Whenever I ask my kids what they want for dinner they say take out. They would take out every night if they could. But we do it once, MAYBE twice a week as a family.

It IS a popular way of socializing. It's something they can do independently and generally can afford with their own cash, so I don't try to prevent that. Going out to eat is popular for adults too - he meets friends for a Jersey Mike's or something, and I'll meet a friend a Starbucks. Not so different.

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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?

I believe that would be “a curry in a hurry.”

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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

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Anonymous wrote:I’m canadian and we also say takeaway. I think it’s a British term and we are a commonwealth country. Maybe op is from the uk or just likes the term?? Let it go!

NP. It is pretty annoying.

Okay but we don’t know where op is from. In Canada, many of us say takeaway. Maybe she is British or Indian or from Australia? A lot of commonwealth countries use ‘UK’ slang. Maybe op just wants to be a pretend British person, that’s ok. Let them live!

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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?

Takeout? Unless we're magically no longer in the US?

What's the difference? It was clear what she was talking about. And yes, not everyone is in the US.

Such a head scratcher! "How do I get my teen to stop wasting my money?" Uh.....

We all eat it a few times a week but we don’t do delivery. Never on their own.

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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?

Don't just tell her she can get takeout if she's using your money. Give her a budget. She covers anything over that amount.

My teen/college student blows all his disposable income on take out food. But it's his money, earned over the summer, and while I wouldn't do that, and don't, it's his money, he can do what he pleases with it.

Just cut her off. She can't use your account anymore to order.

What they like, and what they get are two different things. But my kids like cooking and eating home-cooked foods.

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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?

Anonymous wrote:I’m canadian and we also say takeaway. I think it’s a British term and we are a commonwealth country. Maybe op is from the uk or just likes the term?? Let it go!

NP. It is pretty annoying.

This is also my DD. We have tons of food in the house so I'm also tying to show her how to make an at home alternative but she would be happy having every meal out of the house if she could (she can't).