The wrong way to do things
By Fleur
@Fleura (34927)
United Kingdom
November 2, 2015 9:58am CST
Do you find yourself looking askance at your partner or friend or housemate when they do something in their usual way – but you find it a bit weird?
I admit I can’t get used to my partner’s method of preparing fruit; he uses a potato peeler to peel apples and pears. Of course there’s nothing intrinsically wrong with this, it makes perfect sense to use a peeling tool to peel fruit or vegetables, I just can’t get used to it. I always use a small knife; in fact growing up I always used a knife for all vegetables because my Mum didn’t approve of potato peelers because they cut off too thick a slice of potato and waste too much; no doubt some people will find that strange!
What habits do you find it hard to get used to?
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@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
12 Dec 15
being the only one it the family back a few years that would wash the damned dishes. I was in the hospital afer a hysterectomy and
childbirth when I cane home every pot and pan and dish and glass were on the kitchen counter waiting for mama to do the damned dishes that I d not miss stuck here in a retirement center.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
3 Nov 15
My husband chops onions without using a chopping board. He does it while holding the onion in one hand. My mother-in-law does the same too. I find it strange but I guess it's just the way some people do things. I can't do it.
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@Marilynda1225 (91013)
• United States
2 Nov 15
I only use a potato peeler for potatoes and carrots. Fruits and other veggies I'll use a knife. Sometimes it's hard to accept a different way of doing things but if someone else is willing to help then I'm learning to just say thanks
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@HebrewGreekStudies (1646)
• Canada
5 Nov 15
For me, I'm pretty chill. Most things don't bother me that much...but, that's possibly because I take a lot of time to myself...so, I kinda chill easily and don't get put much mind on certain things.
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@Rollo1 (16676)
• Boston, Massachusetts
3 Nov 15
I find the potato peeler to be much more effective for all fruit and potatoes. I have used a knife and a peeler, and I am much more likely to mangle the potato with a knife. The Man cuts up his food, even food most people don't cut up. He eats a sandwich with a fork and knife. That's weird to my American hands which long to grab that sandwich.
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
2 Nov 15
We use knives to peel almost everything except for carrots. I do use a peeler on carrots but it takes off the peeling only. I grew up using knives instead of peelers. I don't even remember my mama having a peeler when I was young.
I get upset at my husband when he does dishes. We do not have a dish washer so we do dishes by hand. Hubby never washes the glasses first. I hate that! I wash the glasses before anything else and then plates, silverware, bowls, pots, pans, etc.
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
2 Nov 15
@Fleura LOL that is right! I don't want him to stop washing dishes. I have said something one time and after that I just left it alone. That old saying "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth" covers this issue.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
3 Nov 15
I actually have an apple peeler and it works like a charm. You should buy him one. My hubby drives me crazy because he goes around turning off lights. We really don't need to be walking around in the dark. Its not that we're poor or can't pay our bills, its just a habit and one that makes me crazy
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
12 Dec 15
Works for apples and potatoes! It peels, cores and slices apples, very easy to use and convenient for baking apple pies or making apple sauces
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@paigea (36143)
• Canada
12 Dec 15
@PainsOnSlate - he is saving the earth! lets keep it to 1.5 degrees! 
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@porwest (112717)
• United States
16 Jan 25
I don't find it all that weird. I use one of those to peel potatoes and skin carrots. I hate using a paring knife personally, and I would think you'd lose more using a knife. As for my wife, everything about her annoys me. That' why we have a sign on our front bathroom wall that says, "Mariage is finding that special person you wish to annoy for the rest of your life."
We have both succeeded amazingly in this.
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@Fleura (34927)
• United Kingdom
16 Jan 25
That's very true, when you live with someone you really find their little habits annoying sometimes.
You can peel things more thinly with a knife, with a bit of practice. I'm just lazy nowadays when it comes to root vegetables, but plenty of times I do notice that I am sweeping off unnecessarily thick strips.
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