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Last Update: February 1, 2007
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I am a pepper fiend. I put pepper on practically everything but sweets. My question is, could that be misconstrued as an insult?
My brother's girlfriend kindly made dinner for our family for the first time, a few weeks back. Chicken. Of course, I went nuts with the pepper shaker. The way she looked at me really hurt my feelings. I don't think she purposely shot me down. I think she was just more in shock that I had the nerve to do that. She eats dinner with us everynight, though. She knows my routine. It's nothing new. I still felt like a jerk. I didn't say anything then, but I probably should have. Now it's too late, and I would just like to gather multiple opinions for future reference. I'd hate to unintentionally put somebody (who so generously devoted their time and effort to please me) down.
So if you worked all day to prepare a meal for your guests (even family) and someone were to pepper the hell out of it, would you take offense? (link)
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Personally, I would take no offense because I can respect the fact that different people have different tastes. However, in a situation where someone important to you has taken the time to prepare a meal, you may wish to be subtle about adding pepper or any other condiments. Also, it's always polite to try the dish first before assuming that it needs to be altered to suit your tastes. If you are worried about this becoming a social problem in the future, you may wish to begin using less pepper in everyday life so that you don't drown dishes in pepper out of habit.
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Wow. You make it sound so much more serious than I assumed it to be. I do absolutely see where you're coming from, and you have been very helpful. Thank you! (=
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