If You Are Hungry Then You Will Eat It
By singlemommy
@singlemommy (2955)
United States
January 11, 2009 7:46pm CST
Something happened at work yesterday and I wanted to share it with everyone here on MyLot and get your opinion.
Yesterday was Saturday and my employer wanted us to work it. Normally we only work 8 hour days Monday through Friday. When working on Saturdays we only get two 15 minute breaks and don't get a lunch break.
A lady I work with brought in a big crockpot of Rotel and Cheese dip and some chips. I thought it was really nice of her to do so we would all have something ready to munch on during our two short breaks. On our first break, I was hungry and got some to eat and ate it all. It wasn't the best dip in the world, but I enjoyed it and I got my belly full so that was all that mattered to me. I told the lady, thank you and that it was very good.
Later on I saw another lady and she asked me if I had brought anything for lunch and I told her no that I had ate some of the other ladies dip and chips. She said, "Ewe, I tasted it and it tasted like dog food. It isn't as good as my rotel dip, of course no one can make rotel dip as good as mine. Mine is the best". I couldn't believe the lady said it. Then she said, "Well, I am so hungry. Will you go get me some chips, just chips?" I told her yes and I went and got her some chips. I didn't get her very many chips because honestly, I didn't feel she deserved to have any chips at all after what she had just said about the lady's dip and in front of a whole lot of co-workers.
So, I got those few chips and I took them back over to her and handed them to her and she said, "So what? Are they having a chip shortage over there?" I said, "Well, there aren't very many chips left". Oh, it angered me so bad. She wanted to mouth about her dip and then she can't even be thankful for the few chips that I brought to her.
Do you find that people today are spoiled and very self-absorbed? I was raised to always be thankful for what you have. I honestly believe that if you are hungry then you will eat whatever is put in front of you. Yes, it may not always be exactly what you want, but be thankful that you have something to fill your stomach.
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@Lindalinda (4111)
• Canada
12 Jan 09
I think this is shocking. You must be very kind to have gone and gotten her some chips in the first place. I would have told her to go herself. Also I don't understand why people don't bring in a sandwich and a drink if they have to work on a Saturday and only get two 15 minute breaks. Also I think it was in very bad taste to make remarks about the dip.
You are right people are so spoiled these days and forget their manners or don't have any in the first place.
My cousin told me recently that she and her husband were invited to a sit down birthday dinner at a friends' house. There were 11 people at the dinner. (Who does sit down dinners for so many people anymore?)
Anyway, the host is a chef by trade and prepared a 4 course meal. Apparently the soup was unusual, my cousin did not know what kind of a soup it was but she said it had a lemony taste to it and was vegetarian.
My cousin told me that two people at the table proclaimed loudly that they could not eat that and gave back their soup. Would you believe this? I would never invite these people again or speak to them for a long long time. How about you?
@singlemommy (2955)
• United States
12 Jan 09
Well, I actually take frozen dinners in for my lunches and I keep them there to eat if I'm hungry. I didn't actually take anything yesterday though because even if the lady hadn't brought in the dip then I would have still had something to eat anyway.
Yes, I don't think I would want to invite those people to a dinner again. That is very rude. I'm sure the chef wanted to know how people like the food, good or bad, but still, there is a thing called politeness.
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@ladybug565 (2216)
• United States
12 Jan 09
you are a much better person than I am, I probably would have told her to go get the chips herself. she sounds like a very rude person. alot of people ar like that these days. it is sad really. I had a friend over the other day and we went to my work for lunch and he did nothing but critisize the soup my coworker had made and say he makes it sooo much better. I thought it was good. So. i puroposly fed my dog a bite off my spoon knowing that it would make my friend throw up. sometimes I just cant help being a little bad.
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@tammytwo (4298)
• United States
12 Jan 09
I agree with you. If people had to do without more often these days they would probably be more thankful. I have found that even around the holidays when people get nice gifts they act as though they just received nothing. I feel it was nice of the lady to take her time to fix the dip and bring it along with the chips to share with you all. Maybe it wasn't the best or as good as someone else's but at least she cared enough to bring it and share. At least you had the sense to be thankful.
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@singlemommy (2955)
• United States
12 Jan 09
Yes, I was very thankful. I always find it nice of people to do things like this.
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@AnakSuNamun (2084)
• United States
12 Jan 09
I completely agree with you, my brother used to complain when my mother cooked dinner. She's a great cook but there's not much you can do with cheap meat, so he said it tasted like rubber. "Well,you cook it then!"
@singlemommy (2955)
• United States
12 Jan 09
Yes, another comment this lady made was, "She didn't use Velvetta cheese, she used imitation cheese". Yes, maybe Velvetta cheese would have tasted better, but maybe the imitation cheese was all she could afford. I was thankful to get whatever it was that she brought in, if she hadn't brought anything in then I would have been stuck eating something out of a vending machine. Maybe that's what this lady should have done, just not ate the chips and dip and used HER MONEY to get something out of a machine.
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@sxrxnrr45601 (1171)
• United States
12 Jan 09
I would have went and got the chips but smashed them all up in to crumbs before i gave them to her
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@singlemommy (2955)
• United States
12 Jan 09
I would have, but I'm not one who likes to waste food. I should have just told her to go get them herself. She would have not had the guts to do that.
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@ktosea (2025)
• China
12 Jan 09
I am comletely with you,there are many people nowdays be spoiled and very selfish.there is no thankful thoughts in their hearts.they take everything for granted.you should let the lady suit herself and give her nothing to eat,she can think on her own way but how come she said like that?
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@singlemommy (2955)
• United States
12 Jan 09
I think she is the type of person who thinks she should have everything she wants and isn't happy with what others offer her. Sometimes I think she thinks she is better than everyone else. I'm a humble person, I don't think I'm any better than the next person and I try to get along with everyone if they are willing to be they type of person that allows you to get along with them anyway.
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@sunshinelady (7609)
• United States
12 Jan 09
She sounds like a very self absorbed person. What a jerk. The other women was nice enough to bring something in with the thought of sharing it with others. That was very nice of her. Even it didn't taste the greatest in the world. The way I am I would have told the women to get her own chips. I would not have gone and gotten any for her. My Mom did raise us kids to be thankful for what we had to eat. I have never said anything about something someone has brought into work. We have had a few pot lucks in the place I worked before. Sometimes I didn't care for the taste of the dish but I still said thank you for the dish.
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@singlemommy (2955)
• United States
12 Jan 09
Yes, my parents raised me the same way. I'm trying to raise my children that way too. I can't always provide them with the best things in life, but I want them to be thankful for what we do have.
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@robert19ph (4577)
• Philippines
13 Jan 09
hello singlemommy,
She should not act that way and even say a word against the lady who brought food for everyone to eat. The fact that she herself ate also and that she was letting you get another chips for her to eat.
I mean, what was she thinking saying a word against the lady who brought food and still have the nerve to eat again her chips.
Yes, you are right that she should be thankful that someone was able to share her food to everyone for even she benefited to it. Some people really is hard to please but keeping their mouth shut is the best thing that they should do if they'll gonna comment something that is not good to someone who did nice to everyone.
@CharRay7 (1549)
• United States
12 Jan 09
Hi Terri 
Well we all know that there are people in this world that just need to keep their mouths shut. My mom always said, if you don't have something good to say, don't say anything at all.
The lady should have been glad that the other lady brought in anything at all. I bet the mouthy lady didn't bring in anything at all. If she didn't, then she should just shut up.
Happy MyLotting!
Char
Well we all know that there are people in this world that just need to keep their mouths shut. My mom always said, if you don't have something good to say, don't say anything at all.
The lady should have been glad that the other lady brought in anything at all. I bet the mouthy lady didn't bring in anything at all. If she didn't, then she should just shut up.
Happy MyLotting!
Char
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@laydee (12798)
• Philippines
12 Jan 09
I find that woman overbearing, don't you?
I mean, if I were in your shoes, I would have said "If you thought they couldn't match yours, then why bother eat some?" I wouldn't have even bothered getting some for her!
You're right that people now-a-days are too self-absorbed and feel that they're the best in anything and everything. People can't be appreciative enough of what others are willing to share, and worst, they can't even prove that they're that good.
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@gemini_rose (16264)
•
12 Jan 09
To be honest these days it seems there are a lot of people like that, I guess people can afford to be spoiled over food and so critisise others without even giving it a second thought. It is very rude of her and if she thought it was so bad then she should not have eaten any of it. I can imagine you were angry and I dont blame you at all. I too was always raised to appreciate things and yes I am a bit fussy with things but I would never say a word and I would eat what was offered to me and be thankful for it.
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@sudalunts (5523)
• United States
12 Jan 09
this lady was very rude toward a good deed someone else did. The lady that brought the dip really didn't have to. If the other lady did not like the dip, she should have kept it to herself.
My husband is like that at times, and it makes me so mad. We do not have much money these days, and I have to buy the cheaper items at the supermarket. He will complain, the bread tastes cheap, the meat is too tough, yet and still he is always hungry and wanting something to eat.
I told him, that I am sick and tired of his complaining, and he expects a fifty dollar meal on a penny budget.
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@trisha_nava82 (1379)
• United States
12 Jan 09
I totally agree with you on that. That was not even right for her to go about that with the ladies dip. If it was such a problem she should have got something out of the vending machine or something. I am the same way, I don't care, if I am hungry then I will eat whatever I have. Even if I don't like it well, I won't get any more, but at least I had a little something to satisfy my stomach until I get home and get some food.
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@schwing_girl89 (278)
• United States
12 Jan 09
I do believe some people today can be very unappreciative and spoiled in a way. I feel that the way different people act is not necessarily to blame on them. We are all raised differently with varying morality being taught to us as children and in young adulthood. True it is a trying matter of patience at times, but what can one do except try to set an example to an individual out of kindheartedness. We can try to help those who are blind to the beauty of simplicity. We ourselves may not always be right either. But, as long as you try I think that's what counts. In your case, you were the more hospitable and mature person. You kept your cool, and even had the kindness to get that ungrateful woman some sustenance despite her unwillingness to be thankful. If it were me I'm afraid I might have thrown a little sarcasm back at her. I would have tried to do it in a positive manner, but sarcasm really isn't the best thing to do. At least you can walk away and know that you did nothing wrong, and even defended the kind woman who brought a little snack for her fellow co-workers. =]
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@Frederick42 (2024)
• Canada
12 Jan 09
Yes, nowadays, few people feel grateful for what they have. In ancient, food was not in abundance as it is now. there was much poverty . So, people were garteful for the scanty meals which they used to get.
But now, everything has changed. Food is there in abundance. Now, many do not like it whenever they get ordinary food to eat. They wish the tastiest and choicest food all the time. if they do not get it, they are not grateful for the little good food they get, forgetting that there are many poor people in this world who have not seen tasty foods in their lives.
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