To think eyeing up people's food is beyond rude?

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My uncle will hoover his lunch and then stare at your plate like a hawk, and say stuff like "are you going to eat that roast potato?" Or he'll be looking at your packet of crisps and say "they look nice....". All the time eyeballs on the packet.

He actually made his 6 year old son cry at lunch on Sunday, we were out for a roast,and nephew was taking his toe , went to the loo,and whilst he was gone took his Yorkshire pudding (yes, I questioned it before he ate it and uncles response was "well, he's taking too long" and then he ate it. Nephew came back and was understandably upset.

it's fucking rude. Yes?

What an absolute cock

I find people like this repulsive, but they never seem to have any shame about their behaviour.

Men have been shot for less. Do not steal Yorkshires. I would honestly hit the roof at this gluttony / lack of self control.

That's incredibly rude. I'd be inclined to store some comebacks like 'if you can't afford your own food there are foodbacks you know' or something, call him out publicly. Don't ever give him a bite. And if you notice someone has left the table and he starts trying to steal their food stop him.

What kind of message is he sending that kid? That you can steal other people's foods? What a prick.

Your uncle is a greedy rotten bastard.

Id be inclined to tell him hes greedy, and if he wants other peoples food after eating he needs to order more!

He's got no manners at all. Stealing peoples food.

He's greedy. Is he overweight? I'm overweight (morbidly obese) and while I often want what other people are eating and admire their food without staring at it, I'd never steal it.

No shame, greedy, and cares for no one but himself. What he done to his son was disgusting. No respect for people like that at all.

Perfectly put.

I’m buggered if I’d have let him nick one of my Gdcs’ Yorkshires! I’d have grabbed it back PDQ.

Greedy old bastard!

Hope he gets fucking gout.

Was the boys mum there?

Your uncle is rude.

I'd suggest to your uncle he goes to a Toby carvery that way he can help himself to the unlimited vegetables from the buffet instead of hovering over and stealing other peoples food.

Is he overweight

Was he a seagull in a former life?

I think my fork would be poised for defensive action.

Sorry but if someone stole my Yorkshire pudding I would flip.

Oh my fucking god I hate this.
I have a family member who is like this with everything me and DP eat.
I’m mere weeks away from giving birth and the family member was desperately trying to get me to share my chocolate bar. It was 3pm and I hadn’t eaten all day so really needed sugar ASAP (we were doing baby prep and lost track of time).
I kid you not, “oh I haven’t had one of those in ages, they’re so nice, ooooo yummmm are going to eat it all now? I’m going to take that off you in a minute if you eat any slower! I’ll have to get myself one then from the shop. Can I have half of it?”
FUCK OFF.

Not just rude but obnoxious and bullying to that poor son of his. To make his little boy cry as well 😡. I don’t have kids but I adore YP and often ask for two at a carvery and not kidding would be upset as a 50 year old if anyone thought it was okay t9 take mine as a full grown adult!

Someone needs to put him in his place and tell him that behaviour is problematic for many reasons and just not okay. Those kids needs someone to advocate for them!

Repulsive.

I would be deadly serious and say

'if you don't stop staring at my food and trying to steal food from other's plates I'm not going to be able to eat with you anymore.'

And if he does it again I'd leave the table, with my food! And surely everyone else must feel the same so he'd end up sitting there on his own.

It is somehow horribly repulsive. I remember eating out in the 70s (!) with a friend of my (then) fiancé and his wife. We went to a steak place and he told us he always took home any left over steak for his dog. But in fact when we we served, he was actually trying to lay claim to any left over steak for himself. Every time I put my knife and fork down he was right in my face - have you finished? Are you leaving that? My (now) ex thought it was funny, but I was truly repulsed by him. His wife did look embarrassed and I felt sorry for her - they split up not long after for other more serious reasons.

On a slightly different and lighter note, I never forgave my dad for the time when the phone rang while we were eating, and I answered it and talked to my friend for 10 minutes - and he gave my lamb chop to the dog! I often reminded him of it (to his amusement) but at least he didn't snaffle it for himself.

My ex husband was obsessed with food, it was all he ever thought about and he’d try and police what everyone else was eating too. He became morbidly obese.

It sounds like he has issues around food, surely it has been pointed out to him, that his behaviour is not acceptable.

I hate people like this. My dad used to be the same. Even if I offered him a bite he would say “I’ll have a nibble” and then take 3/4 of it. Used to infuriate me

Some people must have been dragged up - this behaviour seems horribly common

It's like vultures circling sometimes.

I got so pissed off with him once, I just gave him my late if food, and pushed all the serving dishes and told him to fuck off trying to eat my food for me. And I left the house and brought back fish and chips.

He still came after my chips!!!

He has no shame.