to not want to go on holiday with DH as he’s taking Pot Noodles?

You cannot go to Italy and not enjoy the local food. Its amazing .
Take your kids and enjoy !
Leave him and his pot noodle to it

@Astridastro I have actually had some fantastic meals in California and a few excellent ones in New York too - but to eat high end def isn't remotely 'reasonable'

In 2009 I was in my late twenties and had recently been made redundant. I had been with a boyfriend for a year and he was also out of work. We booked a cheapo holiday to Corfu, but were both conscious of spending our savings and having no money coming in.

One day we were lounging round the pool and there was another young English couple who were chatting in the pool. They were probably early / mid 20s. The girl was saying ‘Well we’ll have the pot noodles tonight, the Gingsters pasties tomorrow and I’ve got some Muller Corners for afters. Don’t forget we have half a tube of Pringles too.’ They didn’t eat out at all!!! I was just dumbfounded that you’d come on holiday and bring food from home to eat. They weren’t even self catering apartments. whilst we weren’t rolling in it back then, we ate out every lunch and dinner.

Anyway, 15 years on me and my now DH still talk about the pot noodle couple in Corfu. At the time we took the piss out of them but I spose it was quite cute, they were only young and was probably their first holiday and just couldn’t afford to eat out.

Would your DH mind if he knew people were taking the piss out of the Neanderthal English bloke with his pot noodle? Or wouldn’t he care? I’d just be mortified. It suggests you can’t really afford to be going if you can’t pay for food. I’d be tempted to leave him at home.

The food is a big part of a holiday

No it isn't, to everyone. It's a bit of a waste of time sometimes, when there are places to go and things to do. (I'm not going to start eating Pot Noodles in hotel rooms, though.)

Does he expect your children to eat noodles every day?

I came within a hair’s breadth if marrying a vegetarian. I convinced myself it didn’t matter.

Every time my husband and I enjoy a steak or roast chicken or schnitzel or slow-cooked lamb together I thank my lucky stars that I came to my senses before it was too late.

Do you honestly think that’s all there is to eat in Italy? You need to get out more! You sound as bad as the OP’s DH!!

OP I would hate hate HATE to be with a man like this.

Just to say to a previous poster, my family is Irish and my husband's is part Irish. We eat late usually - 7.30 pm would be early for us - and we do eat foreign food. I think I tried a pot noodle once and never again - it was the sort of chemical liquid swilling around that put me off for ever. The OP's husband sounds a bit tedious. I certainly wouldn't be joining him with the pot noodles.

There is also beautiful American food. I have had one of the most expensive and delicious meals of my life in New York. The food was beautifully cooked, the portions were not enormous and it wasn't oversweet. I agree though that cheap American food is not that appealing but I think you can say that about most countries.

3 thoughts:

1. Puts me in mind of a colleague who gave up a job in an academic library to go to the Algarve and run an English pub type establishment. She was a fun person, probably a lot more adventurous than her customers.
2. DC had his birthday just before starting uni. Pot noodles featured amongst the presents. He wasn’t impressed. Pot noodle was part of the hall of residence survival kit. He said his idea of emergency food is pesto, bacon and a handful of spinach.
3. Enjoy Italy and if he wants to eat with you, great. If he doesn’t then don’t let it get you down OP

That's actually pretty offensive to Italians.
We do eat more than this you know. 🤨
How do you manage in the UK on fish'n'chips alone?

Who are all these man babies?! What time do they go to bed? If I ate my last meal of the day at 5pm I'd be....much thinner 🤣

I'm sorry, but eating pot noodles and McDonald's when on holiday in a country that is known for its delicious food is every kind of wrong, and utterly joyless.

It might be hard for some to believe but some people genuinely don't get much/any joy from food in general whether they are away or not.
They of course find joy in other things but for many, food is just fuel and not something they spend time thinking about or planning.

This holiday is not AI. Past ones have been.

She meant that on past holidays they have gone all inclusive and that has been a good compromise. But All Inclusive is not an option on this holiday.

if you've paid for all inclusive, surely eating pot noodle means he wno't be getting full value of the AI?
I hope the cargo of pot noodle results in an excess baggage charge.

I'm sorry, but eating pot noodles and McDonald's when on holiday in a country that is known for its delicious food is every kind of wrong, and utterly joyless.

@Astridastro Leave your fun sponge of a husband with his pot noodles and eat out with your children.

If youve gone all inclusive surely he’s effectively already paid for food so is paying more by taking his own pot noodles??

I think it was the "fish on a Friday of course" comment 😆

Definitely. 😂 I don't think I'd had pizza til i was about 10 and had never tasted curry sauce til i was about 12 or 13. And I'm only 37🤣

My folks are much more adventurous now with food but Jesus the 90's were bland in Ireland.

Apart from the wonderful food thst your husband is missing out on, why on earth does he want to eat his evening meal at 5 pm? What is he planning to do from 5.15 onwards once he's eaten his pot noodle?

What a LOON!

I think it was the "fish on a Friday of course" comment 😆

Leave him to it. Take the kids out for nice food and let your husband eat shite that won't even fill him up in the room.

I get not being adventurous with food (though I'd personally find it incredibly dull). But it's an all-inclusive resort. There will typically always be an option for something like steak and chips or really basic pasta or margherita pizza or salads.

But if he wants to sit on his own and eat a fucking Pot Noodle and not eat the food he's already paid for then 🤷🏽‍♀️. Let him. I wonder how long he'll last doing that before he gets hungry/bored/lonely.

Frankly he sounds like a dickhead but assume he must be marvellous in all other aspects for you to tolerate this attitude.

What adult eats dinner at 5pm?

My partner, both my parents, my best friend. Loads more.
I don't know if we do this more in Ireland or not but its a normal dinner time for many people if they are home.