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pomchop

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I remember as a young kid , after watching the pictures at a cinema

in Newcastle , my mate and I popped  into Milburn's seafood shop ,

(how can I remember the name of the shop , 60 odd years ago ,when

i cannot remember what I did last week  ! ) back to the  story , they sold

small plates of shrimps ,various shellfish , covered in vinegar , my mate

had no money left ,but i had enough for plate of shrimps ,which I would

share with him, 

 

After he had eaten his , a man next to us left ,leaving a plate with a large

Whelk on it ,  which my friend wolfed down , I said you don't know where

it's been ,  he replied ,but I know where it's gannin ,  I felt sick , the sight of

the Whelk , never mind someone had left it.

 

regards worgeordie

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When I worked for a large company in the UK during the 1990s we had one engineer who used to sit in the canteen and when a guy had finished, he would eat the leftovers.

 

He would sometimes bring in empty buttered rolls and fill them with leftovers.

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42 minutes ago, NextG said:

How much did you give to him in order to alleviate his suffering?

 

I did think for a minute maybe i should walk by and leave 100 baht on the table.  But i did not. 

 

What made it so strange was how well dressed he was....very nice golf type shirt, nice white shorts and a better looking pair of shoes than i own.

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2 hours ago, pomchop said:

I did not mean or attempt to judge the guy.  I simply relayed what I saw as I thought it to be unusual.  And I also hate to see food wasted as it is every day all over the world while people go hungry.

 

 

OK, if you say so, but yours and several other posts come across as judgemental. 

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While it seems unsavory, it shouldn't. 

Food waste is a major problem and restraunts are the core contributors. 

 

But really, I would think nothing of finishing a friend's or family member's plate of food. Barring any truly disgusting traits, why would finishing a stranger's food be any different?

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42 minutes ago, n00dle said:

the whole act of posting this was so others could share your disdain.

Not necessarily disdain, but definitely surprise.  Then hindsight, some compassion or or even relief, since simply eating leftovers, instead of criminal activity.

 

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5 minutes ago, n00dle said:

And what disease would that be?

 

Random from the first page of a Google search for you.

 

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/does-saliva-have-health-risks-3-ways-germs-can-spread/

 

"Rhinovirus (colds).

Flu virus.

Epstein-Barr virus (mononucleosis, or mono).

Type 1 herpes (cold sores).

Strep bacteria.

Hepatitis B and hepatitis C.

Cytomegalovirus (a risk during fetal development)."

 

 

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4 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Not sure what disease you think someone can get from eating leftovers.

 

 

From the OP:  "using same silverware that thais had just used."

 

In any case, there's sure to be some saliva on the bite marks left on the left overs.   

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