Who is served first at the dinner table?

[ChrisL]

The cats have the worst table manners though, even worse than my own.

 

[Boss]

The cats have the worst table manners though, even worse than my own.

Cats are never allowed at my dinner table.... Unless we're eating Korean, but that's a different story!

 

[The Great Goose]

Does the man of the house get served his meal before the children? Or do the kids get it served first?

I saw this question asked on facebook.

Assuming of course that no one starts until you sit down.

Who is doing the serving?

The way it's always worked at my family dinners is people serve themselves from the dish next to them and then pass to the right.

Very American, this passing to the right.

 

[ChrisL]

Does the man of the house get served his meal before the children? Or do the kids get it served first?

I saw this question asked on facebook.

Assuming of course that no one starts until you sit down.

Who is doing the serving?

The way it's always worked at my family dinners is people serve themselves from the dish next to them and then pass to the right.

Very American, this passing to the right.

Passing food around a table is an American thing? Lol. What do you do, just load the food in a trough, and you all dig in?

 

[IsaacNewton]

As far as I'm concerned everyone gets their own plate and serves themselves then cleans up after them selves

That is the way it is done in our house.

Food is placed at the center of the table and you serve yourself. If something is out of reach, you ask someone to pass it.

When you are done eating, you take your plate, rinse it off and put it in the dishwasher

Agree with this. Except as kids each of us had chores each weak and we rotated. So someone did dishes for a week. And, this held for holidays so if you got stuck with doing dishes on Thanksgiving after the whole family came over you were doing dishes for an hour.

 

[ChrisL]

As far as I'm concerned everyone gets their own plate and serves themselves then cleans up after them selves

That is the way it is done in our house.

Food is placed at the center of the table and you serve yourself. If something is out of reach, you ask someone to pass it.

When you are done eating, you take your plate, rinse it off and put it in the dishwasher

Agree with this. Except as kids each of us had chores each weak and we rotated. So someone did dishes for a week. And, this held for holidays so if you got stuck with doing dishes on Thanksgiving after the whole family came over you were doing dishes for an hour.

Thanks for technology. I just put the dishes in the dishwasher. My grandmother always insisted on doing the dishes. Even if we told her no, she would show up with her rubber gloves and insist on helping. I think she actually enjoyed washing the dishes. Lol.

 

[IsaacNewton]

As far as I'm concerned everyone gets their own plate and serves themselves then cleans up after them selves

That is the way it is done in our house.

Food is placed at the center of the table and you serve yourself. If something is out of reach, you ask someone to pass it.

When you are done eating, you take your plate, rinse it off and put it in the dishwasher

Agree with this. Except as kids each of us had chores each weak and we rotated. So someone did dishes for a week. And, this held for holidays so if you got stuck with doing dishes on Thanksgiving after the whole family came over you were doing dishes for an hour.

Thanks for technology. I just put the dishes in the dishwasher. My grandmother always insisted on doing the dishes. Even if we told her no, she would show up with her rubber gloves and insist on helping. I think she actually enjoyed washing the dishes. Lol.

We had a dishwasher but, for some unknown reason to people in the 70s you had to clean the dishes before putting them in THE DISHWASHER. wtf And, you couldn't let a dirty pan with baked on whatever sit and soak, you had to power scrub it.

Now I just fill up a pan or roaster with water and come back an hour later and you just rinse it out. I think I had to have gone through 2 tons of steel with all the Brillo pads I wore out! Damn 70s.

 

[mdk]

My mother was always the last person to dish up even though she prepared most of the meals. If we dared to eat before she finished or before grace my father would take the plate away and send the offender to their room without supper.

 

[rightwinger]

My mother was always the last person to dish up even though she prepared most of the meals. If we dared to eat before she finished or before grace my father would take the plate away and send the offender to their room without supper.

Why is family dinner a form of punishment?

 

[ChrisL]

My mother was always the last person to dish up even though she prepared most of the meals. If we dared to eat before she finished or before grace my father would take the plate away and send the offender to their room without supper.

Why is family dinner a form of punishment?

Because your parents make you eat disgusting things like mushy old peas!

 

[mdk]

My mother was always the last person to dish up even though she prepared most of the meals. If we dared to eat before she finished or before grace my father would take the plate away and send the offender to their room without supper.

Why is family dinner a form of punishment?

Because your parents make you eat disgusting things like mushy old peas!

I love peas. I was one of those kids that loved to eat his vegetables.

 

[ChrisL]

My mother was always the last person to dish up even though she prepared most of the meals. If we dared to eat before she finished or before grace my father would take the plate away and send the offender to their room without supper.

Why is family dinner a form of punishment?

Because your parents make you eat disgusting things like mushy old peas!

I love peas. I was one of those kids that loved to eat his vegetables.

Canned peas? Canned veggies are nasty except corn.

 

[mdk]

Canned peas? Canned veggies are nasty except corn

I grew up on a farm so we always had fresh veggies. I only buy fresh today as well. They taste so much better.

 

[ChrisL]

Canned peas? Canned veggies are nasty except corn

I grew up on a farm so we always had fresh veggies. I only buy fresh today as well. They taste so much better.

I buy fresh or frozen. Frozen veggies are good.

 

[Skull Pilot]

My mother was always the last person to dish up even though she prepared most of the meals. If we dared to eat before she finished or before grace my father would take the plate away and send the offender to their room without supper.

Why is family dinner a form of punishment?

In many instances yes

 

[ChrisL]

Not for me. I like having dinner with my family actually. We have fun.

 

[ChrisL]

Canned peas? Canned veggies are nasty except corn

I grew up on a farm so we always had fresh veggies. I only buy fresh today as well. They taste so much better.

When I was a kid, I liked most of my veggies raw and uncooked, even peas. I'm not as picky anymore.

 

[mdk]

Canned peas? Canned veggies are nasty except corn

I grew up on a farm so we always had fresh veggies. I only buy fresh today as well. They taste so much better.

I buy fresh or frozen. Frozen veggies are good.

Frozen isn't too bad. There is an amazing grocer not far from my house that I frequent often for my veggies. Our parents load us up with fresh veggies from their gardens when we visit. I have three huge spaghetti squash in the fridge from my mama. Yum town!

 

[ChrisL]

Canned peas? Canned veggies are nasty except corn

I grew up on a farm so we always had fresh veggies. I only buy fresh today as well. They taste so much better.

I buy fresh or frozen. Frozen veggies are good.

Frozen isn't too bad. There is an amazing grocer not far from my house that I frequent often for my veggies. Our parents load us up with fresh veggies from their gardens when we visit. I have three huge spaghetti squash in the fridge from my mama. Yum town!

I've never had spaghetti squash but I love butternut squash!

 

[rightwinger]

As the "man of the house" I don't want or need anyone to serve me. I would rather fix my own plate the way I like it