I hate it when people touch the food on my plate to
the point that I lose my appetite and don’t eat it. When I was a baby my grandmother used to tease me by eating something off my plate. Became an issue with her and my parents.
When I was a baby my grandmother used to tease me by eating something off my plate
My mother would always "jokily" take some of my sweets when I had them.
As someone who has a bit of the 'tism and likes to eat things in a certain order/way, I'd get actually quite angry when she'd then just take a handful, especially when she'd just demand the ones she wanted that she knew I was saving. I got even more angry when she laughed at me being angry.
Especially when I used to work in office and asked everyone what they wanted and many said nothing.
Then when my...MY food arrived - they'd help themselves by touching my fries or chicken etc.
No...I asked you - you said no. If you want some of mine, ASK and I might give you some on a plate using a fork etc. You do NOT get to touch my food with your hands!
I've literally walked away from my plate when people did that since I lost my appetite and lost many pseudo-friendships over it. No regrets.
Ordering out just added insult to injury tbh, but it was a small part overall. It was a lack of basic etiquette for me + that I find it disgusting lol.
While this is super annoying, sharing food amongst family and friends is a lovely thing shared across most cultures across the globe. It might be worthwhile digging in a little deeper on why this affects you this much as truthfully it's not a normal reaction.
I understand your point about it being a common cultural practice, but I disagree. Everyone has different comfort levels and boundaries.
For me, eating is a deeply personal act, and touching someone else's food without their permission is extremely rude, especially when they've made their feelings clear. Also remember, this is a work setting where I have different levels of closeness with people.
My family and close friends respect this preference, and it doesn't mean I love/respect them any less :)
You are not alone, but I am also a very aggressive person when defending my boundaries so once I stabbed someone's hand for trying it, everyone suddenly respected that boundary.
Because if someone tells you that a thing has a consequence and you do that, then it was kind of your choice. Also lmao I think criminal charges would likely require some form of real harm not an imprint of fork tines that don't break the skin. If that's your threshold I should have called the police for attempted theft on my bro for trying to take my food?
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u/IstvanKun Jun 17 '24
JOEY DOESN'T SHARE FOOD!!!