you are at some friends for a social evening and they order a pizza

Hi winterose, You are just too nice for your own good! If I was in your shoes at that social gathering, I would have jumped up and said "Noooo! Pepperoni sucks! Let's get a Chicken Hawaiian pizza instead!" All the other people would have loved your enthusiasm and originality, and it might even have prompted some of them to suggest other alternatives too - you might not have been the only one there who didn't like pepperoni and just kept quiet rather than making a fuss. Actually, I reckon they should have gotten half a dozen pizzas so you'd have a bit of variety to choose from - including a spicy Mexican pizza or two. If nothing else, speaking up would have engaged the people there with your bubbling personality and helped them to get to know you better - and they'd all be very thankful that you had the courage to say what they might not have been willing to say themselves!

This is a good question. If I don't know most of the people there, chances are that I will just keep quiet and just eat the pepperoni. Like me for instance, I don't eat vegetables. But I have encountered situations like the above and I just numb my tongue and swallow the bit. I won't eat a lot but just enough not to offend. If your friends there already know you don't like pepperoni, chances are (well, hopefully) that they will sound out. Or a suggestion would be to order more than 1 pizza. You said there were a few of them right? Geez, if you are taking about the small pizza, it is 1 per person and it may not even be enough. Don't go for the biggest one that has enough for more than 2. Go for the medium one that has enough for 2. So instead of ordering 1 BIG pepperoni, bring out your most reasonable voice and suggest that we order a few pizzas of different flavors but keep those to the smallest size. This way, there is more variety for our palates. I am quite willing to bet that people would rather have 1 slice of pizza A and 1 slice of pizza B then 2 slices of same pizza A or B.

I would tell the host/hostess, that i do not like pepperoni and if he/she can order a small (whatever garnish i want) pizza and that i'll cover the extra cost for that one small pizza. If he/she is a good host/hostess, i believe she'll ask around amongst the other guests to see if anyone else would prefer another kind of pizza to see if he/she can actually order a regular size pizza of that kind. If not, then he/she should offer to pay for my small pizza as well, to which of course, i'll say "no, it's ok, i got it" If i were the hostess, that's what i'd do.

That's an simple answer to this question. I would do just like my kids do when we get pizza and they don't like certain toppings. I would just pick the pepperoni off the pizza and leave it on my plate while I finish my pizza. When asked, I would just simply say I don't like pepperoni, and ask if anyone would like mine. Of course I would pick it off with a fork, so my hands wouldn't have gotten all over the food.

[i]Hi winterose, If she will asked me, I will speak up and maybe contribute some amount to get another piece of what I would like if ever she will decide to carry the majority's pick, It will be okay for me to contribute an amount! It will not ruin my day actually, I am very flexible and food will never be an issue for me..LOL! as long as I will enjoy the company![/i]

Actually if pepperoni is the only one they are ordering then I wouldn't make a fuss...I'd just pick off the pepperoni. If they are ordering more than one then I'd probably speak up and suggest something that I like. Luckly I love pizza just hold the onions, peppers, little fish and olives LOL I actually like mine with ham and pineapple but I'm flexible. [b]**AT PEACE WITHIN** ~~STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS~~[/b]

I would go along with it and just pick of the Pepperoni lol and leave it on the Side of the Plate

I like pepporoni pizza so it wouldn't be an issue for me. However, I draw the line at anchovies which I think are disgusting and couldn't eat if it was ever on my food. Even if I got a piece that it wasn't on. The idea that it touched the pizza I'm eating is just too much for me.

That would depend on my mood. I could either pick off the pepperoni or else offer to pay for my own. Either that, or I would eat before I got there and not have to worry about it. I have been to peoples' houses where they had food out for everyone and I didn't eat anything due to the fact that I am a very picky eater and I didn't like anything offered. All my friends know what I will or will not eat. If I didn't know this person that well, then the question needs to be asked, why would I go in the first place?

Since everyone said pepperoni I would either eat a slice with the pepperoni or just remove the few pieces of pepperoni.

I would just pick off the pepperoni... It's a party ...I would try to go with the flow...Or I would just not eat any. xoxoxoxoxo

im a vegetarian and hates pepperoni pizza. i would say "hey um... i dont eat meat so can you make like half cheese and half pepperoni? i'll pay for half of it." if the host refused then take the pizza, remove the pepperoni and eat the pizza without it. simple.

I''d either not eat or just pick the pepperoni off..I would make abig deal out of it, since I don't know this person very well..But I love pepperoni pizza...