BadgeIsBack

Eh - in office environments people do generally comment on food especially if it smells nice. In that there is almost an etiquette whereby people should comment positively - of course it would be rude to be negative and I find people don't - and would infact probably say nothing..unless they joke about tuna - (people eating it tend to apologise upfront) the more exotic the food, the more people make a show of how good it is. Infact I suspect it's a bit of 'how effing inclusive we are'....

I find that here in Melbourne in IT that people are invariably closet gourmet eaters and will wax lyrical about their choice of lunch given the chance and allways be on the lookout for something different.

Can't remember what Europe was like but I did like the 2 hour lunches on the continent in places!!

Never had anyone comment on what I was putting on food.

BadgeIsBack

Do you now. Not only do I eat it at my desk, (admittedly before others get in) I store it there, for all to see - proud as you like.

I'm the same as you - I eat what I like, and I exercise. Infact I almost have to stuff myself with carbs sometimes to refuel....

tonrob

I find lunch-table flatulence tends to distract co-workers from criticizing your food.

Wendy

My daughter puts sauce on everything! I don't mind so long as she eats it.

Although I did feel a bit sick last week when she put tomato ketchup on chicken noodles

I can't stand to hear people eat though. One of the guys in my office at the minute (our client!) slurps his food all the time, drives me mad it does!

I eat at my desk. I have to, because I don't have time to eat breakfast or lunch otherwise

BadgeIsBack

Is your bum glued to the seat then?

I don't mind noisy eaters - my pet hate is people who overdo table manners and eat with so much fuss and (at a dinner night) therefore do not contribute to the conversation. I'd rather a bloke tell a funny story and be a tad messy than fuss.

Wendy

There's probably not enough glue for that!


I'm from a poor Yorkshire family, can't afford table manners where I come from.

Pollyana

Same here. If I don't eat at the desk, I don't eat. Hence long shifts with no eating if I'm working days.

Cheetah7

Bernieboy

I aint confessing to shit,you'll never take me alive copper !!!!!!!!

Burbage

This list is mainly sugar sauces with slightly different flavours, the only exception being mayonnaise, but I presume you're talking about the fake sugar laden variety on sale in most supermarkets.

Real sauces, béarnaise, hollandaise, sauce brun etc, are all fabulous, but you need to know how to cook to have access to them. And they aren't full of sugar.

Lorna at Vicenza

Most Italians would be put out if their food was covered in ketchup or another similar sauce - but not all of them would say something about it.
A vast choice of sauces does not exist here anyway so kids learn to eat their food as it comes au naturel.

I am slightly peeved when I see people put kilos of salt on their food before even tasting it and I reprimanded my dad for picking up the salt shaker before he'd even had a taste of my risotto. He admitted that it has become a habit but once he'd tasted the food he said it was fine, he didn't need that extra salt and promised me he try and get rid of this bad habit.

My biggest peeve is seeing just how many Italians lick their knives.

cresta57

Lol I'm the opposite I can't eat Lasagna without drowning it in ketchup. I don't really enjoy it so I guess ketchup masks the taste sufficiently
I can't do ketchup & gravy together, that's gross <insert puke smiley>
Chips & gravy or chips & ketchup never both
A nice full English must have a huge dollop of HP & black pepper available for grinding over the egg & fried tomato.
I don't use salt unless it's a salt & vinegar combo on fish & chips

Lorna at Vicenza

Two hours or an even longer lunch break is not that brilliant when you're working.
You go home, have lunch and woe betide you if sit down with a cuppa and a book because you want to fall asleep - and then it's hard to wake up again.

I used to have from 12.30 to 14.30 off for lunch but then I had to work until 18.30. I asked my boss if I could have just one hour for lunch and finish at 17.30 but he said no. He always said no - until he lost thousands through not listening to me but that's another story that still gives me some satisfaction. Silly old git.

Cheetah7

Oh yes, full English with HP sauce - oh my god that would be delish to eat now, big fat mushrooms

renth

I hate the sound of it, the slurping and crunching and the sound of the spoon scooping in the bowl. I don't know why I hate it so much, but I do.

At least you do it before anyone gets in.