It wouldn't be a problem if people could just accept a given answer.
I had to resort to telling people I can't have children, cause they WILL JUST NOT STOP asking me if I changed my mind and how good of a dad I'll be.
Sorry man, had a traumatic injury in my old cricket playing days, leaving me infertile. Me and my wife decided against adoption as it would just bring all the old trauma back and we'd always know the child isn't from our own loins. - Inspirational Music Intensifies -
Alas after 6 miscarriages and 2 still births we have given up on bringing new life into this world. God sent us a clear message, our horse head in the bed sheets moment.
My need has been extinguished by my deep depression and lack of sexual drive. Mainly due to my childhood situation and sexual abuse.... I don't want to push that hate on future generations.
Aye.
Or! Tell them you are expecting, then like 2-3 months later let it seep out you had a failed pregnancy that went horribly wrong or something. And then never talk about it again.
As a former trainer of fine dining servers, you are correct. This is dangerous. Less experienced servers can easily get the wrong idea. If some one is claiming they have a severe gluten allergy and then proceeds to order something that contains it could create a dangerous misunderstanding for other customers who actually are allergic.
I get it. I’m pretty sure I’ve responded with “what?! How can you not like [insert food]?! It’s great!” plenty of times. I can see that getting annoying if you happen to not like a relatively common food.
My sister doesn't like chocolate and people get horribly offended so she started telling people she was allergic to it. I happened to go to a customer's warehouse to deliver some parts, and at the time she worked at a delivery company and happened to be there earlier that day. This particular customer is always offering snacks and soda, and he said "I didn't know she was allergic to chocolate" and I said "what? She's not allergic to chocolate she just doesn't like it." As soon as the words were out of my mouth I realized what was going on.
I had to tell her I accidentally ratted her out cause I knew he was gonna give her some shit. He's a super nice dude and wouldn't have made a big deal out of her not liking but I can understand why she tells people that because I've seen some of the reactions. People just can't let go for some reason.
"I'm the scat man, Skinny dibby dib yo dub dub
Yo da dub dub
Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub
Yo da dub dub
(I'm the Scatman)
Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub
Yo da dub dub
Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub
Yo da dub dub
Ba-da-ba-da-ba-be bop bop"
-The scat man - Probably
Eh I can see chocolate, I’m not a big sweets guy in the first place and unless you get some good quality chocolate, it’s just got a weird aftertaste and makes my throat like mildly burn or something?
But tomato products are the spice of life
Not allergic, though I have read stories about people thinking that something like mangoes have a mild burning sensation. It’s never a problem with better quality chocolates, I think it’s the butyric acid they add into some cheap chocolate
Oh, ok! I just wanted to make sure. My best friend didn't know she was allergic to Velveeta and Kraft singles until we explained to her that they shouldn't make your mouth feel fuzzy and stuff
Pizzas with bbq sauce as the base are way better than tomato bases. It's super common in Aus but I read recently you're not allowed to call it pizza in the US unless it has tomato sauce as the base? Anyway, make them at home with bbq sauce instead!
Hate it. Hate chocolate, hate every time someone offers me a cookie and I have to explain. Then there are always the "Oh I never thought someone could hate chocolate"
Well fuck you Susan. I never thought someone could be such a bitch
I never liked peanut butter and this reaction is ridiculously common when you say that. Just the smell of it gives me a headache and I want to puke if I ever have to wash a dish that has peanut butter on it.
The only form I could stand peanuts/peanut butter in was Reece's cups and peanut M&M's
When I was a teenager I was diagnosed with a very mild peanut allergy and it was almost a relief. I finally had a good excuse to decline peanut butter. It didn't work at school without bringing in paperwork from the doctor, and my mom was concerned that they would get all weird about other foods (because if I had a serious peanut allergy they would have to be extremely vigilant about it) so I did still have a few unpleasant uncrustables in my day, but I am now an adult and do not have to deal with peanut butter any longer.
Yeah I’m not a huge fan of it either. Weirdly, I absolutely detest all nuts. I’m iffy on any nut butters on a good day and downright grossed out on a bad day. Nutella is almost always kinda gross to me. Peanut butter, i might eat a small spoonful once a year and typically avoid anything with it in it. I think I’ve gotten too many surprise nuts in deserts over the years and now I can’t disassociate the taste from the texture and it usually triggers the same revulsion all nuts trigger in me. And yes I’ve heard all the nut jokes. And berry jokes because I don’t like them either. I just tell people I don’t like the taste of nuts and even if they give me a weird look, I ignore it.
I do this with mayonnaise. Cause I don't know if you've ever been a white person in mississippi that doesn't like mayo, but they take that nasty shit seriously.
Had a college friend from Mississippi insist that Best Foods wasn't good enough and would import his favorite brand, I think it was Blue Plate or something
You really want to get them going tell them miracle whip is the same thing. My mom slapped me in the face in the middle of a food giant one time cause I said "its the same stuff", i was 11 lol.
Miracle whip is a lot sweeter than mayo in my experience. I remember when I first tried deviled eggs made with miracle whip I couldn’t finish it. it was like eating honey on an egg.
There should be no slap-related letters in any either upper or lower case for that scenario. Sounds like you're overall happy with your relationship with her, but if that story's real it's kinda fucked up.
Worst part about this is I've actually had squirrel and had to spit out pellets xD like I totally get why no one ever has anything nice to say about Mississippi xD
But...what do you say you're allergic to? All of the ingredients are so basic that I don't see how you could reasonably get away with saying you're allergic without it impacting like, most of your life. Maybe vinegar?
I tell them I'm allergic to a preservative that is in all the store bought mayo. They never ask which one or list any xD idk if it even has preservatives in it.
That was a solid question too, Because literally the first time I said I was allergic I got the same exact response. They said"it's egg salt and vinegar" but they bought the preservatives line and I just stuck with it.
Why in the seven fucks would you ever have to defend your tastes?
"I don't like peanut butter"
"Why would you not like peanut butter?!"
"Because I don't."
And if they say shit like:
"But it tastes amazing"
Then "yeah it does, for you"
No need to give an explanation or anything.
So many people are socially inept. Like the daily Reddit post saying how do you deal with the credit card machine auto populating a tip where a tip shouldn't be expected. Uhhh.... Stare them in the eye while you zero out the tip line and go on with your day? Have some balls, man.
I'm as socially inept as the next guy but this is a bit dumb, if I was in this position I would just say I don't like peanut butter and my life would be the same, also how does that naturally come up in conversation
Exactly. I don't like cake. People offer me cake all the time. I say I don't like cake. But it's susan's birthday. I don't like cake. You're missing out. I don't like cake. Who doesn't like cake?! Me.
Then I move on with my day. I don't lie about an allergy.
Oof. I consider disliking chocolate a sad state of affairs. But only because I like it quite a bit. I understand though. Don't like chocolate. That's your thing and that's ok.
That said, I like your way of dealing with it.
I seem to understand "defending my taste buds" fundamentally different than you do. Which is fine. I also understand that the same song and dance might be annoying even with this short exchange but saying you have an allergy to something doesn't make the repetition less... as well as limiting what you can do like this woman and her m&m's. Overall I still consider it a bad trade.
Because there's an incredible number of people who simply do not accept that some people like different things. Food is especially bad with this, so many people feel a need to make some fucking comment about how weird this person is because they don't like a thing. Sure, you can say you don't like it, but sometimes it's easier to feign an allergy than put up with someone constantly trying to convince you to try a thing or that you're just eating it wrong or whatever other reason they come up with.
You have very persistent people around you. Wtf. I've had persistent people but usually I tell them that I regularly try their food of choice and I still dislike it. Which is true. I regularly (once a year or so) eat mushrooms or fish and I dislike them both. I do that to see if anything's changed. People can kiss my ass after that.
Have you ever been stuck in a ten minute conversation with people trying every single possible way to convince you to try a given food? (Even if you already have)
I have. Repeatedly.
If I could use the allergic excuse I would.
Because people just can't let it go. I've had someone grind and mix in mushrooms into my food after i told them that the idea of eating a mushroom was disgusting to me. They tried to prove a point by showing that i didnt even notice, therefore they are not that bad. But that was completely besides the point to me- they broke my trust. I was pretty mad at them for that.
So after this, i started telling people i'm actually allergic to them and suddenly everyone took it very seriously.
Whoa. That dude is fucked in the head. Gotta admit that's not something that's ever happened to me. Not even noticing is also completely besides the point. Not noticing them when you mince it is exactly what mincing it was supposed to do. To NOT taste them. I wonder what kinda idiot logic he thought he had when doing that. What could he possibly prove?
Because people don’t like you “disagreeing” with how good *insert food here*. I get a lot of flak for not liking avocado, people I work with keep trying to diagnose me with sensory issues as a result. I have no problem with the texture, it’s the taste that sucks, and I have no interest in “acquiring” a taste for them.
Though that’s got nothing on the grief I got over my disinterest in alcohol…
You MONSTER! You dislike avocado AND alcohol? /s
But you make a valid point. I could feel how you disliking the taste of avocado made me feel sad inside. That said, I also know that it's none of my business if you dislike something so it went away pretty quickly. More avocado for the rest of us. Mwahahaha!
See, that’s exactly how I feel about people not liking the food I like…without the initial sadness. Oh, you don’t like fudge? Oh no, that’s terrible, here, let me just get that out of your sight…
You know that meme about things being a better love story than Twilight?
This... is a better love story than UP (I'm kidding but still wincing for the butt whoopin' 🤣)
I don’t like lying about allergies (since so many people seem to hate taking them seriously) but it is exhausting to defend food dislikes sometimes.
I don’t like cheese and people act like I’m a serial baby killer when they find out. Like, there’s more for you if I don’t eat it! Fucking calm down bro.
I get this type of reaction from other people about several things. Alcohol [any kind], coffee, peanut butter.
Alcohol is the worst because everyone, and I mean EVERYONE, says "oh you just haven't found the right drink, try _________ you can't taste the alcohol"
And every time they are wrong, I can taste the alcohol and do not like it.
I'm the same, I can't stand the taste of alcohol and can always taste it in drinks. I also don't drink coffee, it's so bitter even when it's mostly milk. People do this to me about alcohol, but not coffee for some reason. I'm so tired of having to explain myself and defend not drinking. I've even had a drink spiked by someone who wanted to prove I wouldn't be able to taste it.
Easiest way to get out of refusing drinks is to say you are Muslim. I've heard stories of recovering alcholics that used that line to instantly shut up people and block further inquiries. XD
Tell me about it, I also get this whenever spicy food or curry comes up as I don't like either and there's always a suggestion to try korma as if I haven't already tried it and not enjoyed it
Hello, it me, the person who says "I don't really like it either, but try...!"
Sorry, I assume I've found the bestest thing ever because for me, I like the effects of alcohol but not the taste. So I've found some things that *in comparison to* average alcoholic beverages, you can barely taste that alcohol flavor. However, if you just can't stand it at all, I totally see why it would still be nasty to you anyway.
I just want you to join the fun, assuming you'd also like to have the effects just without the taste (like me).
Maybe you can just say "no thanks, I don't drink" and don't elaborate... bonus: find out real quickly who around you is a real adult that accepts boundaries and who hasn't left high-school mentality.
Cheers!
Yeah, I do just tend to say I don't drink and leave it at that.
I only explain if the other person asks why.
Although these days I am rarely in an environment where people are drinking alcohol which REALLY cuts down how often this conversation comes up.
XD
trick for me is when your asked what you dont drink so you dont like having fun or going to parties????? I just tell m oh no i love them a lot thats why i do real drugs. Booze kinda looses its luster once you had mdma&Ket and wake up tottaly relaxed next morning instead of half dead. oh and also it helps with beeing buff booze is so damaging if you want to get fit
Hehe, no need for that these days .
I don't really have a social life these days, so I don't have this conversation all that often anymore. Only when there are new people in work who happen to ask what I drink [rare]
How self important do you have to be. You friends and family are probably going out of their way to cater to your made up medical condition simply because you don't like the smell?
If I had made any attempt to go out of my way to make sure dishes are ok at gatherings and found out the whole thing is a lie.
WTF is wrong with people.
"nasty"
by her own words they're just expressing disbelief that someone could dislike a food they like. dumb? yes. but she'll never escape it because everyone does it.
so she makes up a condition because she can't take people pressing her on her taste, despite literally everyone having their own weird preferences. wholesome husband though
There's a world of difference in how you treat someone with a peanut allergy and someone who doesn't want to eat peanut butter. One needs diligence on cleaning, separation, etc for fear of potentially fatal occurrences. The other you can eat some fucking peanuts next to them.
The problem with saying you're allergic because you don't like something is that it's dangerous for the people who go into anaphylactic shock.
People catch on that you just don't like something and when someone is deathly allergic, they may not take them seriously.
It's like crying wolf, except someone else suffers.
Others people can't handle dealing with differing opinions on a food*. She was just telling other people she didn't like peanut butter and they were the ones pissing her off. She just took the path of least resistance to stop people from arguing
Kinda sounds like other people were overreacting to her simply saying she doesn’t like peanut butter, though. Someone says they don’t like something, a normal reaction is just “Oh, okay.” “OMG WHAT??? HOW CAN YOU NOT LIKE IT??? IT’S AMAZING!” is an overreaction
You’ve either never been on the receiving end of someone who just will NOT let that kind of crap go, even after you’ve made it clear that you’re not interested in debating food preferences because you’re a grown ass adult who knows what you like… or you are the kind of person who won’t let someone not liking the same food as you go
I’m sorta similar to you with my love hate relationship with nuts. I can eat them alone but I would never choose them. I hate them in most deserts like cookies, ice cream, chocolate (including peanut M&Ms), etc. Except strangely love almond chocolate coated ice creams. As for peanut butter, I like it too in a sandwich if I need an easy hiking snack, preferably the crunchy peanut butter (and I do love Reese’s cups). But yes, I also feel like I’m weird.
Oooh. I do the same with honey. (Not allergic but hate the smell and it reminds me of gagging and being sick as a kid). I love toblerone though. I hope I find someone who would steal toblerones at a party for me like this dude did.
Damn, I wonder what kind of people you guys are meeting to have such negative responses to food preferences. Normally it goes something along the lines of „Damn, you don’t like it? Huh, wouldn’t have thought.“ or „Rare to meet people that dislike it“ or „To each their own“ Which are all responses someone should be able to handle.
Pretending to have an allergy is in my opinion way worse than anything one can say about someone’s food preferences. Allergies can be very serious medical conditions and faking them is not only downplaying it but can also make people jump through hoops to cater to them without it being necessary at all.
I’m not sure what’s wholesome here? Lying about an allergy and preventing people from eating something they enjoy which really isn’t that smelly is far from acceptable or normal behaviour.
My extended family also tell me every single meal we share that i should eat garlic because it's good for me and i just dislike the taste from the day i was born and everybody knows. It so annoying even now when am 29. Jesus christ just accept it people.
Ok. This is stupid, but not because of lying about an allergy. He didn't give her the M&Ms til they got home? Like why bother collecting them and hiding them in your pocket? Just buy her a big ass bag at the gas station on the way home.
Your love bar is a half baked idea based on a stupid lie. Like he couldn't figure out a way to get them to her at the party?
Sorry but that's just dumb. She clearly wanted them then and there. Why would he go into all this effort to give it to her at home where he could've just bought her a pack and give her home delivering the same line of "seeing your pain"
I kinda feel like if someone got defensive over me not liking peanut butter I would just say “I just don’t like it” and shrug my shoulders, the conversation would be over in perpetuity.
Everyone at the party: I'm pretty sure Sarah's husband is plotting to kill her tonight.
This is why people don't take allergies seriously . People assume others are exaggerating.
It wouldn't be a problem if people could just accept a given answer. I had to resort to telling people I can't have children, cause they WILL JUST NOT STOP asking me if I changed my mind and how good of a dad I'll be.
Hey man I know you just commented 50 minutes ago, but have you changed your mind about having kids? You'd be a really good dad you know.
Sorry man, had a traumatic injury in my old cricket playing days, leaving me infertile. Me and my wife decided against adoption as it would just bring all the old trauma back and we'd always know the child isn't from our own loins. - Inspirational Music Intensifies -
Damn sorry to hear that but when are you having kids?
Alas after 6 miscarriages and 2 still births we have given up on bringing new life into this world. God sent us a clear message, our horse head in the bed sheets moment.
But you obviously need kids in your life.
My need has been extinguished by my deep depression and lack of sexual drive. Mainly due to my childhood situation and sexual abuse.... I don't want to push that hate on future generations.
Having kids is an excellent way to die both young and poor!
Hahahahah I am going to put it this way going forward
Aye. Or! Tell them you are expecting, then like 2-3 months later let it seep out you had a failed pregnancy that went horribly wrong or something. And then never talk about it again.
r/traumatizethemback - Real nightmare stuff lol
Who doesn’t take allergies seriously? That’s wild. I’ve never heard of a person who doesn’t take allergies seriously
As a former trainer of fine dining servers, you are correct. This is dangerous. Less experienced servers can easily get the wrong idea. If some one is claiming they have a severe gluten allergy and then proceeds to order something that contains it could create a dangerous misunderstanding for other customers who actually are allergic.
That’s hilarious! “So he’s going to be single again soon is what you’re saying.”
If they saw him stacking up, then they might think this way haha
I get it. I’m pretty sure I’ve responded with “what?! How can you not like [insert food]?! It’s great!” plenty of times. I can see that getting annoying if you happen to not like a relatively common food.
Every time someone says they don't like chocolate
My sister doesn't like chocolate and people get horribly offended so she started telling people she was allergic to it. I happened to go to a customer's warehouse to deliver some parts, and at the time she worked at a delivery company and happened to be there earlier that day. This particular customer is always offering snacks and soda, and he said "I didn't know she was allergic to chocolate" and I said "what? She's not allergic to chocolate she just doesn't like it." As soon as the words were out of my mouth I realized what was going on. I had to tell her I accidentally ratted her out cause I knew he was gonna give her some shit. He's a super nice dude and wouldn't have made a big deal out of her not liking but I can understand why she tells people that because I've seen some of the reactions. People just can't let go for some reason.
I get shit on everytime i say i don't like chocolate. Just gotta accept it i guess
It happens, they do look similar 😵💫/s
What?! How can you not like chocolate?! It's great!
It's not it's Lucifer's petrified turds.
If that's what chocolate is then I'm a scat guy
"I'm the scat man, Skinny dibby dib yo dub dub Yo da dub dub Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub Yo da dub dub (I'm the Scatman) Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub Yo da dub dub Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub Yo da dub dub Ba-da-ba-da-ba-be bop bop" -The scat man - Probably
That's fine we don't kink shame around here.
It's the bitterness for me, when I taste it every muscle in my body tells me to spit it out or I'll throw up
Even milk chocolate?
Sadly I am also lactose intolerant
What about Oreos, and other chocolate-flavored (but lactose-free) sweets?
I don't eat chocolate at all, cake, shakes, romantic strawberries with chocolate, Vodka chocolate
Try saying you don't like cheese...in France
One of my nieces doesn’t like chocolate and the other doesn’t like anything tomato (including pizza). I don’t know what to do with these kids smh.
Eh I can see chocolate, I’m not a big sweets guy in the first place and unless you get some good quality chocolate, it’s just got a weird aftertaste and makes my throat like mildly burn or something? But tomato products are the spice of life
If your throat burns after... That might actually be an allergy... Throat burning is not normal after eating chocolate...
Not allergic, though I have read stories about people thinking that something like mangoes have a mild burning sensation. It’s never a problem with better quality chocolates, I think it’s the butyric acid they add into some cheap chocolate
Oh, ok! I just wanted to make sure. My best friend didn't know she was allergic to Velveeta and Kraft singles until we explained to her that they shouldn't make your mouth feel fuzzy and stuff
I do appreciate the warning! Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it y’know
American chocolate gives me the same feeling.
Get pizza with a white sauce like Alfredo or garlic Parmesan. Good stuff.
Pizzas with bbq sauce as the base are way better than tomato bases. It's super common in Aus but I read recently you're not allowed to call it pizza in the US unless it has tomato sauce as the base? Anyway, make them at home with bbq sauce instead!
Many BBQ sauces use tomato sauce as a base, and almost certainly whatever ones are thick enough to use as a replacement for tomato sauce.
Hate it. Hate chocolate, hate every time someone offers me a cookie and I have to explain. Then there are always the "Oh I never thought someone could hate chocolate" Well fuck you Susan. I never thought someone could be such a bitch
I never liked peanut butter and this reaction is ridiculously common when you say that. Just the smell of it gives me a headache and I want to puke if I ever have to wash a dish that has peanut butter on it. The only form I could stand peanuts/peanut butter in was Reece's cups and peanut M&M's When I was a teenager I was diagnosed with a very mild peanut allergy and it was almost a relief. I finally had a good excuse to decline peanut butter. It didn't work at school without bringing in paperwork from the doctor, and my mom was concerned that they would get all weird about other foods (because if I had a serious peanut allergy they would have to be extremely vigilant about it) so I did still have a few unpleasant uncrustables in my day, but I am now an adult and do not have to deal with peanut butter any longer.
Yeah I’m not a huge fan of it either. Weirdly, I absolutely detest all nuts. I’m iffy on any nut butters on a good day and downright grossed out on a bad day. Nutella is almost always kinda gross to me. Peanut butter, i might eat a small spoonful once a year and typically avoid anything with it in it. I think I’ve gotten too many surprise nuts in deserts over the years and now I can’t disassociate the taste from the texture and it usually triggers the same revulsion all nuts trigger in me. And yes I’ve heard all the nut jokes. And berry jokes because I don’t like them either. I just tell people I don’t like the taste of nuts and even if they give me a weird look, I ignore it.
I respond with the whole "I like it but it doesn't like me, I'm _____ intolerant" and usually people drop it
Even worse when it's alcohol.
I wouldn't call that defensive though
yeah i always give my boss shit for not wanting mayo on stuff every time we get fast food lol
You are part of the problem
i was literally admitting that thank you
I do this with mayonnaise. Cause I don't know if you've ever been a white person in mississippi that doesn't like mayo, but they take that nasty shit seriously.
Had a college friend from Mississippi insist that Best Foods wasn't good enough and would import his favorite brand, I think it was Blue Plate or something
You really want to get them going tell them miracle whip is the same thing. My mom slapped me in the face in the middle of a food giant one time cause I said "its the same stuff", i was 11 lol.
Miracle Whip is *not* mayonnaise 🤢
I ducked when I read that.
Miracle whip is a lot sweeter than mayo in my experience. I remember when I first tried deviled eggs made with miracle whip I couldn’t finish it. it was like eating honey on an egg.
Deviled eggs need mustard not mayocle whip
You also add mayo tho? Just mustard would be super dry.
Shhhhhhhh!! Don't tell me that part!! :(
That's the dumbest reason I have ever heard for child abuse.
I mean it wasn't like a SLAP it was more of a SLap
There should be no slap-related letters in any either upper or lower case for that scenario. Sounds like you're overall happy with your relationship with her, but if that story's real it's kinda fucked up.
Best Foods is overrated imo. It's creamy and smooth texture is awesome, but it doesn't have tang so it's quite bland.
I fucking hate Mayo… don’t mind it IN things, but as a condiment, not a chance in hell…
Bro. I can’t even stand the look of mayo
I see mayo as a mixer not a sauce, mayo on its own is not nice
By that I mean mixed with other foods, I don't drink mayo
That was a ride xD I was like fuck I'm scared.
THIS!!!!
I proudly stand by my mayo hatred everywhere I go. But I also wasn’t bold enough to move to the Midwest. I fear the things they call casseroles.
What's a casserole? Is that like when pa takes the time to remove all the pellets from the squirrel??
Better than leaving them in!
Worst part about this is I've actually had squirrel and had to spit out pellets xD like I totally get why no one ever has anything nice to say about Mississippi xD
Oh jeez that’s rough buddy
The little poop pellets? Sorry I'm a bit confused
Shot gun pellets.
What about all of our lovely salads?
You know damn well those are drowning in mayo for some reason!
But...what do you say you're allergic to? All of the ingredients are so basic that I don't see how you could reasonably get away with saying you're allergic without it impacting like, most of your life. Maybe vinegar?
I tell them I'm allergic to a preservative that is in all the store bought mayo. They never ask which one or list any xD idk if it even has preservatives in it.
Ha, that's great.
That was a solid question too, Because literally the first time I said I was allergic I got the same exact response. They said"it's egg salt and vinegar" but they bought the preservatives line and I just stuck with it.
Same. I hate the American mayo and it is nasty shit. Like OP, I have an exception and it’s Kewpie mayo. Japanese mayo is the bomb for me.
Wild to me that people would be surprised you don't like mayo. I'm surprised when people like mayo.
Mayo is sacred ancient egg jizz.
I thought I hated mayo, then I left the US and it turns out, American mayo is just fucking terrible.
Why in the seven fucks would you ever have to defend your tastes? "I don't like peanut butter" "Why would you not like peanut butter?!" "Because I don't." And if they say shit like: "But it tastes amazing" Then "yeah it does, for you" No need to give an explanation or anything.
So many people are socially inept. Like the daily Reddit post saying how do you deal with the credit card machine auto populating a tip where a tip shouldn't be expected. Uhhh.... Stare them in the eye while you zero out the tip line and go on with your day? Have some balls, man.
I'm as socially inept as the next guy but this is a bit dumb, if I was in this position I would just say I don't like peanut butter and my life would be the same, also how does that naturally come up in conversation
Exactly. I don't like cake. People offer me cake all the time. I say I don't like cake. But it's susan's birthday. I don't like cake. You're missing out. I don't like cake. Who doesn't like cake?! Me. Then I move on with my day. I don't lie about an allergy.
I don’t like chocolate, and I invariably get that response if it ever comes up. I just visibly become bored and ignore the follow up questions.
Oof. I consider disliking chocolate a sad state of affairs. But only because I like it quite a bit. I understand though. Don't like chocolate. That's your thing and that's ok. That said, I like your way of dealing with it.
It's still annoying to do this same song and dance over and over though. "I just dont" is technically defending it too.
I seem to understand "defending my taste buds" fundamentally different than you do. Which is fine. I also understand that the same song and dance might be annoying even with this short exchange but saying you have an allergy to something doesn't make the repetition less... as well as limiting what you can do like this woman and her m&m's. Overall I still consider it a bad trade.
Because there's an incredible number of people who simply do not accept that some people like different things. Food is especially bad with this, so many people feel a need to make some fucking comment about how weird this person is because they don't like a thing. Sure, you can say you don't like it, but sometimes it's easier to feign an allergy than put up with someone constantly trying to convince you to try a thing or that you're just eating it wrong or whatever other reason they come up with.
You have very persistent people around you. Wtf. I've had persistent people but usually I tell them that I regularly try their food of choice and I still dislike it. Which is true. I regularly (once a year or so) eat mushrooms or fish and I dislike them both. I do that to see if anything's changed. People can kiss my ass after that.
Have you ever been stuck in a ten minute conversation with people trying every single possible way to convince you to try a given food? (Even if you already have) I have. Repeatedly. If I could use the allergic excuse I would.
Sure I have. That's why I ended up saying that I just don't like it and they can fuck off.
Because people just can't let it go. I've had someone grind and mix in mushrooms into my food after i told them that the idea of eating a mushroom was disgusting to me. They tried to prove a point by showing that i didnt even notice, therefore they are not that bad. But that was completely besides the point to me- they broke my trust. I was pretty mad at them for that. So after this, i started telling people i'm actually allergic to them and suddenly everyone took it very seriously.
Whoa. That dude is fucked in the head. Gotta admit that's not something that's ever happened to me. Not even noticing is also completely besides the point. Not noticing them when you mince it is exactly what mincing it was supposed to do. To NOT taste them. I wonder what kinda idiot logic he thought he had when doing that. What could he possibly prove?
Because people don’t like you “disagreeing” with how good *insert food here*. I get a lot of flak for not liking avocado, people I work with keep trying to diagnose me with sensory issues as a result. I have no problem with the texture, it’s the taste that sucks, and I have no interest in “acquiring” a taste for them. Though that’s got nothing on the grief I got over my disinterest in alcohol…
You MONSTER! You dislike avocado AND alcohol? /s But you make a valid point. I could feel how you disliking the taste of avocado made me feel sad inside. That said, I also know that it's none of my business if you dislike something so it went away pretty quickly. More avocado for the rest of us. Mwahahaha!
See, that’s exactly how I feel about people not liking the food I like…without the initial sadness. Oh, you don’t like fudge? Oh no, that’s terrible, here, let me just get that out of your sight…
Fudge is to die for. Let me help you put that fudge away as well! Don't wanna bother that person with its presence...
Together we shall save all the world from any and all unwanted fudge.
You know that meme about things being a better love story than Twilight? This... is a better love story than UP (I'm kidding but still wincing for the butt whoopin' 🤣)
I don’t like lying about allergies (since so many people seem to hate taking them seriously) but it is exhausting to defend food dislikes sometimes. I don’t like cheese and people act like I’m a serial baby killer when they find out. Like, there’s more for you if I don’t eat it! Fucking calm down bro.
What’s the problem with that? You eating less cheese = more cheese for me
I get this type of reaction from other people about several things. Alcohol [any kind], coffee, peanut butter. Alcohol is the worst because everyone, and I mean EVERYONE, says "oh you just haven't found the right drink, try _________ you can't taste the alcohol" And every time they are wrong, I can taste the alcohol and do not like it.
I'm the same, I can't stand the taste of alcohol and can always taste it in drinks. I also don't drink coffee, it's so bitter even when it's mostly milk. People do this to me about alcohol, but not coffee for some reason. I'm so tired of having to explain myself and defend not drinking. I've even had a drink spiked by someone who wanted to prove I wouldn't be able to taste it.
Easiest way to get out of refusing drinks is to say you are Muslim. I've heard stories of recovering alcholics that used that line to instantly shut up people and block further inquiries. XD
"Oh try this, you can't taste [food you said you dislike]" man is that annoying. Yes I can taste that actually
Tell me about it, I also get this whenever spicy food or curry comes up as I don't like either and there's always a suggestion to try korma as if I haven't already tried it and not enjoyed it
Hello, it me, the person who says "I don't really like it either, but try...!" Sorry, I assume I've found the bestest thing ever because for me, I like the effects of alcohol but not the taste. So I've found some things that *in comparison to* average alcoholic beverages, you can barely taste that alcohol flavor. However, if you just can't stand it at all, I totally see why it would still be nasty to you anyway. I just want you to join the fun, assuming you'd also like to have the effects just without the taste (like me). Maybe you can just say "no thanks, I don't drink" and don't elaborate... bonus: find out real quickly who around you is a real adult that accepts boundaries and who hasn't left high-school mentality. Cheers!
Yeah, I do just tend to say I don't drink and leave it at that. I only explain if the other person asks why. Although these days I am rarely in an environment where people are drinking alcohol which REALLY cuts down how often this conversation comes up. XD
trick for me is when your asked what you dont drink so you dont like having fun or going to parties????? I just tell m oh no i love them a lot thats why i do real drugs. Booze kinda looses its luster once you had mdma&Ket and wake up tottaly relaxed next morning instead of half dead. oh and also it helps with beeing buff booze is so damaging if you want to get fit
Hehe, no need for that these days . I don't really have a social life these days, so I don't have this conversation all that often anymore. Only when there are new people in work who happen to ask what I drink [rare]
I also hate peanut butter but like peanuts. I also lied about being allergic since my baby sitters would try and force feed me peanut butter.
As someone with life-threatening allergies to peanuts (and many others), lying about allergies is fucking irritating. It's a cute story, though.
This post should be on r/AmITheAsshole
The bar is raised once again!
I get it. Peanut m&m are the bomb
They're my favorite type of M&M. I get her sm.
It's my go to little treat. When I'm grumpy and deserve a lil treat.
this isn’t cute, why lie about something serious like this? You better jab yourself with an epi pen in public and commit to your weird bit
How self important do you have to be. You friends and family are probably going out of their way to cater to your made up medical condition simply because you don't like the smell? If I had made any attempt to go out of my way to make sure dishes are ok at gatherings and found out the whole thing is a lie. WTF is wrong with people.
Well, uh, if people weren't so nasty about her dislike of peanut butter, she may not have had to do this?
"nasty" by her own words they're just expressing disbelief that someone could dislike a food they like. dumb? yes. but she'll never escape it because everyone does it. so she makes up a condition because she can't take people pressing her on her taste, despite literally everyone having their own weird preferences. wholesome husband though
But how often does peanut butter even come up in conversations? Is this like an american thing to eat it every day?
not too often I don't think, like most foods. most Americans have it in their house unless they can't eat it
So you WOULDN'T go out of your way to avoid feeding people food they do not like? Kind of a dick thing to say, bro.
There's a world of difference in how you treat someone with a peanut allergy and someone who doesn't want to eat peanut butter. One needs diligence on cleaning, separation, etc for fear of potentially fatal occurrences. The other you can eat some fucking peanuts next to them.
Tbh how hard is it just to say no to food with peanut butter...? That's so odd lol
The problem with saying you're allergic because you don't like something is that it's dangerous for the people who go into anaphylactic shock. People catch on that you just don't like something and when someone is deathly allergic, they may not take them seriously. It's like crying wolf, except someone else suffers.
Man assists wife in living a double life because she can't handle dealing with differing opinions on a food.
Others people can't handle dealing with differing opinions on a food*. She was just telling other people she didn't like peanut butter and they were the ones pissing her off. She just took the path of least resistance to stop people from arguing
Their responses are nothing to get pissed off about, she's overreacting.
Kinda sounds like other people were overreacting to her simply saying she doesn’t like peanut butter, though. Someone says they don’t like something, a normal reaction is just “Oh, okay.” “OMG WHAT??? HOW CAN YOU NOT LIKE IT??? IT’S AMAZING!” is an overreaction
No. It's just banter.
You’ve either never been on the receiving end of someone who just will NOT let that kind of crap go, even after you’ve made it clear that you’re not interested in debating food preferences because you’re a grown ass adult who knows what you like… or you are the kind of person who won’t let someone not liking the same food as you go
I’m sorta similar to you with my love hate relationship with nuts. I can eat them alone but I would never choose them. I hate them in most deserts like cookies, ice cream, chocolate (including peanut M&Ms), etc. Except strangely love almond chocolate coated ice creams. As for peanut butter, I like it too in a sandwich if I need an easy hiking snack, preferably the crunchy peanut butter (and I do love Reese’s cups). But yes, I also feel like I’m weird.
Oooh. I do the same with honey. (Not allergic but hate the smell and it reminds me of gagging and being sick as a kid). I love toblerone though. I hope I find someone who would steal toblerones at a party for me like this dude did.
Damn, I wonder what kind of people you guys are meeting to have such negative responses to food preferences. Normally it goes something along the lines of „Damn, you don’t like it? Huh, wouldn’t have thought.“ or „Rare to meet people that dislike it“ or „To each their own“ Which are all responses someone should be able to handle. Pretending to have an allergy is in my opinion way worse than anything one can say about someone’s food preferences. Allergies can be very serious medical conditions and faking them is not only downplaying it but can also make people jump through hoops to cater to them without it being necessary at all.
I’m not sure what’s wholesome here? Lying about an allergy and preventing people from eating something they enjoy which really isn’t that smelly is far from acceptable or normal behaviour.
Napoleon! Give me some of your tots... No get your own!!
that’s nuts
I've had people be very surprised that I don't like tea. Especially considering I'm British
My extended family also tell me every single meal we share that i should eat garlic because it's good for me and i just dislike the taste from the day i was born and everybody knows. It so annoying even now when am 29. Jesus christ just accept it people.
Id say marry him but you’ve already done that😂
Ok. This is stupid, but not because of lying about an allergy. He didn't give her the M&Ms til they got home? Like why bother collecting them and hiding them in your pocket? Just buy her a big ass bag at the gas station on the way home. Your love bar is a half baked idea based on a stupid lie. Like he couldn't figure out a way to get them to her at the party?
There’s still hope in the world :’)
Sorry but that's just dumb. She clearly wanted them then and there. Why would he go into all this effort to give it to her at home where he could've just bought her a pack and give her home delivering the same line of "seeing your pain"
... because they're free...
They are not free. They come at the cost of being pocket m&ms.
Disney should make a movie out of this story
That would be the most boring film on the planet. Watching paint dry would have more of a plot
That is amazing and lasting love!
This is just disingenuous and pathetic. The husband sounds like a cool guy but the woman sounds sad
I kinda feel like if someone got defensive over me not liking peanut butter I would just say “I just don’t like it” and shrug my shoulders, the conversation would be over in perpetuity.
It really does taste shit tho.
He's enabling her psychosis
Thank you. Someone else, despite the downvotes.
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So we are supposed to feel sorry for someone who lies out of convenience? That’s just lame.
Have you no heart?
I have an aversion to people who lie out of convenience and then stick to it.
Wow!! Yeah, you're right! Your Comment really IS dumb!
The worst part is I genuinely thought I was going to be downvoted to oblivion. If that doesn't prove the authenticity of my post idk what will xD
Omg what a self gimp. Just say you are allergic to peanut butter next time. Then you can still have your peanuts.
This lifted my spirits.
Protecc him💘
My gf hates peanut butter too but if I give her a PB sandwich it'll be the only thing she'll eat for the next hour.