Friend had a go at me over a can of Diet Coke

Taking a can of Diet Coke in someone home without being offered or asking, opening it, wasting it by taking just one sip, then putting it down without a word for someone else to empty out and tidy away for you is shoddy behaviour.

You deserve to be talked to like a child who doesn't know any manners yet if you behave like one.

Greedy and wasteful. Would you have done that if you’d paid for the can yourself? Sounds like you only did it because it was “free”, ie your friend paid for it.

You picked up a can of Diet Coke in someone else’s house, took one mouthful, then just put it back down with no intention of drinking any more? Well, of course it’s a bloody waste! What an arrogant, entitled thing to do. It’s not even that you took the can - if you have a super close relationship with your friend where it’s normal for you to help yourselves to each other’s food and drink without asking, that’s fine. It’s the fact that you took one sip so nobody else could drink it, and then just left the almost full can there for her to bloody throw away for you. Surely you can see how selfish and wasteful that is?! I’m amazed she apologised; she really had no need to.

Do you always behave like an entitled brat?

I don't think you did anything wrong in opening the can of drink but to take one sip and then put it down and go? That's just wasteful and bad manners, were you expecting her to clear up after you? Did you offer to help clear up from the night before?

I agree with her - maybe she was a bit rude but she was right. A family member used to visit us and help herself to cans from the fridge. I pulled her up when l realised she was only drinking half and then opening a fresh one. It’s a waste.

Firstly your friend is correct, it does sound wasteful. Have some tap water if you want one mouthful. Secondly, it sounds like it was after a heavy night and she apologised - so you need to let it go.

She was a bit direct but she had a point. Please don’t stop a friendship over a can of coke. Life is too short.

You were in the wrong

Why would you take one sip and waste it?

Couldn't you of drunk some tap water instead?

and THEN you just left it on the side for her to sort out

You are the rude one!

I wouldn’t have apologised if I was your friend.

I absolutely hate waste and what you did would have really annoyed me.

And as others have said, I've hosted many barbecues and parties over the years and I frequently grumbled and moaned at the sheer waste and bad manners of it, when I was confronted by numerous half-drunk bottles of beer etc the following morning.

Just in case you didn't get the message@coldayscientist, what you did was extremely wasteful & your friend was right to challenge you.

And you were rude to just set it down, expecting her to clean up after you.

She was right though. It's a real bugbear of mine (especially when I'm paying) when people open cans and bottles of drink, have a few sips, wander off and forget where they've put them so they go flat or warm, and 20 mins later open another one. My adult kids have a terrible habit of doing this once they are a bit drunk. I think it's disrespectful and very entitled.

You were so rude doing that. Who takes one sip out of a can of pop then just leaves it. What a waste.I would have said something to you too and not apologised.
Are you always so entitled and thoughtless.

You don’t get it do you OP ??
If this is true , you are rude and entitled. If invited to a party, the remaining food/ drink is not up for grabs the next day if unopened.

If the host offers you breakfast, you are welcome to have some breakfast items.

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I think there's been enough comments but ffs I can't resist.

You were wasteful. I hate this too. Entitled. She was right... but possibly I'd have kept it inside rather than have said anything. She didn't as she'd hosted and was probably a bit fed up and tired. She's apologised which is very nice of her (I probably would have done too just to keep the peace but if she'd hadn't I also think it's no huge deal).

You have no right to be offended considering the above. She sounds fine! I do, however, think the whole thing is so trivial it's not worth a post.

Yours, others, and mine bloody post of course. Gotta love MN.

It was a waste, I'd have made you drink it all before you left, be glad I'm not your.friend

Really rude, amazed she apologised to you.

She wasn't even harsh, just correct.

This is exactly what I was thinking. Or taking a bite of an apple and putting it back in the fruit bowl.

How rude of you a) to do that in the first place and b) to leave it for her to clean up?! I agree - empty it and throw it away (wasteful but at least not rude) or take it with you.

You’re either a stroppy teenager or rude and entitled- I can’t imagine any other explanation for your rude surly attitude

She spoke to you like a child because you acted like one.

The buffet was over. This was the night before. Simple manners should have let you know to ask. You don’t help yourself to stuff at peoples houses. I assume you offered to help her tidy everything away?

She had been very nice letting everyone stay over. You sound entitled and rude.

Are you learning anything from this OP?