Today, I was super hungry and went to a Thai restaurant. The waitress left two small bowls of fried rice on the counter, and I thought they were for me. I ate one and a lady came over screaming. Apparently the small cups of rice was part of a religious ceremony. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I was eager to learn how to use chopsticks, as I was in a nice Chinese restaurant and had ordered noodles. As I was visibly struggling to eat, the server brought me a fork. When I reached for it, I flicked a noodle into a lady's soup at the next table. FML
Today, I received a food delivery. The bag was huge. I thought the restaurant had made a mistake and given me extra food. I checked the receipt; it said, “Special note: For our hungriest customer. Extra napkins!” They'd remembered me from last time I ordered a ton of food. FML
Today, my dad was making a sandwich in the kitchen. Hungry, I snuck in and grabbed it, running back to my room and devouring it. Later at dinner, he dumped a whole scoop of rice in my lap. We all ended up laughing as we cleaned it. FML
Today, I was in a restaurant with my fiancée for dinner. I commented that she had some food around her mouth. She responded with a lecture, then by throwing her hot bowl of noodles at me, before stomping out the restaurant. FML
Today, in an act of friendship, I made chicken curry for a colleague and brought it to work. She looked excited and squealed, "Yum!" When leaving the office at 5pm, she told me she was "taking it to eat at home." But at 7pm, during my routine snooping around for snacks, I found the curry hidden behind a shelf. FML
Today, when making a delivery for the restaurant I work for, a customer shoved and yelled at me because she didn't get any fries with her order. She didn't order any, which isn't unusual, considering we're a Chinese takeaway and don't even sell them. FML
Today, I went to a Japanese restaurant. While the chef was throwing food at us, I was getting ready for my turn. He tossed a piece of broccoli at me, I leaned back to catch it, completely falling off my chair. I knocked everything over and had the packed restaurant laughing at me. FML
Today, my mother decided to cook dinner for us and used rice that she had in her cupboard. While helping out, I stirred the dish and noticed black flecks. Turns out they were rice weevils. She tried to convince me it was "burnt garlic" and served it to the rest of the family. FML
Today, I found a piece of rice in my belly button. I can't remember the last time I ate or handled rice. FML
Today, I stopped at a mini-mart and bought a family-size bag of potato chips, a tub of dip, a box of toaster pastries, and some snack cakes. The guy at the counter said, "Wow, someone's hungry!" I told him it wasn't all for me, paid, and left in a huff. It was all for me. I ate it all by that evening. FML
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cradle6 13
If you were sitting at a bar, I could understand. If you were at a table and you got up to grab the food, then YDI.
HowieDoIt 21
Snap, crackle, and pop: The Gods of the Rice Universe...bad mistake to take their sacrifice
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ChakatBlackstar 29
What I want to know is what sort of ceremony involves two small bowls of rice, and why is someone doing some religious thing at a restaurant and not at home or their place of worship?
Izabushel 65
To the best if my knowledge there are several possible reasons for the ceremony and why they would have it at their place of work and I will try to explain. But Altar, or ScarlieC could probably explain better. First reason I know of is a 'thank you' or respect to their ancestors. They may have it at the place of work because they spend a lot of their time there so it's easiest to maintain. Or they may have helped set up the business. The second reason is for maintaining the good 'spirit' of a place. By keeping it happy it will protect against enemies whether human or malevolent spirits. Basically protection against ghosts. It's not just Thai restaurants that have the shrine. We have a bakery here with a Thai couple as owners and they have a shrine in the bakery. And it's very obvious that it is not for people to sample and help themselves. Next time I go in I will ask.
perdix 31
Ha, at first I read "small bowels," and then I had a hankreing for boudin!
KiddNYC1O 22
Fried rice, yummy.
madgrinchhatter 12
Religions are weird.
chottu 16
There were two small bowls of rice, this FML sounds like you went out alone to eat. If that is the case then why would you think the bowls were for you?
lifeisgood_03 8
shit happens :/
The_Honey_Badger 17
What kind of ceremony?o.O
Priyaroshni 40
Read what Lesser #83 said in response to #75.
Satoaoi 13
lady should have put a do not eat sign next to it then.
geocayce 7
Whenever I've seen food given as religious gift (I have Buddhist relatives) there is always a statue of their god quite near to it. I feel that OP is leaving something out to excuse his lack of judgement due to his extreme hunger. You should be more aware, OP. Also, if she didn't bring it to you & the bowls were that small, why would you think it was for you? Especially, if you were dining for one?
RogueWarrior869 23
No matter how hungry you get you always ask first, especially at a restaurant. You deserve it here.