeaway one more time? Please??

WTF? Why are you hung up on that? What else should she say?

Carryout like a normal human being from the us.

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Y'all, she got delivery. It's not carryout, takeaway, or takeout UNLESS YOU PICK IT UP.

People. The language will DEVOLVE into MEANINGLESS VOCALIC GRUNTS if you do not watch yourselves.

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Oh gosh thanks for the laugh everyone! I was feeling down but now I feel much better!

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t know if this is a factor of COVID or the fact that my kid now has a part time job and access to a car, but kid just wants to eat takeaways all the time. Any food prepared at home turns her nose at and asks for takeaway instead. I say it’s fine in moderation but also extremely expensive and not very healthy but it’s still a constant ask. It also seems to be a popular way to socialize with friends. Usually she uses her own money (I insist - trying to teach her just how expensive it really is!) but last night we were at an event and I told her she could get takeaway since I couldn’t make dinner. She got a small Manhattan pizza and a drink … the bill was $27!!! Now I am wondering: did she DoorDash this or something? Takeaway is one thing but delivery only compounds the cost (yes, I asked her but she hasn’t replied to my text)

Highly annoyed.

"Kid just wants to eat takeaways all the time" what's a takeaway?

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Anonymous wrote:My kid isn’t allowed any takeout, only the proper takeaway

Make sure you say "go for a takeaway" like OP does. You need the *a* to convey proper Klassiness.

OP, does your daughter like going for a curry?

No, she’s not into Indian food. She might enjoy a Thai curry though.

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Anonymous wrote:Y'all, she got delivery. It's not carryout, takeaway, or takeout UNLESS YOU PICK IT UP.

People. The language will DEVOLVE into MEANINGLESS VOCALIC GRUNTS if you do not watch yourselves.

Actually she didn’t have it delivered. Evidently she went and got it herself. The bill was high because she also got the bacon cheese fries or something. But it was takeaway, not delivery.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, you are aware that you are the parent in this situation, right? Just shut it down. Make a rule that they can only get food once a week (or whatever) and it has to be less than a certain amount. That's it.

+1.

So far, my kid doesn’t ask for takeout, but he’s a young teen (too young to drive or have a job). He knows how to cook, though, & is willing to cook what he wants to eat at least some of the time.

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Anonymous wrote:Can you say takeaway one more time? Please??

I am also loving this! I imagined the whole post in a posh British accent.