/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.9478072]

>Businessman etiquette

I had lunch with some business guys in the /tech/ industry a while back and here's something I noticed about them

>We're eating at a nice place
>They order food and don't finish
>They order again and the food comes, they have food left over on their plate
>Why do they do this? I had to do the same thing out of peer pressure but why do all leave food on the table to waste meanwhile I'm trying to finish my plate...

[Anonymous No.9478083]

I assume they want to leave room to try other dishes this makes sense if you're ordering a 5 course meal and actually want to make it through all 5. I went to fancy steakhouse and was treated to a 5 course meal and I finished everything but then again I can put down a lot of food.

[Anonymous No.9478094]

>>9478072
>>9478083
Finishing your plate is fatty poorfag shit. May as well just go to an AYCE buffet, because that's what it looks like you're doing when you finish your plate.

[Anonymous No.9478099]

>>9478094
It scares me that people like you exist

[Anonymous No.9478101]

>>9478099
Feeling is mutual.

[Anonymous No.9478104]

>>9478101
Different cultures I assume, growing up in lower class rural lake district in England we were taught to appreciate every mouthful and cleaned plates are expected.

[Anonymous No.9478107]

>>9478072
Was it a business lunch? If so then it's on the company dime and it doesn't matter. I do this all the time.

Sometimes it's nice to try different dishes but you don't want to get overfull so you can go right back to work without feeling loggy.

[Anonymous No.9478126]

>>9478104
That's exactly my point. Cleaning you plate shows you were raised by people who had insecurity about food. Very common in the US as well, particularly Boomers whose parents lived through the Depression and WWII. But that's exactly my point with regard to OP post. If you're in the position to be eating out at nice places without giving it a second thought you're definitely beyond the point of food insecurity, so there's no reason to eat like you are, especially in public.

[Anonymous No.9478131]

>>9478126
You sound like a huge fruitbowl.

[Anonymous No.9478138]

>>9478104
>>9478107
>>9478126
These are all credible theories but personally I believe it's just OP being an autistic, socially inadequate retard.

[Anonymous No.9478142]

>>9478099
China is very real, bro.

[Anonymous No.9478144]

>>9478138
This is the only objectivly correct opinion thus far.

[Anonymous No.9478148]

>>9478138
>I believe it's just OP being an autistic, socially inadequate retard.

[Anonymous No.9478160]

>haha wasting food is so normal!!
>what do you mean you eat all the food on your plate?? ARE YOU AUTISTIC?

Your insecurities are literally tearing your apart at the seams and you don't even realize it.

[Anonymous No.9478164]

>>9478126
>Cleaning you plate shows you were raised by people who had insecurity about food

This.

In countries outside of the US, this is a clear sign that you were raised without class.

And yes, it's not great that Class = ability to waste *some* food. But leaving a pile of food on your plate also has the opposite effect.

The only people I've seen pick every last rice grain from their bowl were Chinese engineers who were trying to follow culture, but calculated their tip down to the penny and asked for change... I'm not joking..

[Anonymous No.9478167]

>>9478160
>Your insecurities are literally tearing your apart

And this is why poor people finish every last grain of rice in their bowl. They fear they will never see food again.

Not exactly the picture of class, nor image of success that most businessmen try to portray.

[Anonymous No.9478169]

>>9478164
I wasn't born in the US

I hate wasting food

[Anonymous No.9478170]

>>9478167
Corporate stiffs aren't real people, they shouldn't try to act like them.
Businessmen absorb the nutrients they need through camaraderie alone.

[Anonymous No.9478173]

>>9478160

Let me guess. You are a spoiled, sheltered white liberal kid who has never met people living in poverty?

Yes. People who are very poor are insecure about their poverty, and try to show they have money as soon as they get it.

You sheltered liberal bigots wouldn't understand "poverty mentality" and some of the negative aspects it can create.

[Anonymous No.9478174]

>>9478131
Being casual about the amount of food you eat is something of a class tell, and in business situations you definitely want the class signals you send out to be higher instead of lower if you can help it. Going out to eat at a nice place with tech guys is pretty top tier. Cleaning your plate like you're eating at a Bob"s Big Boy is gonna look a little out of place.

[Anonymous No.9478176]

Don't even think about ordering a doggy bag to-go because that shit makes you look like a goddamn hillbilly.

[Anonymous No.9478178]

>>9478164
>>9478167
It's Japanese culture to finish every last grain of rice, as it's disrespectful to the rice farmers if you don't.

[Anonymous No.9478182]

>>9478173
>Let me guess. You are a spoiled, sheltered white liberal kid


>>9478170
>Corporate stiffs aren't real people, they shouldn't try to act like them.
>Businessmen absorb the nutrients they need through camaraderie alone.

Yup. confirmed.

[Anonymous No.9478183]

@9478173
I'm not sure how you leaped to make this about identity and race politics.

No (You), btw

[Anonymous No.9478186]

>>9478178
I doubt very many anons have business interactions with Japanese rice farmers.

[Anonymous No.9478188]

>>9478178
>It's Japanese culture to finish every last grain of rice

holy shit, please tell me more about what us Japanese people do and do not do, tv watching white kids.

And no, you look like a complete slob in Japanese business culture if you eat or finish all your food like a starving hobo and your boss/higher up hasn't.

[Anonymous No.9478193]

>>9478072
>Retarded etiquette

Fixed that for you

[Anonymous No.9478195]

> ITT rich sheltered, white liberals try to tell poor ignorant brown people they need to finish every bit of their food because "it's your culture"

lol

Your 'merican liberals are fucking great comedy.

[Anonymous No.9478196]

>>9478188
>>9478176
>>9478173
>>9478164
>i have never participated in a business lunch

[Anonymous No.9478199]

>>9478188
I saw it in an anime.
I bet I know more about your own culture than you do.

[Anonymous No.9478200]

>>9478072
>/Tech/
The answer is autism

[Anonymous No.9478216]

>>9478200
What does autism do to you?

[Anonymous No.9478234]

>>9478216
high functioning autism hypermasculates the brain, pushing out the parts that let you get along socially and not have a panic attack and also the parts that let you recognize social cues and read the mood.
In exchange, you become savant-like powers to become good at one thing which you obsess over.

[Anonymous No.9478269]

I eat every meal as if it's my last.

[Anonymous No.9478274]

>>9478072
>>9478083
Depending on your possition you could have multiple meetings a day, so if you want to go trough all of them then you need to eat very little. However, you may be meeting with someone who is only having that big meal, and it is a bit rude to leave him eating alone, so a glass of water may not be enough.
There's also the stigma of >>9478094 It speaks bad of you if you obsessively try eating every single bit of food, finish the bread basket and such. But the opposite happens, you WILL look like a brat if you leave your food untouched.
>>9478138
Well, yeah, I guess you are right

[Anonymous No.9478282]

im so edgy i dont finish my plate xdddd
foodwaste yay

[Anonymous No.9478291]

>>9478169
I agree. I think wasting food is borderline criminal. But so is gluttony, if you think about it. You're using your body as the garbage can.

[Anonymous No.9478294]

>>9478234
Yes, I am a bit high functioning autismo mode but in a bit worse way

>I have to teach people sometimes
>I get nervous and start teaching them stuff that I subconsciously believe they already know and should know
>They literally stop me and say hey dude, we have no idea what you are talking about
>Can you start from the beginning and in a way we can understand
>I have to sit there and think to myself how do they not understand or know about this stuff already?
>I still can't believe so many other people at work don't know how to do their job when it comes to troubleshooting
>They're like sitting ducks waiting for me to show up
>BTW, I'm trying to be nicer since when I explain things people tell me that you are tooooo high level for this and we need to understand the basics first

>I would be a horrible teacher

[Anonymous No.9478296]

>>9478294
Placing yourself in other people's shoes is literally impossible when autistic.

[Anonymous No.9478301]

>>9478142
Yes and every Made In China product is funding their eventual invasion.

[Anonymous No.9478302]

>>9478072
Who cares what anyone else does or thinks. Eat until your full. Maybe you have leftovers, maybe not. Personally, if it's enough for another meal or a good sized snack I get a to go box. OP, don't be bothered by such trivial stuff. Enjoy your food and the company of your biz friends.

[Anonymous No.9478318]

>>9478302
>Who cares what anyone else does or thinks.
It's relevant at a business lunch. Image counts. Nothing wrong with to go boxes in a casual situation, but in a business situation it makes you look desperate, like you're not doing well enough to be sure of where your next meal is coming from.

[Anonymous No.9478319]

>>9478291
Then don't be a glutton and plate more than you should intake.

[Anonymous No.9478327]

>>9478319
In good restaurants you don't plate your own food. Like I said, you don't want to come off in front of business clients like you normally eat at AYCE buffets.

[Anonymous No.9478335]

>>9478176
The fact that doggy-baggers have to pretend it's for a dog really says it all.

[Anonymous No.9478343]

>>9478318
I've never thought that about anyone that finished their plate. Ever. I've been to plenty of biz meetings too. Why you think you know what other people actually think is beyond me. You don't know what others are thinking... Only what YOU think. However, just do you I guess. If I want to finish my plate I will. I don't care what anyone thinks. I need the protein so I can continue to crush my competition.

[Anonymous No.9478358]

>>9478343
That's just your opinion, man. It's all relative. I don't even believe in protein.

[Anonymous No.9478359]

>>9478176
Lmao I do this every time if I can't finish my food. Until I get a real job I don't give a fuck what it looks like, I'm fucking hungry and I'm too skinny anyway
>t. broke ass college student

[Anonymous No.9478381]

>>9478327
At good restaurants they don't serve plates fitted for gluttons.

[Anonymous No.9478385]

>>9478318
Although, you can still finish your plate and use it in your favor. If you do not look desperate you may give a responsable look.
But I am sure that my meeting are a bit different, we all were poorfags who got rich later in life, so we still value humbleness and being responsable with resources, while loath general braty attitude

[Anonymous No.9478399]

>>9478164
Like where?

I know the Chinese expect you to leave food on the plate to avoid offending the host/cook by implying you weren't given enough, but I assumed that was just Chinese autism. Like filling wine glasses to the brim.

I think your Chinese engineers were either taking the whole log cabin American ethos too seriously or were just penny-pinchers. Easily both at once - Chinese autism strikes again.

[Anonymous No.9478403]

>>9478294
People like you make me sick, you should kys you stupid autistic faggot

[Anonymous No.9478416]

>>9478126
>Boomers whose parents lived through depression
This is wrong. They would usually always eat the bare minimum and always save leftovers to have a meal for the next day or two. Your entire post is a retarded sham and you know nothing about food culture.

[Anonymous No.9478444]

> ITT: Being Poor, and how you're doing it wrong.

[Anonymous No.9478448]

>>9478416
You're thinking of casseroles or stews. They didn't schlep it onto the plate, warn the kids not to eat part of it, and then schlep the reserved part back into the pot. They kept the unserved food as leftovers and made the kids "clean their plate."

[Anonymous No.9478462]

>>9478183
>@9478173
faggot

>>9478183
>No (You), btw
desperate faggot

[Anonymous No.9478464]

>>9478072
Businessmen are fags.
Bunch of little itty bitty manlets.

I finish the food on my plate and order more because I'm 6'5".

[Anonymous No.9478469]

Can't I just do what I want without being judged by you autistic retards 24/7?

[Anonymous No.9478470]

>>9478464
>6'5"
I'm so sorry.

[Anonymous No.9478475]

>>9478469
I bet you play video games in public, too. No one who isn't a poorfag finishes their goddamn plate, you absolute mong.

[Anonymous No.9478478]

>>9478470
Perfect height, bud. Anything taller is freak territory.

[Anonymous No.9478481]

>>9478318
What if you just really like the food?
Fuck the rich

[Anonymous No.9478484]

>>9478475
Not him, but I play video games in public. I also finish my plate and am not a poorfag.

[Anonymous No.9478485]

Is this the thread where we pretend to be retarded

[Anonymous No.9478487]

>>9478072
He admits to being poor while eating in front of business people

They say it is hard to change how you grew up, it shows throughout your whole life

Just dont ask for a to go box

[Anonymous No.9478489]

Business""men"" were a mistake.

[Anonymous No.9478491]

>>9478072
I eat however much I feel like eating, leftovers or not. Regardless of plate size and regardless of whether others are clearing or leaving leftovers.

The biggest class tell is when someone actually cares whether I clear the plate or not.

[Anonymous No.9478494]

>>9478469
You can. I guess the first step is to stop waiting for permission.

[Anonymous No.9478500]

>>9478491
this
people that seem to care are invariably rich.

[Anonymous No.9478508]

itt: anons confuse having "class" with wealth which couldn't be further from the truth.

Anyone who wastes food in an attempt to impress others that he can do so because he is rich is the epitome of low class trash.

[Anonymous No.9478515]

>>9478508
poorfag

[op No.9478522]

Look, you guys don't get it

>At a business lunch
>They order soup
>Everyone takes 4-5 spoons of soup and stop eating
>qt 3.14 girl comes over to take the soup plates away
>Brings out more foood
>I'm sitting there like WTF just happened
>Why is there so much soup left and why are we continuing with the other meal when there is soup left

[Anonymous No.9478530]

>>9478072
>they have food left over on their plate
restaurant food is very rich
they eat out a lot
too much rich food makes people tired and nauseous fat, and uncomfortable.
business people need to control their weight because they wear nice tailored clothing.
business people need to be alert and on point.

[Anonymous No.9478534]

Daily reminder if you waste food and expect others to, you're a pretentious, vapid piece of shit.

[Anonymous No.9478543]

>>9478478
Wrong, fucko. Anything taller than 6'2 is freak turf. You got dealt a shit hand kid, deal with it and move on.

[Anonymous No.9478545]

>>9478478
hate to break it to you but 6'5" is freak territory. the perfect height is 6'1" at least for sex

[Anonymous No.9478549]

>>9478545
Wow you have sex?
Way to go anon

[Anonymous No.9478562]

>>9478094
>I'm going to decide cultural norms across the board because someone I think is cool told me so.

get your head out of your ass and think for yourself.

[Anonymous No.9478563]

>>9478549
gay sex, but yes

[Anonymous No.9478571]

>>9478508
Yes, obviously. But the people acting morally outraged about not picking up your plate and licking every particle of food off it are acting like famine victims.

[Anonymous No.9478572]

>>9478500
>people that seem to care are impressionable creatures
ftfy. if they need to clear they are poor, if they need to leave food they are destined for middle management riches. feel proud anon!

[Anonymous No.9478578]

>>9478174
>going out to eat at a nice place with tech guys is pretty top tier

lol in what world? you can replace 'tech guys' (the most broad title in the world btw) with anything and you're still at a fancy place. also, i feel sorry you put so many limitations on yourself based off what you assume society thinks.

[Anonymous No.9478580]

>>9478563
Traps aren't gay.

[Anonymous No.9478582]

>>9478543
>>9478545
Itty bitty manlets. I could knock you over with my pinky.

[Anonymous No.9478586]

>>9478543
t. manlet

[Anonymous No.9478587]

>>9478543
>Anything taller than 6'2" is freak turf
that's literally average height if you're dutch kek
why are americans so short

[Anonymous No.9478597]

>>9478578
Sure thing, Oprah.

[Anonymous No.9478603]

I work in "tech" and out of all the work lunches I've had I've yet to see or notice anyone use food as an I dictator of class inferiority/superiority.

I guess if you're in upper management or big business or even sales you try and make retarded power plays whenever and wherever you can, but that's stupid and just another reason why I'm comfortable being below a managerial position. Pizza patties and taco Tuesdays are fine by me if it means I don't have to eat like a jumbo autist to impress Mr. Moneybags in front of me.

Hell, my boss once treated us to a nice steak dinner. Dont think I remember him actually leaving anything on his plate, but then again, I doubt he wanted to impress us.

[Anonymous No.9478605]

>>9478522
Rich people are assholes that's the answer. They're there for their rituals and appearances, not the food.

[Anonymous No.9478629]

>>9478174
>Forcing a casual attitude to impress the boss, client overlords, or the rest of the herd
>I-I-I'm casual, srsly

[Anonymous No.9478631]

>>9478603
Fucking this.

My boss is a former nuclear sub captain. He clears his plate as a matter of habit, and without any neroticism over how much others are eating.

[Anonymous No.9478637]

lol @ beta code monkeys getting mad at business etiquette.

Do you also rage at the Chads who land all the hot chicks because they're smooth talkers?

Probably triggers you virgins like crazy. lol

[Anonymous No.9478650]

>>9478335
only idiots call a togo bag a "doggy bag"
you'd have to be an idiot to be a pet owner, just another mouth to feed and it repays you by shitting in your house.

[Anonymous No.9478656]

>>9478637
Wow. Do you consider that smooth talk?

[Anonymous No.9478700]

>>9478094
Finishing your plate means you're used to restaurant serving you human-sized servings.
You, on the other hand, are used to "free if you can finish it" type of restaurants, that value quantity over quality. And it shows very hard.

>>9478530
>restaurant food is very rich
Not always. Stop going to shitty restaurants where main selling argument is making hamplanets feel full.

[Anonymous No.9478702]

>>9478508
So much this.
This is one of many ways you can tell old money from new money.

[Anonymous No.9478713]

>>9478543
Lol. Enjoy your virginity. And I don't mean just because you're a manlet, but because you have a Napoleon complex as well.

[Anonymous No.9478727]

>>9478702
>new money.

So, in other words, all the techies who just got a taste of that six figure salary lifestyle is like...

[Anonymous No.9478791]

>>9478603
I only have to mind my manners with certain clients, those that I have long relationships with we don't even bother going to fine restaurants we eat at Hooters and drink beer.

[Anonymous No.9478799]

>>9478700
>Not always.
wow you got me, 'not always.' You know very well that restaurant food is loaded with fat, sugar, salt, because it's easier to cook and tastes better.

[Anonymous No.9478817]

To hell with arbitrary social norms and etiquette. Just eat what you can, not what would look good to other people.

It actually makes me sick to know that some people actually get turned off on a date if you eat anything. Same goes business lunches and even meetings. What, am I supposed to pay $20 and up to look at food? Piss off. You brought me to a restaurant. If you wanted to just stick your finger up your ass and sit, there are countless other places that work.

[Anonymous No.9478866]

>>9478072
they just have a lot of extra money and wanted to try another dish before they got too full. nobody would have actually cared if you didn't order anything else, you're overthinking it. it wasn't about impressing you, they just wanted to taste good food at a restaurant.

[Anonymous No.9478884]

Is there anything more pretentious than going to a restaurant when you're not hungry?

[Anonymous No.9478891]

>>9478799
Again, stop going to shitty restaurants. Why is that so hard for you to understand?

[Anonymous No.9478892]

>>9478072
>that pic
a man after my own heart

[Anonymous No.9478914]

>>9478884
Yes: ordering more food after refusing to finish the previous plate, because muh class tellz

[Anonymous No.9478993]

>>9478650
And by savaging burglars.

[Anonymous No.9479160]

>>9478508
This. Only classless people think class is about making yourself look good.

[Anonymous No.9479211]

>>9478188
>Japanese business culture if you eat or finish all your food like a starving hobo and your boss/higher up hasn't.
i am a completely diff anon and an surpirsed by this entire discussion. so are you saying that even if one has very good table manners and acts cleanly they will still be considered sloppy/desperate for eating their meal? i dont mean getting a shit load of refills and asking for 3 breads and more soup/salad just your meal alone.

[Anonymous No.9479283]

>>9479211
They don't call it a shame society for nothing!

[Anonymous No.9479314]

>>9478072
Im just going to show up to say good taste in comics.

[Anonymous No.9479422]

Honestly it seems like rich people get a kick out of wasting food

[Anonymous No.9479646]

In Australia it's slightly disrespectful to the host not to eat what you're given, a cultural trait remaining from pioneer days. In Russia if you finish your food the host will give you another serve, which is rude to refuse so it's common to leave a bite or two without finishing.

Can't speak for any other cultures like Japanese or American.

[Anonymous No.9479677]

>>9478094
>advocating for wasting food

[Anonymous No.9479829]

>>9478799
Only fast food and some Murican themed restaurants.
But I get your point. Yurop must be too poor to hide the lack of taste of our factory farmed food with corn syrup.

[Anonymous No.9479848]

>>9478094
So why not just scale back the portion that you plate so that you can finish what you've plated?

This is the same sort of pedantry as worrying about how you're holding your fork, so long as you aren't just downward stabbing with a fist grip.

[Anonymous No.9479869]

Every grain of rice represents one hundred years hard work.

[Anonymous No.9479886]

>>9478072
So does anyone still do the three martini lunch or is that not PC anymore?

[Anonymous No.9479911]

>>9479886
Yeah I've been to such events, most of the guys that do it are gone now though. Some are gone because their drinking got in the way of their work ethic. Shame.

[Anonymous No.9479927]

>>9478072
OP here

So I just got home from work, I fucked up again with my autism and did something stupid today., I'm trying to stay calm but like I mentioned before I am only good at tech stuff and I am horrible in difficult social situations

I fucked up so badly, fuck fuck fuck i'm not going to think about it

>i should kms one of these days
>fuck, i did it again though, wtf

>Do i need drugs/meds or something, why do i keep doing this

[Anonymous No.9479934]

>>9478094
>>9478126
Or, you know, because you liked the food.

[Anonymous No.9480008]

>>9478891
Have you ever actually eaten expensive food? It's very rich and in tiny portions because of that. Things like duck, fancy cheese, pates, etc

[Anonymous No.9480013]

>>9479927
Take it to /adv/ you fucking baby.

[Anonymous No.9480320]

>>9479927
See a therapist, mang. Everyone does dumb things, but if you dwell on them you might have anxiety, and if you dwell on them + respond to them inappropriately, then it might be OCD

[Anonymous No.9480384]

>>9478799
>restaurant food is loaded with fat, sugar, salt
>>9480008
>Things like duck, fancy cheese, pates
>Have you ever actually eaten expensive food?
Guess I'm too poor to afford sugary pate, you fucking moron.

[Anonymous No.9480399]

>>9479314
what comic is it?

[Anonymous No.9480423]

>>9480320
yea i responded really bad today for some reason

>went to work
>acted autistic
>felt like shit since i already made this fucking thread early this morning and than after work my hole day is fucked up

>im trying to forget right now

[Anonymous No.9480665]

>>9480423
I started doing this a few years ago, and it literally ruined my career because I grew avoidant and self-punishing behaviors interfered with my work. You should really see somebody before it gets out of control, especially because you have great taste in comics

[Anonymous No.9480701]

>>9480665
To clarify, by 'this' I mean ruminating over encounters with other people. There's a good chance it's all in your head, but even if not, the ruminations will fuck you up.

[Anonymous No.9480759]

>>9480701
I was in a meeting today, they said take a break I felt uncomortable during the break and decided to just go home after work

>Problem could be is I didn't say good bye to anyone
>Just walked out the meeting after the break
>My part of the meeting was completed so why sit there???

>Also, I did legit have other work to get to and have work to continue tomorrow since I had to go

>Sometimes the meetings take so much of your day that you have no time for actual work/projects
>Anyway, I think this is going to be okay, most people who payed attention will probably just think jesus, this guy is autistic or somethin g

[Anonymous No.9480771]

>>9478188
Unlike these weebs, I lived in Japan, and I learned to hate your people, just like you hate all non nips. Fuck you.

[Anonymous No.9480782]

>>9478174
>Going out to eat at a nice place with tech guys is pretty top tier.
>tech guys
Kek

[Anonymous No.9480788]

>>9480782
>implying you know who was there and what level they work in "tech"

>stay pleb

[Anonymous No.9481111]

>>9479927
>Do i need drugs/meds or something
Try L-Theanine or Taurine. They're anxiolytics that naturally occur in food (theanine in tea, taurine in shrimp among others.)

Look up cortisol and do whatever lowers it.

Anxiety and depression sometimes considered an evolutionary response to low social status, so ironically, by self-medicating them, you can make people believe you are of higher status. It's a chicken and egg thing - is this guy relaxed because he has nothing to worry about, or does he have nothing to worry about because he's relaxed?

I'd recommend you read as much as you can about glutamate and GABA.

[Anonymous No.9481125]

>>9478072
My family came from a poor farming country.
I finish everything on my plate as respect for where I came from.

Wasting food is disrespectful to money and hard work, give it to the homeless instead. Or compost if youre a fucking hippy.

[Anonymous No.9481146]

>>9478183
>@9478173
Lurk more

[Anonymous No.9481150]

>>9478485
>pretend

[Anonymous No.9481226]

People who waste food piss me off to no end.

[Anonymous No.9481348]

>>9480759
nobody probably even noticed you were gone. If your job has to do with computers you are expected to be autistic anyway. Just wear one of those "if you can read this you need to get laid" shirts in 1337 speak.

[Anonymous No.9481403]

>>9478072
>being this retarded
Just let people live their lives and stop assuming it has anything to do with you

[Anonymous No.9481475]

>>9478126
Definitely a valid point.
I don't have much industry experience, but rather work in research where the situation is pretty similar. Lots of obligatory dinners with colleagues.
Being a bit retarded, just like OP, I tend to order half/quarter portions of courses within the menu and am therefore able to finish all of them.
Maybe research is more lax about this, but I've always had positive feedback and even if someone frowns and asks, it serves as a quick conversation starter (sustainability etc.) which [so far] always went smoothly.
Does anyone in the industry do this?

[Anonymous No.9481496]

>>9478072
What retarded country do you live in ?
Here people get frowned upon or get scolded by the serving staff if they leave their plate mostly untouched, business or not.
Also
>giving in to peer pressure
Spoken like a true insecure beta.

[Anonymous No.9481501]

>>9481475
>and even if someone frowns and asks, it serves as a quick conversation starter
Why the fuck would someone frown on that ?

[Anonymous No.9481522]

>>9478164
>In countries outside of the US, this is a clear sign that you were raised without class.
Let me introduce you to Switzerland, where leaving more than 1/5 of your plate might get you the frown from people at your table, worry from the staff that the food wasn't good, and worry from anyone else that your health is failing.
Also we embrace military values where wasting rations is a punishable offense

[Anonymous No.9481532]

>>9481501
Cause in research there are generally more autistic people without manners

[Anonymous No.9481533]

>>9481522
Based Swiss.
Seriously, fuck everyone who wastes food. And if I was at a business lunch I would eat the food until I am full. Then again I am a big guy and I don't give two shits about other people's opinions. Unlike the insecure beta faggot OP is.

[Anonymous No.9481657]

>he cleans his plate

What are you poor? haHAA

(give me replies)

[Anonymous No.9481689]

>>9478072
They probably did this to embarrass you because you wouldn't talk about the typeface and paper weight of your business cards. Gotta get with the game. Been there, bro.

[Anonymous No.9481716]

>>9478072
Because they don't have to eat every last scrap like a poor person. Plus it's nice to leave room for other dishes or desert.

[Anonymous No.9481722]

>>9478131
>are you going to eat that
>can I have a doggy bag
Dining with you must be so embarrassing

[Anonymous No.9481727]

>>9481146
Retard detected

[Anonymous No.9481736]

>>9481496
>getting scolded by serving staff
Alpha!

[Anonymous No.9481954]

>>9478072
tacobells haha i love taco!

[Anonymous No.9482018]

>>9478072

I noticed people would do this so I adapted to it

>go to restaurant
>don't order anything myself
>when the server comes with the next course I just grab what my fellow diners left over
>repeat for every course
>don't pay a dime and eat more than anyone else at the table

[Anonymous No.9482730]

>>9478104
>>9478126
/biz/ here, I clean my plate, though not because I'm poor, because I like earning, saving and investing money. I have an eye for value and I like to obtain it wherever I can. If I have to take a shit I do it in a public toilet to save on the water bill and unfurl more toilet paper than I need for use later. I take an excess amount of sugar and sauces if I eat out, which I rarely do because I can cook using bulk bought goods. I take all the free samples, all the coupons. I try to sell all the stuff I don't need and collect anything that I can get away with. If I can't I accumulate it in a huge bundle and sell it all for $5 to someone who thinks they can. I imagine it as though someone has just handed me a dollar or 2 here or there. My lucky day.

[Anonymous No.9482839]

>>9482730
Knowing a few millionaires myself this is road to fortune.

[Anonymous No.9482878]

>>9478072
It's alpha to eat until you are full

[Anonymous No.9482978]

If someone leaves food deliberately like a child, I treat them like a child and I will mock them at every opportunity.

>HOO BOY I HOPE YOU DON'T LEAVE YOUR BUSINESS UNFINISHED LIKE YOUR FOOD

[Anonymous No.9483002]

>>9478094
you look like an idiot/child if you order something and dont eat all of it or at least almost all of it. Do you purposely leave food behind even if you like it and you could eat more? If you want less, just order something smaller, i dont get this.
>tfw still used to military eating even after years of being out
>eat in less than 4 minutes no matter what it is
>look around and everyone is slowly still eating
>try to make conversation
>anon, did you eat yet
>y-yeah
>waitress already took plate and all I have is my water

[Anonymous No.9483199]

>>9482978
>>HOO BOY I HOPE YOU DON'T LEAVE YOUR BUSINESS UNFINISHED LIKE YOUR FOOD
/thread

[Anonymous No.9483377]

>>9478193
> t. poor person

[Anonymous No.9483388]

>>9478469
Not if you want to be part of society

[Anonymous No.9483433]

>>9483388
t. beta conformist

[Anonymous No.9483445]

>>9482978

I can only imagine that if you actually used this line in a real business deal then everyone else would probably leave you behind in embarrassment.

[Anonymous No.9483447]

>>9478072
OP, when dining with people you are not familiar with, err on the side of caution. Be on your best behavior, do as the Romans do, etc.

There are clients I've known for over a decade now, we have very relaxed meals and there is no need for pretense. Make friends if you can.

[Anonymous No.9483472]

This has been a fun LARPing thread

Can I be the dyke accountant that questions how you spent 5 grand on hookers to convince a customer to spend 300 dollars on a handful of spatulas?

[Anonymous No.9483479]

>>9483472
>questions how you spent 5 grand on hookers to convince a customer to spend 300 dollars on a handful of spatulas
I'm building a customer base, these things take time and effort

[Anonymous No.9483482]

>>9483447
>OP, when dining with people you are not familiar with, establish dominance
ftfy

[Anonymous No.9483483]

>>9482730

[Anonymous No.9483569]

>>9482730
serious question anon, are you jewish?

[Anonymous No.9483649]

>>9478318
maybe he's hungry you dumb fag

[Anonymous No.9483731]

>>9478164
Dane here. I was raised to clean my plate and be thankful for the food I was given. Personally I also hate wasting food, especially if it's good

nevertheless it's okay to leave food if you're full or if you want to make the effort of trying everything in a huge n-course meal.

but again, leaving too much usually implies you don't like it

[Anonymous No.9483869]

>>9479211
I think he means if you just wolf everything down in a hurry instead of taking time to enjoy the food and the company.

Not only would that make you look like a hobo (or at least as if you hadn't eaten for days), but also an asocial asshole (it may imply you wish to leave in a hurry)

I've never had people look at me bad just because I finished my plate, but i'm also the type that takes himself a bit of time to savour and enjoy the food

[Anonymous No.9483912]

>>9483482
This, stare them right in the eye while devouring everything. You know who else is too pussy to finish their food? Women and children.

[Anonymous No.9484121]

>this whole thread
Just eat however much you fucking want you autists. Nobody who matters gives a shit. If you work in an industry with people who do care you should be more concerned about changing careers to avoid being automated out of a job than how "classy" you look to your disinterested manager.

[Anonymous No.9484152]

>>9479646
Are you Russian/Australian?

[Anonymous No.9484158]

>>9478072
>Tech insider
There's a few image parts to it.
1. I'm doing so well I can pay for food and waste some of it.
2. I'm so healthy I don't stuff myself and eat smaller portions.
3. I'm so well off I'm never on an empty stomach where I need a big meal.

Coming from poverty but now I'm doing well I still clean my plate, take leftovers to go, and eat off others plates when they are done. It looks bad in a professional setting but I've had to go to bed hungry don't intend to ever be there again.

[Anonymous No.9484310]

>>9478094
>people actually think like this

+1 (you)

[Anonymous No.9485038]

>>9478605
Truest post in the thread. It's all about appearances, not satisfying hunger. If you're surrounded by people who genuinely care if you eat all your food or not, you're surrounded by douchebags.

[Anonymous No.9485056]

>>9479646
It's different in some states, but here in south Georgia people generally finish their plate when eating at home, but at restaurants order more than what they actually want to eat in a single sitting. Unless they're real poorfags, cause then they just pack in the junk food or don't eat at all because >meth

[Anonymous No.9485074]

>>9480759
Don't worry, anon. I know it's hard to fathom, being autistic and all, but people normally don't bother thinking about the dumb shit others do during the day unless it effects them directly.

Said something awkward? Everybody else stopped thinking about it 2 min later. Did something you think might be weird? Nobody cares enough to be bothered. Most of the reason people get fucked up with this stuff is cause they spend too much time dwelling on themselves.

[Anonymous No.9485193]

Trying to signal you're rich by not eating your food is plebbier than owning an iPhony.

[Anonymous No.9485496]

>>9483002
I want off this ride

[Anonymous No.9485829]

>>9482839
o thx, realistically it would take decades, I am not really a sociable alpha chad who can hustle and start his own business, though I figure if I make some smart investments and there is high inflation I will reach 1 million eventually

>>9483483 >>9483569
t. /pol/

I just take what I can get. It is a good outlook on life to have.

[Anonymous No.9485850]

>>9485829
>I just take what I can get. It is a good outlook on life to have.
my fellow Gentile, that is a good mentality to have.

[Anonymous No.9485869]

>>9485074
>tfw enjoy watching people fucking up and their inner conflicts when they do something awkward
Today a man took like thirty seconds to decide if he was going to try to pass a fat lady standing still on the escalator. he tried several times but pussied out before the fat lady noticed him, and then at the end he took the other escalator and just stared at the lady for a brief moment, in what I assume is pain and agony.

I watch these things. I notice.

[Anonymous No.9485876]

>>9482978
>HOO BOY

[Anonymous No.9485887]

[Anonymous No.9485892]

Most restaurant lunches have quite a bit of calories. If the businessmen - who eat such food daily - want to remain in proper shape for their suits and shirts, its pretty common to not eat the whole dish or to have a salad as the go-to meal.

[Anonymous No.9485917]

American Here

Grew up in small midwest town
Taught at school lunch to always clean your plate and thank God you have food.

Nothing wrong with being grateful you have food.

[Anonymous No.9485949]

>>9485917
Yeah you were taught that because they were giving you free food and don't want you throwing that shit away.

t. Swede told this in school, also something something moderation

[Anonymous No.9485951]

>>9482978
You're not kidding anyone, you work in the service industry don't you

[Anonymous No.9485955]

>>9483569
No-one with a real job acts like that. Don't be so easy trolled

[Anonymous No.9485962]

>>9485869
>the autistic kid who posts on 4chan noticed the minor thing I did today
Well that's my life ruined

[Anonymous No.9485976]

>>9485829
>I just take what I can get. It is a good outlook on life to have.
Tragedy of the commons.

[Anonymous No.9485979]

>>9485962
>Feeling the need to attack me because I noticed the minor thing you did today
You're the one assigning any gravity to me seeing you fuck up.

[Anonymous No.9485988]

>>9485074
It's totally true that most people around you are oblivious and really don't notice you in any meaningful way. But those who see you often notice patterns, and if your behavior is always autistic and "off" compared to everybody else they will come to think of you as that weird guy. If you're good at your job no one cares if you're the weird guy, especially in fields full of weird guys such as tech, engineering or anything creative. But it can hold back your career. If you look at the guys at or near the executive level they're almost always reasonably well socialized and have a political understanding about how corporate culture operates. If you're the weird guy no one will advance you anywhere near positions like that, even if your work is great.

[Anonymous No.9486016]

>>9485979
There was no attack, you felt the need to write a wall of text of a non-event because (I assume) you're so insecure of yourself in a public environment.

[Anonymous No.9486020]

>>9486016
>there was no attack
>proceeds to attack me again
No. Just pointed out, I do in fact notice other people fucking up. I'm not sure if that's the redpill or not, but there are definitely people that do watch others.

[Anonymous No.9486023]

>>9478094
wew lad

[Anonymous No.9486026]

>>9486020
Oh, well it seems like such a non-event so sorry if I am attacking you verbally. What was it that happened, perhaps I've misunderstood?

[Anonymous No.9486032]

>>9486026
You probably didn't.

[Anonymous No.9486038]

>>9486032
No come on I'm interested now; so someone was blocking the escalator, they clearly wanted to get past, but couldn't. Rather than say something they just stayed in place, is that right? And then they got another escalator to pass them?

[Anonymous No.9486085]

>>9486038
Yes, that's pretty much it.

[Anonymous No.9486107]

>>9486085
Oh ok. So if a stranger saw this would you be bothered? I'm trying to understand

[Anonymous No.9486117]

>>9486107
No. I just replied to the dude that said that no one notices shit like that.

[Anonymous No.9486128]

>>9485988
In that case I will make sure to ask for small portions. I can't waste food. I have been poor for two years (since i moved abroad to finish my studies) and I just can't disrespect food like that.

[Anonymous No.9486134]

>>9486117
So you're not the person that saw someone on an escalator?

[Anonymous No.9486139]

>>9486134
I am

[Anonymous No.9486143]

STAND UP FOR THE ANTHEM AND CLEAN YOUR FUCKING PLATE.

[Anonymous No.9486167]

>>9486139
So how did they fuck up, what would you have done?

>tfw enjoy watching people fucking up and their inner conflicts when they do something awkward
>Today a man took like thirty seconds to decide if he was going to try to pass a fat lady standing still on the escalator. he tried several times but pussied out before the fat lady noticed him, and then at the end he took the other escalator and just stared at the lady for a brief moment, in what I assume is pain and agony.

>I watch these things. I notice.

[Anonymous No.9486293]

>someone tries to rush me
>i pin them to their seat with one hand while eating with the other
>get promoted to director

Hmmm

[Anonymous No.9486361]

>>9478072
What kind of stupid falls for peer pressure?

[Anonymous No.9486370]

>>9483002
i do this all the time
eat everything so fast that when i drink water it makes my throat feel weird because i didnt chew enough and the food is still in my throat

[Anonymous No.9486459]

>>9479927
take a .45 pill

[Anonymous No.9487109]

>>9478083
Multiple course meals serve appropriate portions

[Anonymous No.9487202]

Don't eat all your food if you're not that hungry. Don't avoid eating all your food because you think it makes you look fancy or professional somehow. Nobody thinks that way and its asinine. Why is this even being discussed?

[Anonymous No.9487354]

>>9478072
Sounds like you found a group of newly minted upper-middle class fuckbois who are trying to casually signal that they earn enough to not care that they're wasting their money.
They'll bring that shitty train of thought to the job with them and push out sub-par product.
Drop them like a bag of bricks.

[Anonymous No.9487370]

>>9485869
Why would he be in pain and agony? Did she fall on him?

[Anonymous No.9487445]

>>9478515
new money lol

[Anonymous No.9489214]

>>9487109
This.
Apparently it's the best kept secret of high class restaurants, since nobody understand how small fancy plates work either.

[Anonymous No.9489748]

>>9478072
What were they ordering? Why did you feel compelled to copy what they were doing? In that situation if what I had was good I would have finished it, leaving the little bits here and there, stated it was good, then maybe ordered a coffee and biscotti or something to nosh during the rest of the meeting. Be confident in yourself, OP.

[Anonymous No.9489806]

>>9478817
It acts as a filter against people like you. They're looking for people who think like themselves.

[Anonymous No.9489875]

>>9478072
Its called acting rich. They've got the money so they might as well waste it rather than put it to productive use for the community

[Anonymous No.9489893]

>>9486167
Argument won.

[Anonymous No.9490047]

>>9478126
>Cleaning you plate shows you were raised by people who had insecurity about food.

I think this is a great example of Americans being complete gluttons. Throwing away food just to signal to each other other that you're not poor? What the fuck is that? And I bet these are the same fuckers that virtue signal by donating money to charities, not even noticing the irony. Probably not finishing their plates at charity dinners. So messed up. If you don't want to eat that much, get a doggy bag or a smaller portion.

[Anonymous No.9490121]

>>9490047
>great example of Americans being complete gluttons

More like being extremely selfish and thoughtless. And in general that's a pretty good summation of the rich and rich worshippers in the US.

[Anonymous No.9490178]

>>9478126
>Cleaning you plate shows you were raised by people who had insecurity about food.

[Anonymous No.9490266]

>>9490047
>>9490121
You two sound like complete assholes.

[Anonymous No.9490490]

>>9490266
>american that doesn't realize ordering 90oz of food then only eating 70oz for social posturing isn't normal.

[Anonymous No.9492279]

What shithole do people live in where not eating your food counts as being superior, Zimbabwe?

[Anonymous No.9492382]

>>9478444
I just assumed it was another "4chan pretends it goes out and socializes" episode.

[Anonymous No.9492510]

ITT: people with no self awareness. A business lunch with people you're not close with is not a pig out session, even if you've been traveling all day and you just got to the restaurant from the airport, you control yourself and eat at a normal pace, in normal quantities, unless it's people you're already very comfortable with. Don't be the only person drinking alcohol. Don't be the only person NOT drinking alcohol. Don't order dessert when nobody else did. Don't skip dessert if everyone else is ordering, even if you are on a diet, eat the god damm dessert. Unless you just ordered a small soup or a salad, it's better to leave a little food than scrape the plate clean. If the food is spectacular it is acceptable to comment but don't make UNNNGH noises and don't make more than one comment. Do not show off your autism with respect to alcoholic beverages, no one gives a shit that the scotch selection sucks. If the wine is corked, keep your mouth shut.

The focus of the meal should not be on your own idiosyncrasies, or how hungry you are.

Also this >>9478126

[Anonymous No.9492547]

I thought that was a chink thing

[Anonymous No.9493024]

>>9478094
I was taught by my father to never waste food, period. My family isn't even poor.

[Anonymous No.9493167]

>>9478291
If you think about it more, you'll discover wasting food is another form of gluttony.

[Anonymous No.9493193]

>>9478072
there are way too many posts to read but i just went through a class that talked about business dining and they specifically said to not clean your plate

which is stupid but that's apparently what they're teaching

[Anonymous No.9493963]

Not cleaning you plate shows you were raised by people who had insecurity about food. Very common in the US as well, particularly Boomers whose parents lived through the Depression and WWII. But that's exactly my point with regard to OP post. If you're in the position to be eating out at nice places without giving it a second thought you're definitely beyond the point of food insecurity, so there's no reason to eat like you are, especially in public.

[Anonymous No.9494291]

>>9482978
niggger I tell you hoo boy I fuccing cringed at this post

[Anonymous No.9494349]

>>9493963
>"Not cleaning you plate shows you were raised by people who had insecurity about food"
>proceeds to directly contradict this
Fucking ESL thinks he can talk about what is or isn't socially acceptable.

[Anonymous No.9494421]

>>9485949
School lunches aren't free in the US anon.

[Anonymous No.9494584]

am a businessman in tech, finish my food when i'm hungry, these fucks were probably trying to lose weight
unless this was a small plates or tapas type place in which case it's routine to over order

[Anonymous No.9495340]

So, what comic is OP's picture from? I am beginning to feel intrigued.

[Anonymous No.9495404]

As far as I know it’s etiquette to leave just a little food on the plate as if to say the portion was just the right amount.

[Anonymous No.9495409]

>>9494421
Are they animals or something

[Anonymous No.9495444]

>>9478072
>tfw I just eat a time radically different from when everyone else does so I can just focus on the conversations and pass on eating

[Anonymous No.9495502]

>>9478234
>In exchange, you become savant-like powers to become good at one thing which you obsess over
You obviously got all of your information from movies. Autists can be good at more than one thing and have multiple interests, or not have an amazing skill at all. The key bit is the obsession part

[Anonymous No.9495812]

>>9495502
>obviously
usually, you become good at things when you revolve your whole life around it

[Anonymous No.9496009]

It's the culture in Asia not to finish your plate while dining at someone else's home - instead, you leave a couple of mouthfuls on your plate, and a little bit in your glass - this is to pre-empt offers of more food or drink from a host that's expected to be attentive to these things. There's a similar system in place for dining out if you aren't going Dutch - but as a matter of course one doesn't lick one's plate clean outside of like fast food.

I've found that North American restaurants tend to give more food than the equilavent Asian one, so I leave some food on the plate while dining so I don't become a big boy. I guess you could say its a waste of food, but there's no shortage of food in the West.

My family and I never did the doggy-bag thing - if we want to eat a particular dish again we'll just come back to the restaurant another day

[Anonymous No.9497315]

>>9495812
Did you not read my post?

[Anonymous No.9497319]

>>9496009
Site your source, you are sounding full of shit right now.
-Asian 1st generation immigrant

[Anonymous No.9499588]

Wait, people actually look down on others for getting to-go boxes?

[Anonymous No.9499612]

>>9478094
open your wrists.

[Anonymous No.9501178]

>>9483002
This happens to me too. Wasn't in military though. Lived in a shithole third world country alone for a few years. Was great when I was eating the same shit everyday.

[Anonymous No.9501206]

>>9483869
>I think he means if you just wolf everything down in a hurry instead of taking time to enjoy the food and the company.
Underrated post. This is what really matters in any social dining. Don't be an asshole by focusing more on the food than on the people you want to be on the good side of, unless it's the topic of conversation.

I've had dinner with some Chinese businessmen and they don't clear their plate either, but worrying whether or not they're going to judge you for not doing the same makes you worse off. Relax and have a good fucking time you autists.

[Anonymous No.9501257]

>>9478126
>>9478083
you only represent and influence your own mind when you post in anonymous imageboards

[Anonymous No.9501272]

>there are people who pay for food only to throw it away
Look, if I pay for a pizza I'm not going to throw half of it away to fit in with a bunch of fucks I don't really care about, I'm going to finish the pizza.

What are they going to do? Complain that you eat your food?

[Anonymous No.9501737]

>>9478176
>at restaurant
>italian waiter asks me about taking my food away
>assume he means take the plate away cos I'm clearly done
>comes back with the remains in a fucking box

[Anonymous No.9502698]

>>9494349
The only reason you'd not eat everything is to hide your food insecurity, stupid anime poster.

[Anonymous No.9502732]

>>9478099
it's a meme post dummy.

this is how normal people think
>he finished his food: he must have enjoyed it
>he left some of his food: maybe he's on a diet or felt full
>he left most of his food: he didn't like the food

no one cares
T. high class elite

[Anonymous No.9502734]

>>9478126
No , it does not necessarily show this, because people might clean their plate because they enjoyed the food and wanted to get every bite of it, or because they are hungry.

Assuming that the reason must be only one explanation when several likely alternate explanations exist is low-IQ thinking.

[Anonymous No.9502740]

>>9478545
sorry to break it to you 6'1 guy, but girls would find you more attractive if you were 6'3.
if you have muscle and broad shoulders then 6'4 can be even better

[Anonymous No.9502747]

>>9480008
>hurr expensive food is very rich
>lists a couple of examples from classic French cuisine

yeah you're really on the cutting edge of "fancy" food there, buddy. you must know your stuff.

[Anonymous No.9502959]

>>9478188
>I-I'm japanese guys