to think there is no place for raw onions in sandwiches

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I've just picked up some lunch from a popular sandwich venue and, as usual, have had to pull out the best part of a raw red onion before eating it. AIBU to think that there is no sensible justification for having raw onions in sarnies? Surely the vast majority of people who buy lunch in these places are office workers who don't want to spend the rest of the day breathing onion stink all over their colleagues? (And yes, I know I could bring lunch from home instead of wasting my money blah di blah but I can't be arsed really don't have time to make lunch every day.)

• raw onion

No, I like raw onion and I'm not a smoker - I have never smoked. Why wold a love of raw onion = being a smoker?
Some people have quite dull or developed taste buds and therefore like strong tasting foods such as onion or hot curry or jalapeños etc. some people have much less developed taste buds and so don't like anything pungent or bitter. Children generally don't like raw onions, hot curry, bitter vegetables or very spicy foods as their taste buds are not developed enough to deal with those flavours. There are exceptions to the rule though.
That's my theory anyway.

I have to agree. I love them but just had a cheese and spring onion sandwich and can't get rid of the taste or the smell. Had loads of chewies and still won't go

Its not a question of 'developed taste buds'. Its down to whether you have (a) a properly functioning sense of smell and (b) any consideration for other people.

By all means eat raw onions if you're e.g., a single handed round the world yatchswoman or a hermit, but if you live among others, its as bad as untreated halitosis or failure to use antiperspirant/deodorant.

ha ha love love raw onions and stinky Stilton.

just brush teeth.

Yabvu red onion and cheddar cheese sandwiches are the best

I would rather smell onions that some of the other really vile smells that people have; BO, rotting teeth, unwashed lady bits, unwashed hair. To people that can't stand the smell of raw onions do you never eat garlic bread or curry or garlicky pasta or drink coffee? All these things also make the breath smell but that doesn't mean it's selfish to consume them.
Toothpaste and tic tacs or gum go a long way to lessening the linger of onion breath. People who like onions are usually aware of the pungent smell and do something about it unlike smokers who often (some smokers) don't realise that their breath stinks because they are so used to it.
As for the small of onions in the air whilst somebody is actually eating the sandwich, I personally think egg mayo is worse as it smells like fart.

Mmmm....raw onion and artificial mint breath

Well, yes RunningChick, those things that you mention smell vile too. But the thread is about the unnecessary addition of raw onions to pre-packed sandwiches, which tend to be consumed at lunchtime and mainly by people who then have to mingle with other people in the workplace. The smell and taste doesn't go away all day, despite use of mints etc. That is why imho raw onions have no place in sandwiches!

I don't have a workplace so I guess I'm exempt from being adorned with the title of selfish onion breath employee

I love raw onion
have never smoked

would rather someone's breath smelled of onion than stale smoke - would not even think of mentioning or inwardly moaning about someone else's food/smells - where do you draw the line - some of us don't like fish but others are free to eat it, likewise curries, garlicky food etc

I had a colleague who used to take a daily "odourless" garlic capsule (odourless my foot but I would never have mentioned it) and plenty of people smell of what they eat if they have a lot of spice/curry in their diet. It would never occur to me to pass judgement or comment.

I think garlic breath is pretty much unbearable. I don't think it's about passing judgement; it just is! I would be really unhappy to think that people found my breath unpleasant.

Raw onion is fab, tasty, healthy and speeds up metabolism. What's not to love?!

I would never pass judgement - but I would be thinking that your breath was rank. I would hate for anyone to think that about my breath, so I stay away from stinky food when I know I'm going to be in a social environment, be it work or out with friends. A bit of consideration goes a long way...

YANBU, raw onion is an evil and stinky thing.