To not like being fed leftovers when I am a guest?

[alfabetty]

Or am I being precious? We went to see some friends for an afternoon, for something to eat while the children play. So not expecting a big meal, just snacks.

What is produced is 'cheese & biscuits'. Which is fine. But every bit of cheese has already been hacked about and partially eaten. So it appears to be leftovers from another meal.

AIBU to expect that if you have guests and are serving them cheese and biscuits, you either cut a chunk off a larger block from your well-stocked pantry (my preferred option... ) or nip out and buy a few new lumps of cheese to serve up?

YABU & very stuck up. It is hardly yesterdays leftover shepherds pie is it? Get a grip.

Bloody hell! the pointy end cut of the brie!! thats outrageous

alfabetty and merrylegs- I think I wuv you. I have only just this minute realised this [epiphany emoticon] but I would love someone to decant coleslaw into a bowl when I came round. Or offer me brie with the point intact

Will you please be my friends?

...at least two of my (so-called) friends have been seen actually sniffing already-opened hoummous to see if it's ok to put on the table

It's the nose, the pointy bit isn't it? And rude to cut it off. Maybe send your friends on an etiquette course for Christmas?

alfabetty - I'm with you, I had exactly the same cheese based experience with some friends, was a bit yuk to be honest, but that's when you have to grin, bite your tongue and the crummby pickley cheese, and say but they are my bestest friends in the world and that's how the cheese crumbles.

BTW I also have friends who don't wash their hands before eating, not same people, and again, I've learnt to live with it. And become full very quickly and suddenly at their house! I feel a PomBear moment coming on ....

YABU Cheese is horrible smelly stuff anyway.

Ah! the tide is turning as the evening crowd joins in...

Just as I was about to consider conceding that I am an utterly unreasonable houseguest.

As I was...

Hmmm.

I would have put the coleslaw in a ramekin, and cut the brie a new nose...

But I have FAR too much time on my hands

I love and adore this thread.

Is it not the rule to use NEW cheese and decant the coleslaw to those you actually wish to entertain? Any riff-raft get the leftovers?

Well that is the most ridiculous OP I've ever come across. You have FAR too much time on your hands.

No no no. We were invited. More, say, afternoon tea, if you will, than popping in or a playdate.

It was an event, which I would have planned for.

Pancake, we get the good stuff everywhere else we go, I really don't think it's that .

YADNBU - cheese must look fresh and unused. The slightest hint that it has been mauled is off-putting. And yes to decanting coleslaw.

hang on. are you the one with the pomander??

You dont like cheese wrapped in clingfilm? WTF!

here's a to go with your cheese.

what is the Good Stuff of which you speak?

something a bit more along <a class="break-all" href="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=www.typefreediabetes.com/v/vspfiles/templates/TypeFree/images/images_files/cheese_string.jpg&imgrefurl=www.typefreediabetes.com/Articles.asp%3FID%3D452&usg=__BhcjiQ-TQhnEEEdOyrHk7YmV0LM=&h=263&w=300&sz=20&hl=en&start=0&sig2=fHD1ClvzrjfixLa8FBg_0w&zoom=1&tbnid=7e1sHLSfgKS0yM:&tbnh=125&tbnw=143&ei=BzT5TJmNH8LJhAfsucX5CA&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcheese%2Bstring%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26biw%3D1436%26bih%3D705%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=118&vpy=99&dur=2433&hovh=210&hovw=240&tx=114&ty=120&oei=BzT5TJmNH8LJhAfsucX5CA&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=32&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">these lines?

Alfabetty - you certain hosts are not licking the posh crisps prior to your arrival?

One way to tell if they were chipper about your grand visit is if the red carpet had been ironed or had it crease marks in it? I only iron the crease marks for those I like. I am sure you do the same

Not pomander lady, though I had some sympathy. I tend to sniff my wrist (perfume) when faced with an unpleasant public transport situation.

SpringHeeledJack - really. Slightly repulsed but did laugh out loud!

alfabetty, do you know what. Your description of the half-eaten cheese doesn't make it sound that appetising. Although conversely was very poetic. Especially the forlornly flapping edam red wax.

.... so yanbu

PMSL, especially at vine growing through table and ironed red carpet.

What a great thread!

My DH decants and tidies up cheeses. I've been married to him long enough that the other night I found myself arranging slices of chicken so that they were all sort of pointing to the centre of the plate - for a quiet dinner for friends! So I can see your pov.

I do wonder whether you should've taken a photo of the spread, to save all the time explaining to us what it was like.

see, I would have absent mindedly torn off the flapping Edam red wax and rolled it into a satisfying little warm ball

mmmmmmm

It does sound like the cheese at my parent's house after we have all had some. A big ol' mess

Ooh this thread is funny. alfabetty, you're bloody crazy and completely unreasonable, but you've given me a good laugh, so thanks!

...am picturing that thing- you know, where you put all the cheeses on a slate and write the individual names in chalk

"primula light"

"primula ham"

"primula prawns" (note- Christmas only)

"own brand Dairylea type spread"

"Morrison's Edam style slices"

(does anyone else really fancy cheese and biscuits now?)