People who sniff food in a group setting and then put it back.

[alkemyst]

First off just picking the thing up with bare hands and putting it back is rude enough....

update:
I am talking about say having bagels brought in for an office. You have a pile of 3 dozen on a few platters. There is someone that goes around, picks up a bagel...holds it right up to their face and gives a few big SNORTS....looks puzzled and then PUTS THE FUCKING BAGEL BACK INTO THE PILE.


WHY THE FUCK DO YOU HAVE TO SNORT IT?

/rant.

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[Vehemence]

 

[ChaoZ]

To identify the quality?

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

Against the law in Texas...well in a restaurant anyway.

 

[Gothgar]

well... smell is a powerful sense, I wouldn't want to eat something that smelled bad.

 

[SlickSnake]

I just slobber all over it and put it back just to mark my territory.

 

[Twista]

Originally posted by: Gothgar
well... smell is a powerful sense, I wouldn't want to eat something that smelled bad.

not even your girlfriend?

 

[Zim Hosein]

<-- Sniffs this thread and puts it back! :evil:

 

[Lola]

It is a pet-peeve. Plus, I get annoyed when after they "sniff" it... they look up with a stupid... "ewwww" look on their face. I gues it comes down to rudeness.

 

[Sentrosi2121]

Did you just 'double dip'?

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Twista

Originally posted by: Gothgar
well... smell is a powerful sense, I wouldn't want to eat something that smelled bad.

not even your girlfriend?

Oh snap!

 

[Xylitol]

because they don't want to eat something that smells bad

 

[biggestmuff]

Å *sniff*

/puts it back

 

[xochi]

My sister-in-law takes a quick sniff of her food before she takes a bite, and it find it very annoying.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: Lola
It is a pet-peeve. Plus, I get annoyed when after they "sniff" it... they look up with a stupid... "ewwww" look on their face. I gues it comes down to rudeness.

That "rudeness" is a communal expression that is ingrained into our head to warn others "do not want, do not eat this".

Remember that humans/monkeys are highly reliant on the visual/facial expressions of others.

 

[jman19]

Originally posted by: alkemyst
First off just picking the thing up with bare hands and putting it back is rude enough....

WHY THE FUCK DO YOU HAVE TO SNORT IT?

/rant.

Å

I wish you'd stop posting.

 

[Quiksilver]

Quiksilver has smelled this thread.
--- Quiksilver quit this thread.

 

[RaistlinZ]

Originally posted by: xochi

My sister-in-law takes a quick sniff of her food before she takes a bite, and it find it very annoying.

Does she do this with food she just prepared herself, or with food other people have prepared for her?

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: jman19

Originally posted by: alkemyst
First off just picking the thing up with bare hands and putting it back is rude enough....

WHY THE FUCK DO YOU HAVE TO SNORT IT?

/rant.

Å

I wish you'd stop posting.

If you see that the thread was started by someone, its fairly easy to skip it if you don't want to read their stuff...

 

[jman19]

Originally posted by: SagaLore

Originally posted by: jman19

Originally posted by: alkemyst
First off just picking the thing up with bare hands and putting it back is rude enough....

WHY THE FUCK DO YOU HAVE TO SNORT IT?

/rant.

Å

I wish you'd stop posting.

If you see that the thread was started by someone, its fairly easy to skip it if you don't want to read their stuff...

I just mean in general... not every post of his occurs when he starts a thread

 

[Juno]

blind people can't see the food.

 

[destrekor]

Originally posted by: Lola
It is a pet-peeve. Plus, I get annoyed when after they "sniff" it... they look up with a stupid... "ewwww" look on their face. I gues it comes down to rudeness.

why does it have to be rude?

If its not a situation where you are a guest at someone's house or special event, I don't find it rude at all. But, I also despise political correctness, I think its the worst thing and is a major downfall of our society. All it does is slow progress.

Now mind you, I have a lot of manners and respect for individuals, but the concept of sniffing food and being disgusted, to me, is far from disrespectful or rude unless in the settings I briefly described.
As someone else stated, smell is a powerful sense. I sniff unfamiliar food, and even familiar food, all the time to judge whether its even worth my time tasting or eating. My nose has never been wrong. If I don't like the smell, I surely won't like how it tastes. Now sometimes a smell is a little confusing or makes me a little cautious, but if it smells downright bad, no way will I like it. I have tested that even, after others have urged me to ignore my nose.

I don't mind others being disgusted with food that doesn't smell right to them. If its at a buffet or a restaurant or a group outing or just a very casual event, I think its more respectful to display a little disgust, then to taste it and nearly gag or spit it out.

I can understand pet peeves, but I can't understand how it could be viewed as rude.
Unless its your own personal cooking, or the cooking of a relative or friend. But even then, I respect the notion of people have their own personal taste preferences. This is probably because I have such a picky taste, so I'd know where one might come from.

+

 

[BZeto]

It only strengthens the immune system of the next person to pick it up.

 

[biggestmuff]

+*sniff*

/puts it back

 

[destrekor]

Originally posted by: biggestmuff
+*sniff*

/puts it back

I think its collected the smell of many a rotten ATOT thread, although its nearly dripping with the stench of P&N, so I can understand.