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06 Jul 2011, 9:38 pm

I'll probably forget it tomorrow though, but apparently “thank you” doesn’t mean “that was a good meal.” It means “I’m grateful you took time out to make me food.” So even if the food was sh***y, you should say thank you.


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06 Jul 2011, 9:44 pm

Ha! I struggle with BS like that too. It seems illogical to thank someone for doing a shoddy job but that's what society expects you to do.. sigh.



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06 Jul 2011, 9:51 pm

iwannabeadragon wrote:
I'll probably forget it tomorrow though, but apparently “thank you” doesn’t mean “that was a good meal.” It means “I’m grateful you took time out to make me food.” So even if the food was sh***y, you should say thank you.

Thank you for posting your opinion.


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06 Jul 2011, 10:03 pm

Good to know. See, you learn something every day.



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06 Jul 2011, 10:19 pm

iwannabeadragon wrote:
I'll probably forget it tomorrow though, but apparently “thank you” doesn’t mean “that was a good meal.” It means “I’m grateful you took time out to make me food.” So even if the food was sh***y, you should say thank you.


I take it you learned this the hard way.

For future reference "I'm sorry" doesn't necessarily mean "I'm sorry for that thing I said or did that has caused you to become upset." Frequently NT's use it to mean "Get off my case and give me what I want."



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06 Jul 2011, 11:31 pm

iwannabeadragon wrote:
I'll probably forget it tomorrow though, but apparently “thank you” doesn’t mean “that was a good meal.” It means “I’m grateful you took time out to make me food.” So even if the food was sh***y, you should say thank you.



If its free.. always say thanks ;)



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06 Jul 2011, 11:47 pm

Not always the case for me... Rarely, actually, as I basically never eat anything I know I won't like (and consequently have a very limited diet.)

But I know 'tis the case for some people. I'm also guessing you learned the hard way.



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07 Jul 2011, 12:05 am

That's a good thing to know.....that's why I cook all my own food. :lol:



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07 Jul 2011, 12:10 am

Ahh social things we eventually learn....


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07 Jul 2011, 1:34 am

Dantac wrote:
iwannabeadragon wrote:
I'll probably forget it tomorrow though, but apparently “thank you” doesn’t mean “that was a good meal.” It means “I’m grateful you took time out to make me food.” So even if the food was sh***y, you should say thank you.



If its free.. always say thanks ;)


Yup. Now, if you paid for a sh*tty meal, that's a bit different. :lol:


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07 Jul 2011, 1:43 am

You should ALWAYS say thank you if someone tries to do something for you, even if it ends badly. Otherwise they won't bother in the future.

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