- Oct 10, 2006
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This happened last Thanksgiving, and for some reason it just popped into my head a minute ago. We (my immediate family and Aunt/Uncle/Cousin) were fixing our plates, and I saw a turkey leg on the counter (with the uncarved remains of the Turkey). I like drumsticks, so I thought "fuck yeah" and put it on my plate. No flourish, no show, just normally placed it on my plate like I'd just done with my potatoes. I ate it as one would normally eat a drumstick, with my hands, but cleanly.
After dinner my mom came up to me and said that since we were home it was fine, but if I did that at someone else's house it would be offensive. How?
The only thing I can think of is that the host went through the trouble of carving the thing, so taking an un-carved piece is disrespectful of the effort? Personally I think anyone who thinks that way needs to grow some skin thicker than paper, and if it really offends them that much I'll gladly eat some carved turkey in addition to the drumstick...
After dinner my mom came up to me and said that since we were home it was fine, but if I did that at someone else's house it would be offensive. How?
The only thing I can think of is that the host went through the trouble of carving the thing, so taking an un-carved piece is disrespectful of the effort? Personally I think anyone who thinks that way needs to grow some skin thicker than paper, and if it really offends them that much I'll gladly eat some carved turkey in addition to the drumstick...