"To refuse an offer is a great insult" are you adapting this phrase?

OMG I don't know how to deal with this situations. I accept even if i'm not hungry. My solution it's to take a spoon of what's offering to me, eat it and refuse the rest and explain that i'm sorry but i'm not hungry else adding that the food is delicious.

It is quite difficult for me to refuse food even if i am already full... i just get a small amount so that i wouldn't hurt the feelings of the host or homeowner... this attitude is actually very benfial for me because i used to not eat a lot of types of food... but since i need to do the taste test during fiesta or any home visit... i came to love eating veggies like okra, string beans, cauliflower, broccoli... and food like Kare kare and sisig...

hi mobhomeir I have a fairly reasonable excuse when i am too full as I am a diabetic and overeating will shoot my blood
sugar sky high.so I will just say I am sorry but I cannot eat more as I am a diabetic. most people will not get upset over
that as it is really a valid excuse. I will usually say if we get together again I will really enjoy that particular dish. thanks.

If I was full, I would let them know very nicely, that I had eaten at (home, restaurant, somewhere else) before I got there because I did not know that this was an invitation to eat. If I had known ahead of time that it was an invitation to eat, I would not have already eaten.

Hi mobhomeir,How are You? Yes!I my self still adapting this phrase but not at all times.It depends if a person is not stranger to me or unless i am sure who they are.In my part, i'm hurt if my offer is rejected,because when i offer something i am very very sure that it comes from my heart. even though i am full but still i will.I don't want to hurt anybody especially my friends.Good day!

It's indeed difficult but if one would explain it well that one cannot take the food because one is full, this i believe is acceptable. Besides its glutony and it would be a waste of food if you will accept it.

In some societies, they even offer their wives to guests to sleep with for the night or the duration. In the South-sea Islands of old, sailors sleep with almost every single ladies on the island. So, in those places, it will really be offending to refuse the offer of a good wench.

In tribal societies, never refuse their food, even if it uncooked meat, grubs,insects and worms from somewhere. Eat smilingly and then go home and suffer a bout or two of food poisoning after that!

In modern society, eat sparingly, so that you can still dig it in if the host should insist you try new cultural foods or special home delicacies.

We ought to be smart when we socialize these days!

i think it is definitely a good practice to receive an offer but if the situation arises a person should a atleast be polite and say that you are already full but thank you anyway.

hello mobhomier,

Why refuse the offer if i can asked for a take out instead. for me, it's bad luck if you refuse a "food offer" otherwise, i would get hungry later on. although a couple of days ago i was offered another money making opportuity in another site. but i declined it with a bit of a spice. i dunno suddenly i got myself an attitude when ever am offered to be their referral, probably it was an insult.

I have been known to eat a meal, when offered, even though I am already full. I guess that was more back in my younger days because I was too embarrassed to say no and didn't want to offend anyone.

Nowadays, however, I will just say "No thanks, I just ate." And it is commonly accepted. I don't like to be sitting at someone's house while they are eating dinner though. That can be an issue, unless it is someone that you are very close to. Then, it is no big deal.

Is that Mount Pinatubo in your avatar there? I seen the pic, and had to click on your profile and find out where you were from. I see you are from the Philippines. I just got back from a visit there, in Angeles City, but was not fortunate enough to get to go to Mount Pinatubo. I think it would have been so exciting!

Good luck to you and have a great day here on myLot!