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to think it is polite to ask first?

137 replies

Brownthosebrownonionsbrown · 06/06/2025 09:03

Fuming

BF (few months relationship) invited me over to his for a meal, home made thai curry, so far so good. He plated it up in the kitchen and brought the food to me with all of the curry and sauce on top of the rice, when I like to have them side by side and have some clean rice as a palate cleanser.

Its just good manners and basic rice etiquette to ask first. I cannot believe I was dating such a neanderthal. He even tried to gas light me, saying that it doesn't make any difference and basically trying to invalidate my feelings and lived experience.

Eugh men

OP posts:
Purplebunnie · 06/06/2025 09:13

I hope he throws you back

Renabrook · 06/06/2025 09:12

Duplicate post

Renabrook · 06/06/2025 09:12

Get out now, you can't be in the presence of a man without a chaperone

No3392 · 06/06/2025 09:12

The world is so fucked it's difficult to distinguish between real and jokes.

It's not out of the realms of possibility that this be true.

But I'm going to assume you're joking. To what end, I'm not sure.

alcoholnightmare · 06/06/2025 09:11

Maybe next time take round your own plastic toddler plate with the separate section bits?

NanCydrewandtheclueinthename · 06/06/2025 09:09

LTB

QuantumMottle · 06/06/2025 09:09

Ha ha, I wouldn't like this post to have been a GCSE reading comprehension question. I would have failed Grin

Garibald · 06/06/2025 09:07

I think OP is being slightly tongue in cheek, you can lower the pitchforks.

KimberleyClark · 06/06/2025 09:07

This has to be a tongue in cheek post surely?

QuantumMottle · 06/06/2025 09:07

Some people ask, others plate up and serve the meal. I've never heard of rice etiquette and I'm in my 40s. He may have become defensive because he thought he was doing something nice for you?

Darragon · 06/06/2025 09:06

Oh it's supposed to be a bloody badly written joke. 🙄

IfIDid · 06/06/2025 09:06

It’s a perfectly usual way to serve curry with rice if you’re not helping yourself from a collective bowl, not something someone would usually have to ask about. If you have specific preferences in terms of how your food is served, it’s up to you to specify first.

ETA. Sorry, misread your tone! You’re joking. 😀 And I like the expression ‘rice Neanderthal.’