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AIBU? Nacho etiquette

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Funkyslippers · 18/02/2019 14:25

Started going to a quiz night once a month with OH & his friend (first time Fri night). As part of it, the pub kindly brings out a bowl of nachos & dips for each table. There was a huge bowl of nachos & 2 very small dips, therefore each time I had a nacho I took just a tiny bit of dip as I didn't think there would be enough otherwise.

However I watched in horror as OH's friend not only got loads of dip on each of his nachos (and he made quite an effort to ensure each of his was well loaded), but bit it, then returned each one back to the bowl for extra dipping!!!!! So not only is that very greedy but double dipping too!!!

Don't quite know how I'm going to get through the next quiz night without saying something. Even my kids know you don't double dip!!!!!

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WaterOffaDucksCrack · 18/02/2019 20:17

Mind you sharing nachos is even more fraught. That’s right mate, go ahead and take all the top layer. ugh my ex did this the first time we had nachos - we used to make them at home with salsa, melted cheese and sour cream over the tortilla chips. All subsequent nachos were put onto 2 separate plates. He was all "can't we have it on one plate I like to share". I said "no because when we share all I get are plain tortillas because you take all the ones with topping!" Greedy bastard!

OP please be sure to ssk for a couple of extra dips next time. I'd have asked first off instead of eating plain dry tortilla chips!

burritofan · 18/02/2019 20:33

wateroffaduckscrack the key to a well-shareable nacho plate is to layer the toppings when you bake them – alternating tortilla chips, salsa, cheese, like a lasagne, so every chip has a lil something. Then when you mound them up on a plate to serve, dollop some of the sour cream, guacamole and hot sauce INSIDE the pyramid as well as on top AND around the edges. This is worth doing even when making nachos for one as I do on a weekly basis, but then I'm heavily pregnant. Have napkins handy.

drspouse · 18/02/2019 20:37

My key to getting all the toppings on the nachos is to buy my own...

MammaSchwifty · 18/02/2019 21:32

The selfishness would fuck me off. The germs thing would not have even occurred to me.

Canuckduck · 18/02/2019 21:44

Oh ffs order more dip or say something. All this repressed rage isn’t healthy.

snowball28 · 18/02/2019 22:02

Oh my god I thought it was just me that got the hatred for this! 🤣

Cannot stand greedy pigs that loads of food especially when it’s for sharing, my OH can be a bit like this I have to reign him in and kick him under the table quite a bit 😬

Also to DOUBLE DIP!!! Grim!

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Funkyslippers · 18/02/2019 22:22

Oh ffs order more dip or say something. All this repressed rage isn’t healthy I already said I'm going to say something. I think it's a bit cheeky to ask for extra dips when it's complimentary. And I have no repressed rage, have no idea why you would think that

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BouleBaker · 18/02/2019 22:33

That selfishness is not on. I only found out that Double Dipping is frowned upon 10 years ago too, it was never mentioned when I was growing up.

We were once in a restaurant situation very like Cosmos45. Only after taking other people’s share of all the food he then offered to give me an etiquette lesson on how to eat prawns as apparently I was doing it all wrong. He was v posh you see so could help us all out with our bad manners!!!!

ToftyAC · 19/02/2019 17:44

Ugh! Double dipping dirty sod. Tell him keep his spit to himself!

FudgeBrownie2019 · 19/02/2019 17:51

What is wrong with people who venture out into society and double dip in other people's foods, are they even human? Put them on an island called DoubleDipLand and let them rot.

claireblueskies · 19/02/2019 18:04

It's such a stereotypical female trait to not only make sure you don't exceed your 'fair' portion but that you go under it. Way under it. In a sharing situation, we go hungry and some greedy man shovels all the food into his mouth. When you throw the terribly polite Britishness on top of our nurturing instinct to feed everyone else... we never eat much in groups.

So... I've solved the obesity crisis. From now on, we're all only ever eating tapas. We'll be skinny in about a week.

yourfeetstink · 19/02/2019 18:04

LTB

PeterPiperPickedWrong · 19/02/2019 18:21

Take one nacho, dip lightly not scoop if there isn't much dip and eat, it's not hard.

I dare you to print this out and laminate. Next time they put the nachos and dips on the table hand a printed laminate to everyone. Whilst they are puzzling over it you can grab a handful and a dip to yourself

youngestisapsycho · 19/02/2019 18:35

How do you double dip a tortilla chip? The whole thing goes in your mouth in one go!

Fowles94 · 19/02/2019 18:59

He should be shot, accidentally pour a drink on him.

JenniferJareau · 19/02/2019 19:09

But surely in a majority of cases that man was brought up by a DM and maybe had sisters or other GF's to date. Why didn't they nip that greedy attitude in the bud well before now?

NachoFries · 19/02/2019 19:18

You should something next time. Perhaps, something along the lines of, “Did you double dip the chip? From now on, when you take a chip, just take one dip and end it”

And yes I was referring to this scene: m.youtube.com/watch?v=KLOyChP2AWA

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Funkyslippers · 19/02/2019 19:22

I intend to say something next time. My oh was almost as bad. He was breaking the chips in half and dipping, therefore having twice his allowance of dip

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Hoopaloop · 19/02/2019 19:27

Started going to a quiz night once a month with OH & his friend (first time Fri night)

YABU

Who or what started going to the quiz????

DrFoxtrot · 19/02/2019 20:16

I don't mind people double dipping but I'm aware others find it gross so I don't do it unless I've already established that the other person doesn't mind. I've had my mouth on various parts of my DP so I'm fairly sure I'm not going to get a hideous disease if he's double dipped!

SantaClaus · 19/02/2019 21:18

I'm intrigued! Do none of you ever snog anyone?? You get far more germs from the spit ingested while swallowing than you'd ever get from double dipping. When I think of places my mouth has been during sex, double dipping of a nacho is tame

MargotLovedTom1 · 19/02/2019 21:31

Hoop OP along with her Other Half (OH) and his friend. What's so confusing about that?

Santa she ain't snogging or shagging her partner's mate though (I assume!) so hardly surprising she doesn't want to share double dipped dip with him.

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Funkyslippers · 20/02/2019 12:57

Margot Thank you

Yes you assume right! I don't even really like my OH double dipping (he knows my views on it so he wouldn't anyway). I find it just plain bad manners no matter how close you are

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PurplePenguins · 20/02/2019 22:55

My oh was almost as bad. He was breaking the chips in half and dipping, therefore having twice his allowance of dip
But he wasn't double dipping 🤮

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