To feel shame (looked up, tongue mid-lick..

[Shriekingbanshee]

...to see opposite neighbour looking out her kitchen window at me, licking plates before loading dishwasher)

I am not sure whether to be horrified at being caught out red-handed as it were, mid-lick, cleaning my dish before loading it in d'washer or just, oh well, I love my food and none will go to waste whilst I'm around.

Its gross though isn't it...oh... am swinging here...I just can't get enough of the taste and I need to portion control, so don't want to leave anything!

[ElspethFlashman]

Nope nope nope nope......

Vom!

[Shriekingbanshee]

Camb should have waved with a flourish and smiled broadly
... perhaps extended polite invite for neighbours to join me

[GreatDuckCookery6211]

Just yours or everyone else's?

You seem weirdly proud of this OP

[HemanOrSheRa]

I've actually found this OP relatively normal compared to some on here .

[VictoriaBun]

Step away from the plates ! Perhaps you need to stop doing this now

[Costacoffeeplease]

Jeez. Yuk 🤮

[Shriekingbanshee]

Oh dear! now I think I should have put a trigger warning! Profuse apologies to boakers, voms and the congealed averse

[Jux]

Gross if the Queen is visiting or you're her guest, otherwise not really.

Sometimes I lick my plate if the food's been particularly delicious. If you're not in company - unless it's your nearest and dearest - then why not? The plates'll get properly washed afterwards.

[RedDogsBeg]

Yep, gross and slightly disturbing that you are practically inside the dishwasher doing it and encouraging your children to behave the same - I pity their future partners.

[percheron67]

Thank heaven it was a plate. When I saw the thread title I wondered if she were up a ladder, cleaning windows! My pulse rate has gone back to normal...…………....

[Shriekingbanshee]

To the pp who said about food and control, perhaps nail on head. I love my food, but have to control its intake, much. So I'm not going to miss any of the flavours left on the plate

[KeepServingTheDrinks]

That's why I love MN... somewhere, somehow, there's always someone with lower standards than me!

[Cambalamb]

What did you do? I hope you waved.

[Shriekingbanshee]

Still laughing here!

I referred to licking plates, as in that's what she saw. Picture: me, sideways on, half bent over extended d/washer basket cleaning plate with my tongue spaniels would be proud when I noticed their kitchen light on, realised mine was on, and, head half twisted tongue still out, our eyes met.

[Cambalamb]

BTW I have never done this !

[Cambalamb]

Hilarious! Your plates, your house, fill your boots!

[Eliza9917]

How long after the meal was this op?

What was it?

How many plates did she see you lick?

[PippaRabbit]

Licking plates is beyond grim. I've never seen anyone doing it nor want to - it makes my stomach heave thinking about it. 🤢

[Oysterbabe]

That is so gross 😂
And I say that as someone with really low standards.

[pickletickled]

I've never quite understood plate licking and doubt I ever will but never mind. You need to either close the blinds or put some up then no one can see what you in your own kitchen.
I personally wouldn't feel any shame.

[Shriekingbanshee]

I also encourage DC I'm very bad to clean theirs properly too - holding up my shiny plate as evidence of how much better mine is than theirs

[QuestionableMouse]

This is why you have bread on the table. Mop up any sauce/gravy. Then you don't weird out the neighborhood by licking plates.

[gamerchick]

Well it's not just that. The first stage of digestion starts in the mouth. Look what happens when you lick a spoon and leave it in a lot of yoghurt. Left over food on the plate has been mingling with other people's spit which is starting to digest it. Then someone else licks it off?

I need you to say you just do it to your own plate man OP

[SoyDora]

It’s not the ‘bad manners’ aspect that bothers me, it’s the thought of licking cold, congealed food off plates 😩. Makes me want to vom. As a PP says, if it’s your own plate directly after a meal then it’s vaguely more tolerable. Vaguely. Otherwise... urgh.

[Shriekingbanshee]

Oh wow lmfao at responses

How absolutely bloody hilarious, you have all made my day

I am thinking back now at that mome nt with much fonder memories!

No, to another pp, but effing hilarious that I might be a spaniel posting on MN!