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Am I greedy, or was my friend out of order?

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SummaLuvin · 06/04/2025 08:36

Went out to dinner last night with a group friends (8 of us in total some single some with partners) all lovely, great to have a catch up. One of them, Milly, is a bit difficult at times, but she is part of the group and can be thoughtful and great fun. When it came to ordering puds some of the group got one, some didn’t, DH and I decided to get the sharing plate with 3 mini desserts. For clarity we always split the bill based on what we ordered. When our dessert was put down between DH and me with 2 spoons, Milly (who was sat next to us) said to the waitress “can we have another spoon please”. One for her to also tuck into our dessert. I was a bit shocked as this wasn’t discussed. Then cue Milly, who couldn’t reach the plate saying “oooh banoffee is my favourite dessert, I really love it…” I of course made sure I ate that up so she didn’t get a look in, but let her have some of the strawberry cheesecake which I wasn’t fussed on. I generally see myself as quite laid back but felt this behaviour was pretty outrageous and not on, but given she was so brash about it I wondered if maybe I was uptight and greedy?

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CatrionaBalfour · 06/04/2025 09:12

Dawnchorussinging · 06/04/2025 08:42

I don't understand when she asked for the extra spoon why you just didn't make it clear the sharing plate was just for you and your DH.

This. Just assert yourself.
I sometimes think there's a wet lettuce competition on here!

AndImBrit · 06/04/2025 09:12

Mudkipper · 06/04/2025 09:01

There’s a lot of weird stuff in online dictionaries, of which this is a good example.

Those spurious online dictionaries, like the Oxford English Dictionary, the Cambridge Dictionary and the Collins Dictionary (which all say ignorant can mean rude).

healthybychristmas · 06/04/2025 09:11

ARainyNightInSoho · 06/04/2025 08:46

Ignorant = does not know something eg. I am ignorant about economics

It does not mean rude.

Have you read Alice in Wonderland? Words can mean what you want them to mean and in parts of England ignorant certainly means someone who is ignorant of manners.

applemash · 06/04/2025 09:10

She can be sensitive too, and I didn't want to be abrupt and change the mood for everyone else given we don't see each other anywhere near enough!

What you really mean is - she is sensitive when it comes to HER wants and feelings and has zero sensitivity to anyone else's. These people always get described as sensitive and yet they show fck all sensitivity to anyone else's feelings - funny that! It's not rude to just say jokingly "Oi! this is our dessert, lets call the waitress over so you can order one for you if you love banoffee" - there is no way on earth anyone could possibly become offended by that unless they have all the sensitivity of a concrete brick.

Teanbiscuits33 · 06/04/2025 09:10

Mudkipper · 06/04/2025 08:59

Why use the word incorrectly then?

Why are you so fixated on an innocuous comment? She was ignorant about the correct behaviour and of how OP might have felt about her muscling in on her dessert. It might not have occurred to her how rude she was being, therefore that is ignorant as she is IGNORING how she might be coming across. It’s weird how you’re trying to showcase some sort of superiority over a word that has no real significance to anything 🤣

sharkanado · 06/04/2025 09:09

🙄

HelenWheels · 06/04/2025 09:08

ignorance is bliss
help yourself to other people's cakes

HelenWheels · 06/04/2025 09:08

i wasnt using it as a synonym of rude

sharkanado · 06/04/2025 09:07

Ignorant people can be rude but it is not a synonym of rude.

HelenWheels · 06/04/2025 09:07

how to derail a thread @Mudkipper
are you Milly?
or just a condescending know it all?

NicolaDeLaHaye · 06/04/2025 09:05

Love51 · 06/04/2025 08:59

Yes it does, in the UK. Most dictionaries give the "rude" definition second as a UK informal meaning. This is a platform where informal language is acceptable.
G'wan, have a Google!

I've always felt using ignorant to mean rude is wrong. My parents and grandparents said it and it confuses me still. Ignorant of something=you don't know something.

HelenWheels · 06/04/2025 09:04

she was ignorant of the etiquette!

HelenWheels · 06/04/2025 09:03

Mudkipper · 06/04/2025 08:57

I don’t think you know what ‘ignorant’ means, ironically.

of course i do
i am not ignorant unlike some posters here

NicolaDeLaHaye · 06/04/2025 09:03

Well I think you're unreasonable to share three mini desserts! At our local restaurant that's for one person only ... Meeee!!

Mudkipper · 06/04/2025 09:01

Love51 · 06/04/2025 08:59

Yes it does, in the UK. Most dictionaries give the "rude" definition second as a UK informal meaning. This is a platform where informal language is acceptable.
G'wan, have a Google!

There’s a lot of weird stuff in online dictionaries, of which this is a good example.

HeddaGarbled · 06/04/2025 08:59

Unless the portions were teeny tiny, I’d have let her have a spoonful.

Mudkipper · 06/04/2025 08:59

HelenWheels · 06/04/2025 08:47

i do know that

why disagree with my opinion like this?

Why use the word incorrectly then?

Love51 · 06/04/2025 08:59

ARainyNightInSoho · 06/04/2025 08:46

Ignorant = does not know something eg. I am ignorant about economics

It does not mean rude.

Yes it does, in the UK. Most dictionaries give the "rude" definition second as a UK informal meaning. This is a platform where informal language is acceptable.
G'wan, have a Google!

Mudkipper · 06/04/2025 08:57

HelenWheels · 06/04/2025 08:39

she was totally ignorant

I don’t think you know what ‘ignorant’ means, ironically.

Teanbiscuits33 · 06/04/2025 08:55

ARainyNightInSoho · 06/04/2025 08:46

Ignorant = does not know something eg. I am ignorant about economics

It does not mean rude.

Then therefore she was ignorant because she either does not understand the expected etiquette around other people’s food and can’t read cues, or she doesn’t care and therefore ignored any indication she was being rude.

You should have opened your mouth and said something, OP, I get that it might have felt awkward but something polite and to the point would have done. ‘’Sorry, there’s been a misunderstanding, I ordered this for me and DH, but I’m sure the waitress can take your order now if you fancy a dessert?’’

ConnieHeart · 06/04/2025 08:54

TheaBrandt1 · 06/04/2025 08:42

You should have just said “joey doesn’t share food”!

Unless it's OH of course 😊

sharkanado · 06/04/2025 08:54

why disagree with my opinion like this?

😆😆

sharkanado · 06/04/2025 08:53

It does not mean rude.

Thank you, why has this become a thing!

MissScarletInTheBallroom · 06/04/2025 08:51

I'd have said, "Why are you ordering a spoon when you haven't ordered a dessert? What are you planning to do with it?"

SummaLuvin · 06/04/2025 08:51
  • no she didn't pay, or suggest paying anything towards the dessert
  • I didn't say anything in the moment as I was so shocked, because it seemed so bold and she did it in a casual way I started to wonder if maybe I was being uptight. She can be sensitive too, and I didn't want to be abrupt and change the mood for everyone else given we don't see each other anywhere near enough!
  • regarding sharing food I don't always mind, like if I have some onion rings I'm more than happy to offer some around, but that's me offering, not someone presuming. But maybe that's why she thought it would be fine?
  • I mention her being difficult as I thought the context was relevant, perhaps it colours my view of the situation as I might be quicker to tire of her behaviour than my other friends.
  • She got to the dessert when I move the plate for her to have some of the strawberry cheesecake (that DH & I weren't fond of). The banoffee and chocolate mousse were out of her reach and we polished those off ourselves. But I believe she was angling for more to be shared than she got, especially with her making comments about how much she loves banoffee, unlucky for her it's my favourite too
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