Thank you for dinner

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Looking for an idea of what happens in other families please. Is it expected behaviour to say "Thank you for dinner" at the end of the meal to whoever cooked? I mean when it's just your household present, no guests? Or is it over the top to expect that everyday when you don't thank the person who does the dishes, or cleans the bathrooms?

My DD is 15 months- when I give her her food I say thank you so she learns- she signs it but can't say it yet. It's just polite to say thank you.

My DH says, "Well done," sometimes instead of thank you, and it drives me mad.

Me: 'I've sorted the car insurance'
Him: 'well done'

But I'm not sure if he always says thank you for dinner - he would say thank you if I handed him the plate, for example, but not necessarily afterwards, just like I won't thank him for giving dd a bath.

I cannot believe people sit down and eat food someone has made and don't say thank you.

Are there people that don't say thank you to waiters when they give you your food too? Or when someone gives you your change at a checkout?

I always thank whoever has prepared a meal because it's so bloody rare. I occasionally am thanked and it's always nice to be appreciated.

I've never really thought about it before but I think we say thank you when the meal is put on the table. If we're at someone else's house for a meal I always say thank you when we're leaving.

I usually thank DH for cleaning the bathroom - because I'm grateful I didn't have to do it!

Prior to having children we were eating dinner on our computers, and there was a quick “thank you”.

Now we sit at the dining table and there is a whole “thank you for dinner, mummy!” thing 🤭 It’s good manners and it’s important to show appreciation to your family.

We do this too. We did it when it was just the two of us and at some point the kids joined in. There are also honorable mentions for contributions such as chopping vegetables.

Thinking about it, I always say thanks to my husband if he's cooked, and he'll say thanks to me. Like an automatic thing.

Whether its the two of us or family, we always either say thanks for dinner, or wte "That was really delicious".. just some acknowledgement to the cook.

I generally cook more than dh and he has always thanked me after he's finished. We've been together 30+ years and I don't recall him ever not doing it. 😀
I've always thanked anyone who makes me a meal.

I always thanked my mum after dinner. Can't remember being taught it. My boyfriend thanks me every day when I put his dinner down. I don't know anyone who doesn't say thank you for dinner.

I always thank DH after every meal as he's the only one who cooks. But I don't get a thanks for doing the washing up, cleaning, washing or ironing.

I always thank DH for cooking if he cooked, and compliment food if it took effort.

This. It's nice when someone cooks for me. I say thank you.

Was brought up to say thank you to whoever cooked tea/dinner My husband very rarely says thanks nor do his family.

My DH always thanks me when I make/give him food or drink from a packet of crisps to a full meal - he always has. Our children have followed his example and do the same, just as I do if someone else makes me food or drink. As for housework it's hit and miss with the thanks but we both know it's appreciated.

My kids say, "thank you for my lovely dinner, please may I get down?!"
Just as I did as a child. Probably very old fashioned and insincere as they just say it now, without thought.

Despite not consciously choosing to bring my dc up doing this, I have somehow ended up with teens who always say 'Thanks Mum' whenever I've cooked them food, after they've eaten it. Or if we've taken them out for dinner.

We always thank whoever has cooked the meal as I think it’s just basic good manners.

I've never understood the needing permission to leave the table thing

DH and I rarely ever eat together so there's not normally anyone to thank. We don't thank each other for doing basic household stuff either - it's just what needs to be done to keep the home running.

You can tell in our household if someone hasn’t liked a meal because they will just say thank-you rather than how nice it was. A thank-you is a bare minimum, I think.

Always, always say thank you to whoever has cooked. If my children didn’t say a simple ‘thanks mum’ when they were given their dinner I’d be pretty annoyed.
If I’d cooked anyone a meal and that didn’t say ‘Thankyou’ I’d presume they were ungrateful and entitled.

We always say thank you when sitting at the table. Thank you to whoever it was that cooked and a quiet Bismillah said individually after someone starts it off.

Food is life. It’s also love. And it’s very important to us that we express this when we are eating or have eaten.

Absolutely. Manners maketh man. If somebody has spent time doing something that you benefit from whether that be cleaning, washing, cooking etc. surely you would say thank you and expect the same from others if you are doing the chores.