Tegis Posted May 30, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted May 30, 2022 1 hour ago, lapal_fan said: As a kid, if you went round your friends houses to play, the family of the house you were invited to would eat, but NOT make you food? Not in my circle. I know we are pretty reserved, a bit miserable and like to keep a distance of 3 meters at all times, but that sounds like a myth. Feeding people visiting (unless they decline) is more of a rule in my book. @sne @NoelVilla @El Zen @Pelle Any different views? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 30, 2022 Author VT Supporter Share Posted May 30, 2022 Has no-one seen (or read) Babette's Feast? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 4 minutes ago, Tegis said: Not in my circle. I know we are pretty reserved, a bit miserable and like to keep a distance of 3 meters at all times, but that sounds like a myth. Feeding people visiting (unless they decline) is more of a rule in my book. @sne @NoelVilla @El Zen @Pelle Any different views? Not in my circle either but I have heard people tell it was so, but I think it was not often and like you say, it have more become an urban myth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 6 minutes ago, Tegis said: Not in my circle. I know we are pretty reserved, a bit miserable and like to keep a distance of 3 meters at all times, but that sounds like a myth. Feeding people visiting (unless they decline) is more of a rule in my book. @sne @NoelVilla @El Zen @Pelle Any different views? No, same experience as you. Always invited to eat with the family. Always. The opposite would be seen as both weird and rude. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Thanks for the answers my pasty friends! Glad to hear it is a rare occurrence, although it does happen (anecdotal evidence). Very strange behaviour! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted May 30, 2022 Moderator Share Posted May 30, 2022 Feeding people just encourages them to come back and use your electricity and breathe your air If you feed people that pop around, it's like feeding the neighbours cat because you want to steal it (I don't really think this) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Tegis said: Not in my circle. I know we are pretty reserved, a bit miserable and like to keep a distance of 3 meters at all times, but that sounds like a myth. Feeding people visiting (unless they decline) is more of a rule in my book. @sne @NoelVilla @El Zen @Pelle Any different views? Think it might have happened maybe once, maybe. But as far as I remember you always got food. And My parents always asked my friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow1988 Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Tegis said: Feeding people visiting (unless they decline) is more of a rule in my book. My mother's cousin who lives close by, and therefore thought of as more an Aunt by me and my siblings, has a similar rule with one small but significant difference - feeding people although they declined. In some cases, when I had already eaten in that house on that very day, 15 minutes earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Seat68 Posted May 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 30, 2022 The Scandinavian WhatsApp group is going mental. Sven they are on to us, we must say that of course we feed other people's children. Anything to throw VT off the scent, we don't want a repeat of the Bjork eating Puffin saga. 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted May 30, 2022 Moderator Share Posted May 30, 2022 So I asume this is where @lapal_fangot the question from... What a load of shite that is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 9 minutes ago, bickster said: So I asume this is where @lapal_fangot the question from... What a load of shite that is No, I saw a screencap of a whatsapp group with someone telling a story of sleeping over their friends house, their friend woke up, went downstairs and the other person waited 20 mins. When they did eventually go down the family were eating breakfast. Then a few people said that the same had happened to them, but they went round to play at their house at dinner time. Their mate went off, after a period of time, they went down and saw the family eating dinner without them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chrisp65 Posted May 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 30, 2022 3 hours ago, bickster said: So I asume this is where @lapal_fangot the question from... What a load of shite that is I defy anyone to visit my parents and leave without either having had food, or being given food to take on their journey home. They have an emergency cupboard of giftable biscuits and sweets as an absolute last resort if people have refused full meals or a sandwich or cakes. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted May 30, 2022 Moderator Share Posted May 30, 2022 1 minute ago, chrisp65 said: I defy anyone to visit my parents and leave without either having had food, or being given food to take on their journey home. They have an emergency cupboard of giftable biscuits and sweets as an absolute last resort if people have refused full meals or a sandwich or cakes. Well yes quite, not once did I ever visit a relative in wales and not be offered at least a cup of tea and a welsh cake or barra brith at the very least. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Maybe not be offered food (if they're even classing biscuits as such) but for the host to eat a meal and not offer the visitor a plate? Nah come on that'd never happen From what I experienced here ze germans will almost definitley make a cake for guests, coffee and cake afternoons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 I had a mate once who lived down Kings Heath. One night I was staying over playing Fifa on the mega drive and he nips out for a while and comes back with a full plate of spag bol and proceeds to eat it as we continue playing. About 20 minutes later his mom pops his head round the door and says "it's a shame you don't like spaghetti." The nobber had obviously just lied to his mom. Plus, she could have offered an alternative like a sandwich or something, but no. Didn't go back again. Blues fan. Mate. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 I do have one slight exception. My son almost daily has friends over, and I’ll happily serve them food if we’re having lunch or dinner while they’re here. However, occassionally one of the kids on our street will ring the door while we’re in the middle of dinner. If we have more food left, it’s theirs, but if we don’t, absolutely no way am I interrupting dinner to cook more. In that case, the guest is kindly asked to wait in my son’s room while we finish eating. Am I wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Dogg Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 7 hours ago, bickster said: So I asume this is where @lapal_fangot the question from... What a load of shite that is Almost always and usually yes are the same thing surely? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted May 31, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted May 31, 2022 8 hours ago, Mr_Dogg said: Almost always and usually yes are the same thing surely? Mostly. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rds1983 Posted May 31, 2022 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted May 31, 2022 9 hours ago, El Zen said: I do have one slight exception. My son almost daily has friends over, and I’ll happily serve them food if we’re having lunch or dinner while they’re here. However, occassionally one of the kids on our street will ring the door while we’re in the middle of dinner. If we have more food left, it’s theirs, but if we don’t, absolutely no way am I interrupting dinner to cook more. In that case, the guest is kindly asked to wait in my son’s room while we finish eating. Am I wrong? You're doing this wrong. In this instance you give the friend the food that your son was eating and make him go without. That'll teach him to stop inviting friends over and to go to their houses instead. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 31, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted May 31, 2022 9 hours ago, El Zen said: I do have one slight exception. My son almost daily has friends over, and I’ll happily serve them food if we’re having lunch or dinner while they’re here. However, occassionally one of the kids on our street will ring the door while we’re in the middle of dinner. If we have more food left, it’s theirs, but if we don’t, absolutely no way am I interrupting dinner to cook more. In that case, the guest is kindly asked to wait in my son’s room while we finish eating. Am I wrong? If the meal has commenced I think you're in the clear. If you have extra you can offer it, but I'd say there's no obligation to give them food in that scenario 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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