Should I have shared my garlic bread?

[RobynsMama]

Went to Nando’s with some pals, we all like doing this because we all order what we want separately and there’s no faffing with splitting the bill.

Our orders came, and I ordered garlic bread as my side. I love garlic bread, and I love the bread they put their garlic butter on and it’s my fave thing.

Friends meal arrives, she’s ordered chips and coleslaw as her side, looks forlornly over at my perfect garlic bread and says “I wish I’d ordered the garlic bread now”. Someone else pipes up with “oh you’ll know for next time.” And we all
Laughed.

So I just eat my meal and enjoy my (two slices of) garlic bread. She’s got an absolute face on at the end of the meal and I asked her what was up and she said to me “you could’ve offered me one of your slices of garlic bread instead of gutsing them both”.

I wish I was more mature and I wish that comment hadn’t hurt me but I’m in the middle of a weight loss journey (still treating myself to sinful garlic bread sometimes) I have to say it really shocked me and I’ve been thinking about it ever since (i know iabu because it’s just a comment but still). She made me feel like a right gutsy git.

If it was something like an Indian meal I’d have had no problem sharing bits of everything because that’s the kind of meal it is but with something like Nando’s surely you just pick what you want? Was I right to eat both my pieces of garlic bread or should I have offered to share?

I'm sure that had she asked for a taste of your GB you would've given her a bit. She didn't and so you were right to have it yourself, specially as it was you treat to yourself. Put this incident out of your mind, she was in the wrong to say you guts it all yourself, derogatory remarks are cruel. My mum always says about these incidents that little apples grow again, so bide your time and an opportunity will arise for you to remind her. Well done with the diet.

I struggle with Nandos because I like too many of their sides and I wouldn't be able to fit more than 2 in so I choose my 2 but, invariably, I always want the side my DD has ordered. I don't sulk about it though!

All this hysteria and anger for a plate of garlic bread. Bizarre.

‘Hysteria and anger’? Being a bit overdramatic aren’t we? The OP hasn’t had to have counselling or threatened to kill her ‘friend’ - she’s just started an online thread about a weird bitchy comment.

On the contrary StillCoughing this 329 message thread is full of name calling and effing and blinding, all in the name of two slices of garlic bread. I call that being overdramatic.

@malteasergeezer

Ah yes, ladies shouldn’t swear should they 🙄

I’d have torn off a piece for her, not a whole slice. Then I’d have taken a couple of chips in exchange without asking.

Touch my food feel my fork!

She was being pathetic and I wouldn’t go to Nando’s with her again!

Hell No YANBU

Cheeky mare should have ordered herself some .

Teach her a lesson. If you ever go for a meal with her again and you order garlic bread, order an extra 3 portions and when the meal arrives, place it all in front of her and say, "eat it all, every last crumb and your not taking anything home". That should stop her in her tracks.
I used to play darts with a guy who would grab handfuls of sandwiches after the match, given he had massive hands, there would be almost half a plate of butties in his mitt, the land lady saw this. The next time we played there, the landlady presented the sandwiches, but also carried out a massive plate of sandwiches with a post it note bearing this blokes name, she informed he that he would eat every last one or he would need medical attention before he left the pub. She stood over him with the thick end of a pool cue. He scoffed the lot, was ill for a couple of days, was ridiculed so much by the locals in our pub, he stopped playing darts and drinking in our local.

YWNBU. She could have ordered some.

I'm glad it's not just me that overthinks frets about this kind of thing after the event!

She's an entitled piglet. Get rid.

She was just rude.

If anyone is a glutton that would be her, eating two sides and still eyeing yours. It I'd essy enough at nandos to just order another side. Don't give it headspace, yanbu x

All nandos meat is not halal. To the poster who mentioned this if you don't want to eat at a halal one fair enough look online and find one in your area that isn't just as I have to find one that is! The prayer doesn't somehow affect the meat especially if you don't believe in the prayer in the first place.

brain that actually sounds quite bad and dare I say abusive?

LTB

No. You should NEVER share garlic bread. It's practically the law. X

Why didn't she order her own!!! Cheeky bitch with two sides and she's eyeing up yours? Cow. Next time order two garlic breads and give her one and say "here, you made such a fuss last time I thought you'd like your own this time"

@Brainticket She Bruce Bogtrottered him!! Brilliant!!

Honestly don't know why you didn't tell her straight up that she was being pathetic?! If she wanted g/b then order it! Ignore her, hope you enjoyed it