AIBU to think that people that scoop are greedy

[ScoopOrDip]

Scooping up all the dip and leaving fuck all for anyone else?

I'm a dipper, I don't like too much dip on whatever I'm dipping.

I went to a bit of a party yesterday with several dips (among other things), hummous, tzatziki, salsa, cheese dip etc with crisps, breadsticks, tortilla chips and the like.

What I noticed was people, men taking great scoops of dip and eating it all in next to no time, leaving none for anyone else.

I tried to take some hummous and put it on a plate but a few of them finished off tubs in what seemed like a few bites 😡Like locusts 🙄They weren't drunk either, food was served fairly on.

AIBU to think you don't do this when sharing a buffet/meal with other people? Fortunately, there was no double dipping going on!

@Poolstream

I was. Genuinely.

I was bewildered by everyone else's thoughtlessness. If you were a kid, it's the kind of behaviour that would get you told off.

But at a party with loads of different foods, dips etc surely you wouldn't cater a full portion per person?

I'm not sure how the professional caterers work it out.

The thought of having to decant into four or more serving dishes and keep replacing them for every dip is exhausting.

As for people standing by the bowl and relentlessly troughing their way through it, blocking access all the while. Barbarians.

This.
I have seen someone lick their spoon totally clean and then stick it back in a dip. It made me feel ill 🤢
So I scoop. Once. When the dip has just been brought out and no one has got to it yet. And then I don't go back for any more. 🤣

I hate dip!

Never underestimate how greedy people can be and plan accordingly.

My friend had a wake for her baby girl who died of congenital defects and it was a calm, respectful evening until the food and favours came out. People were elbowing each other out of the way.

Fucking HELL

Buffets could do with more people like you!

I would never eat dips outside. People double dip so everyone's spit is in there. Gross

I voted YABU just contemplating eating the dip. You say there was no double dipping BUT then you say you had put some in your plate, walked off and come back. So, how do you know. Unless you were diligently monitoring all dips at all times, you don’t. Double dipping is a possibility, and given that why you would want to contemplate eating it at such an occasion is beyond me. I would never eat dip in a situation when it has not been completely supervised at all times when there are guests.

If they were blocking access to the table, how are you able to give us such a blow by blow account of everything that went on with the dips? 🤣

For a start you'd have no idea whether there was double dipping going on.

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Scooping, greedy, locusts.

No wonder we have an obesity crisis. 🙄Well done OP, you win the "i'm the most dainty eater" competition for a Monday. 👏

its on people to choose a reasonable portion

But surely different people will have different ideas of what a reasonable portion is?

Standing in front of the buffet table, continually grazing and blocking it for others is the worst. Some people are absolutely clueless.

I started a tradition two years ago of having beans on toast on Christmas Eve. I make the stuffing, sauces and veggie main course on CE so there is quite a bit of cooking. Everyone agreed to it heartily as ideal before the onslaught of rich food the next day.

I would only share a dip with dh, and the kids, If I had guests, I would have them spoon it out. Dh is the worst for this, he eats faster as well, so that when I go for some there is only dregs left 😡

give him his own pot?

Maybe its me but I don't think a 240g tub is 2-4 servings.

I tell him that, he will buy one, and say it’ll get wasted, and still this will happen. He will even deny that he has had much! I’ll be buying extra next time, he isn’t to be trusted😂

Unbelievable, but not surprisng, sadly.

Yes this is just greedy and selfish, and the sort of attitude/behaviour I am talking about.

We used to do a Chinese takeaway, but now you have to prebook everywhere, we have stopped this. I do a small buffet tea now, which works well for the dcs, means we can relax and not have to go out as well. There are always sandwiches and some left overs to go for a little dinner later on Christmas Day with a few crisps (and dips 😂 etc added), if we have room left after massive dinner and dessert. It works well, easy to throw together, and saves me the next day.

Greedy people are right down there with stingy people.

I love eating with people that have hearty appetites. I am happy for people to eat leftovers. In a shared food situation, some people cannot help themselves from taking more than their fair share. They simply do not care if someone has less because they have more.

I attended a small work event. A co-worker brought the only prawn ring back from the buffet table. Someone else took it back. I don't eat prawns.

Some people mistakenly believe they deserve the lion's share. Other people's needs are non of their business it seems.

I have a lovely family member that is always starving. I have older teens with hollow legs. This is unacceptable behaviour.

It never fails to amaze me just how greedy people can be. In the way that competitive undereating seems to be a uniquely female thing, going through a buffet like a Hungry Hippo seems to be mostly a male trait. And they're absolutely fucking shameless.

Went to a wake a while back and I had wondered why there were quite a few people who made a quick exit after the funeral. By the time we'd got to the wake I understood why, they were already seated with plates piled high from the buffet while the rest of us were left with a few sandwiches and half a bowl of crisps.

Golden rule of buffets: take a small amount of what you like and, if there's any leftover once everyone has had a chance to get food, then you can have seconds. Don't be the greedy cunt. Also, don't stuff your face while you're actually at the buffet table to try and hide the fact that you're having more than your fair share.

@ScoopOrDip it’s like they’re in a trance when they do this, and literally cannot entertain the idea that they’ve taken too much. There is always denial about the quantity taken, and overplaying how much is left as well. The whole point of a buffet is that you can go back again as well, so why they need to take what they deem as a “reasonable plate piled high portion” all at once, without any consideration for others is ignorant.