Boyfriend Scolds His Girlfriend For Disrespecting Food His Indian Friend Gave Him, Gets Called The A-hole For Overreacting

The girlfriend said that she won't eat disgusting food.

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• Published in Interesting
• March 29, 2023

Food is an essential part of our lives. We get the vitamins and nutrients that keep our bodies energized throughout the day from the food that we eat.

But food is so much more than sustenance. People can experience the culture through different dishes.

Cuisines also preserve the tradition and legacy of a country. Just look at how the ingredients differ from one country to another.

Food is a way for people to tell their stories about their principles and way of life. That's why it's so important to respect food from different cultures.

If you're not used to a certain taste, and you're offered food you're not a fan of, always politely decline. One Redditor has great respect for food around the world.

But his girlfriend has a rude attitude toward food she doesn't like. This was the cause of the fight between the two.

After what happened, he decided to share the story with the "Am I The A**hole?" (AITA) subreddit. He tells the community that his Indian friend is in town.

So he hung out with this friend at lunchtime. As a parting gift, he was given Indian food.

He's a fan of food from this country and added that his friend is a great cook. At dinner, he offered some to his girlfriend, but she said she wouldn't eat it because it was disgusting.

The original poster (OP) told off his girlfriend, telling her not to disrespect any kind of food. And now, he's wondering if what he did was wrong.

A guy got into an argument with his girlfriend over Indian food.

The OP's friend gave him Indian food.

When he offered it to his girlfriend, she said she won't eat disgusting food.

Sadly, some people don't understand the point of respecting food.

The girlfriend should've been polite when declining the food.

Bashing the food wasn't necessary.

Some Redditors admitted that they love Indian food.

Most users would just turn down the food politely.

All the girlfriend needed to do is show politeness. But she chose to disrespect.

Indians are aware of the stereotypes with Indian food.

Saying the food was disgusting was unnecessary.

Some people consider themselves lucky when they have roommates from India.

Redditors agree that the girlfriend calling the food disgusting is the main problem.

Fenugreek is culprit behind the smell.

An Indian Redditor confesses that he smells like curry.

All this talk about Indian food is making some users hungry.

Some users smell jealousy.

"Don't yuck someone's yum." It fits the situation indeed.

Sadly, being racist about food is a thing on TikTok.

It's the girlfriend who overreacted, not the OP.

A Redditor tells the OP how to communicate with is girlfriend in a situation like this.

The bottom line here is to treat every kind of food with respect, even if it's not your preference. Nothing's wrong with the OP's belief that people should respect food.

We hope the OP's girlfriend realized something from this situation. If she doesn't want to eat the food, she can simply decline in a polite way—no drama involved.

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