Table manners in question?

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Table manners in question? The man on the date actually ate the leftovers of another table's customers, leaving the woman utterly astonished!

In an era that emphasizes table manners, cherishing food is considered a good quality. However, in a recent experience of a woman, her lunch with a date left her not just surprised but incredulous. What happened? Let's delve into it together!

In a post shared on the 'Mumsnet' forum, the woman described an unusual restaurant experience with her date. They had been dating for several months, but the recent lunch made her question his taste. At the beginning of the lunch, as they sat down, the woman noticed leftover food on a nearby table that hadn't been cleared. Initially, it didn't catch much of her attention, and she politely inquired about her date's appetite. However, his response took her by surprise: 'I want the leftover toast and sausage on that uncleared table.' Initially thinking he was joking, she was astonished when he actually picked up the leftovers from another table. She tried to persuade him not to eat someone else's leftovers and offered to order more food for him. However, he insisted he couldn't tolerate wasting food and proceeded to finish the toast and sausage left by other customers.

Feeling extremely uncomfortable, the woman tried to remind him, 'I can treat you; you really don't need to eat someone else's leftovers!' But he paid no heed, explaining that he couldn't stand wasting food. Faced with this scene, the woman had no choice but to order and dine alone, while her date managed to finish the leftovers from other customers. Later, she couldn't help but ask, 'Aren't you worried there might be someone else's saliva on the food?' He replied that he didn't mind, leaving the woman even more uneasy. This experience led her to lose interest in her date and left her contemplating whether she should be more accommodating.

After the post was published, netizens expressed their opinions. Some bluntly said, 'Too disgusting,' 'He's a dirty, miserly nuisance,' 'This would make me step back; can't believe someone would do this,' 'Unless you pick up a homeless person from the street, this situation is impossible,' 'Get rid of him quickly,' and so on. In the pursuit of minimizing food waste, do we also need to pay attention to maintaining a certain level of politeness and respecting others' behavioral norms?

Jafar224

Some people are indeed not very concerned about these details.

Isha000

I also appreciate his honesty and lack of pretense, facing his date with the most authentic version of himself.

Yamini003

The world is so vast that there is no shortage of wonders.

Ritu13

Eating on the spot does seem a bit uncouth.

Samiksha

From the perspective of saving food, it makes sense, but not by eating leftovers from others.