trinityroyal
Well-Known Member
ML's thread in General about Manster and the nachos got me thinking...
http://www.conductdisorders.com/forum/f6/out-mouth-aspies-36446/
Why do people feel the need to share food?
I'm not talking about a communal plate, or a dinner table where everyone is expected to share the dishes that have been served. What I'm referring to is that thing that happens in restaurants:
I review the menu and pick something that I'd like to eat. The friends with whom I'm eating each do the same. When all the plates are brought out, everyone starts saying: "Would you like to try some of my dinner?" "Ooh, may I try some of that?" And when it's time for dessert, even if only one person orders the waiter brings one fork for every person at the table.
The way I see it, if I wanted chicken I would have ordered chicken. Since I ordered shrimp (or whatever) that's what I intend to eat, and I don't feel the need to try my friend's chicken just because it's not shrimp. I know what chicken tastes like, so it's not a new experience.
As for dessert, I figure that if people want it they are free to order it. I imagine that the person who ordered a slice of cake wants to eat a slice of cake, rather than 1 or 2 bites of a slice of cake.
I have been confused by this for years. Why do people do that? Is there some socialization thing that I'm missing?
Trinity
http://www.conductdisorders.com/forum/f6/out-mouth-aspies-36446/
Why do people feel the need to share food?
I'm not talking about a communal plate, or a dinner table where everyone is expected to share the dishes that have been served. What I'm referring to is that thing that happens in restaurants:
I review the menu and pick something that I'd like to eat. The friends with whom I'm eating each do the same. When all the plates are brought out, everyone starts saying: "Would you like to try some of my dinner?" "Ooh, may I try some of that?" And when it's time for dessert, even if only one person orders the waiter brings one fork for every person at the table.
The way I see it, if I wanted chicken I would have ordered chicken. Since I ordered shrimp (or whatever) that's what I intend to eat, and I don't feel the need to try my friend's chicken just because it's not shrimp. I know what chicken tastes like, so it's not a new experience.
As for dessert, I figure that if people want it they are free to order it. I imagine that the person who ordered a slice of cake wants to eat a slice of cake, rather than 1 or 2 bites of a slice of cake.
I have been confused by this for years. Why do people do that? Is there some socialization thing that I'm missing?
Trinity