Friend had a go at me over a can of Diet Coke

[coldayscientist]

Last Saturday friend had a few people around, she lives in the country so taxi/uber is impossible so all those drinking stayed over.

In the morning there was still some stuff out from the night before, including cans of Diet Coke, I opened one and had a sip, put it down not really thinking and said my goodbyes, my friend said “aren’t you taking that with you?” I responded “no I’m good thanks” and she retorted “what I’m absolute waste” - awkward silence, I grabbed the can, mumbled sorry and left.

Shes now messaged me to apologised. I’m just so annoyed that she spoke to me like a child.

But 96% of the people replying agree with your friend and think what you did was wasteful and selfish. Any comment?

Err, people have answered the question you asked, and told you that yes YABU for being upset because it is a non event.

Pp read, and answered the question you asked from their own pov.

Maybe you should have drink the full can and your bear with sore head feeling would have worn off.

My advice is to reply graciously to your friend’s message and thank her for her hospitality.

Not just wasteful but really rude. You just left it there for her to clean up after you?

Sounds snappy to me. You don't always know how thirsty you are until you start to drink something; and we don't know where the friend lives - in some hard water areas, water straight from the tap tastes pretty foul.

If you only need one sip of something, you aren’t thirsty at all.

To be fair, it was pretty selfish. Someone could have enjoyed the can of coke, instead of you taking one sip and leaving it.

Not hugely wasteful, but I do agree you should have taken it with you. She apologised, so let it go.

She still could have taken the can with her instead of leaving it for her friend to clean up after taking her sip. It doesn't go off in three seconds, she could have finished it on the way home.

I think she just annoyed with your attitude (wasteful), I would be upset if my kids do that! She just snapped at your behaviour, you are right, it is not worth getting angry at, that's why she apologised.

I quite agree. You should have taken it with you without her having to tell you.

That's ridiculous.

Exactly

Agree with your friend. Don’t do it in the future.

So op?

OP is too busy being selfish and entitled.

So, you got to a buffet/BBQ, go up to the table, grab a hamburger, take a bite out of it and then put it down? Grab a slab of ribs, take a bite and then just put the slab down and walk away? Fill a plate at a buffet, take one bite out of each thing and put the rest down as waste?

You could have opened the can and poured a couple of sips into a cup or asked if someone wanted to split it with you and poured what you wanted into a cup, handing the can to the other person.

This is definitely a reverse.

The real sipper would likely say something vague like "I had some of it and didn't want anymore".

The fact OP has openly admitted it was only a sip makes me think reverse. Or OP is just shameless.

Totally agree with your friend. What a complete waste.

I originally thought it was a reverse. Now I think it’s just a ‘wind them up and watch them go’.

I guess she spoke to you like a child because you behaved like one…..

Rude and wasteful. YABU

I agree. I think in a moment of prior-late-night weakness, she snapped at something she would usually bite her tongue about.

Oh but that wasn’t what I was responding to though was it.

The person insinuated I was rude tor just having the can on the first place, regardless of what happened afterwards.

There are certainly some talented contortionists on this thread, bending themselves into all sorts of shapes to stick up for the OP 😁

Those who say she behaved like a child, are not being fair on children.

I honestly think this is one thing, that surely most people just know you don't do.

I don't think my children would ever have done this, even at 3. Even if they say took a bite of something they didn't like, they have known to put it in the bin.

I have never seen anyone be do this, and my jaw would be on the floor if I did.