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Who is being U regarding lunch?

294 replies

SidsWife · 21/02/2020 17:02

A and B have had a day out planned for a few months. Day out is a 2 hour trip away and the opportunity for their children to have lunch at a place that sells food they can not get anywhere near where they live. Children are really excited about this. C had asked to join trip last minute which is fine, however, C and children will not eat the food served at this place and has requested they eat at a chain restaurant which they can have in hometown. A and B have said no, kids have been looking forward to this for ages, however if C and kids want to eat somewhere else then that’s fine and they can meet again after. C is mad and saying they are being selfish and not accommodating her palate. A and B refusing to budge as they had trip planned months in advance.
Who is being unreasonable?

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Oliversmumsarmy · 21/02/2020 18:09

Wasn’t the whole point of this trip that A and B and their dc were eating in a particular restaurant.

If C doesn’t like it then tough because that is what the trip that she invited herself on is all about.

soundsystem · 21/02/2020 18:14

C definitely

Surely there's something there they can eat? Fried rice? Noodles? I've never met a child that doesn't like katsu...

altiara · 21/02/2020 18:15

C is.
Did you make it clear the trip is sushi and museum?

katy1213 · 21/02/2020 18:18

I was wondering where in the UK is two hours from the nearest sushi,. given that they sell it in every supermarket!
But that restaurant looks fun and your children will enjoy it, so stick to your guns.

fairlyplump · 21/02/2020 18:19

C

LimpidPools · 21/02/2020 18:20

That sounds like a cracking day out. Can I come?

I genuinely might copy it next time I'm there Grin

Avocadohips · 21/02/2020 18:20

Sushi isn’t the sole purpose of the trip, we’re taking the kids to the museum.

So it's a day out at a museum and the sushi is secondary to it? That's a bit different!

C is still being unreasonable though.

Original poster
SidsWife · 21/02/2020 18:22

Supermarket sushi doesn’t count!
I don’t think it really does change things, we decided on sushi when she wasn’t coming and the kids are really excited about it. More so than the museum so perhaps it’s the museum that is the secondary part of the trip!

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Timeforchachachanges · 21/02/2020 18:23

I am neither a steak nor a sushi fan but that place looks fabulous and lots of choice. Your friend is being totally unreasonable. Particularly if she is attempting to pressurise you into McDonald’s.

OhCaptain · 21/02/2020 18:23

I don’t see how the sushi being secondary changes things!

fishonabicycle · 21/02/2020 18:24

C is being a massive arse. If she want to come, she has to do what the trip is!

Avocadohips · 21/02/2020 18:24

C is mad and saying they are being selfish and not accommodating her palate.

Did she actually say "you're not accommodating my palate"? Grin

she doesnt have much of one, does she

mumwon · 21/02/2020 18:26

C is a nit
(writes down name of restaurant to show dh because it sounds really nice & he would love other things on menu & I don't even like sushi but I like some of the other items)

Avocadohips · 21/02/2020 18:28

I don’t see how the sushi being secondary changes things!

I did say it doesn't change the fact that C is being unreasonable Wink

"Hey C, we're going to the museum, wanna bring your kids?"

"Yeah sure! McDonalds for lunch?"

"No we have promised sushi"

"Oh. That didnt suit my palate. We should go for mcdonalds"

Vs

"Hey C, wanna come for sushi and museum?"

" yeah sure! But we need to go to McDonalds not sushi because of my palate."

"Um, no."

One is just more U than the other that's all :)

(And museum cafes are generally lovely, C should eat there)

Iloveacurry · 21/02/2020 18:30

C is being very unreasonable!

diddl · 21/02/2020 18:32

If it was just a meal only then C might have a point.

Although not much of one since that place does more than just sushi.

However, a whole day out with lunch at different places, doesn't really spoil it, does it?

20viona · 21/02/2020 18:32

C is unreasonable

JosefKeller · 21/02/2020 18:33

C

I am quite impressed by A&B for sticking to their guns.

user1471449295 · 21/02/2020 18:34

C is BVU.
I really hope A and B stick to the original plan

ffswhatnext · 21/02/2020 18:35

How are A and B not great @allthedamnvampires? C is tagging along now that her plans have changed.
C has plenty of other places she can go to. And why should the majority of those going, who are looking forward to it, change where they eat?

If C doesn't like the place they are going, she is more than welcome to arrange another trip and suggest a burger place. Although I might be busy on that occasion if C's like this over this, what else will they demand to change? Selfish. You should have given her a mirror

Aworldofmyown · 21/02/2020 18:37

God I had a friend like this, would only eat in Italian chains and moaned about anywhere else.

rosepetal321 · 21/02/2020 18:38

Definitely C! You are already being accommodating by inviting her along last minute - she shouldn’t be forcing you to change plans!

ineedaholidaynow · 21/02/2020 18:38

Can I come instead of C?

Thank you for posting the menu, will need to try that restaurant next time we are in Exeter.

northernlittledonkey · 21/02/2020 18:38

Totally C is being unreasonable. Also not to love Sushi, what's not to like?

recrudescence · 21/02/2020 18:39

Qualified C IBU but A and B not great.

I knew if I waited long enough ...

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