Will you eat from a used plate?

Malaysia
January 23, 2009 4:22pm CST
I had a good friend who prepared me dinner when I had exam few days back. Two days ago, I think she ran out of plate so she filled the plate she used to eat for my rice and dishes... actually I thought that was a bit gross...... but I ate it.. would you too?
2 people like this
7 responses
@soulist (2985)
• United States
23 Jan 09
I don't think I could eat from a used plate, unless it was one that I used and I know what was on it before the food I was eating was. I think it was sweet that she wanted to make you something to eat when you had exams.
@rmuxagirl (7548)
• United States
25 Jan 09
I don't think I could eat from a used plate either Soulist. I mean you don't know what was eaten off of it or even what may have crawled on it before the food was placed on it. I mean I know you love your friends and all I love mine, but I would want to wash the plate before eating off of it.
• Netherlands
28 Jan 09
I could not eat from a dirty plate. If I ate from the plate I can reuse it because it is my own germs but another person? No I could not.
• Australia
27 Feb 09
I don't think I would eat from a used plate, unless I knew what had been on it before. You don't know what sort of bacteria could be on it, or if it was used for raw meat. Though, your friend probably wouldn't be silly enough to feed you listeria or e.coli.
• Malaysia
1 Mar 09
you are right.. hahaha i cant believe i ate it..
1 person likes this
• Netherlands
28 Jan 09
I admire how polite you were. If I ran out of plates and I wanted to give my friend food, I would go wash one before putting food on it. It only takes a moment to wash a plate! Anyway I agree that it is gross. I am sure it is not a big big deal but still unappetising.
• United States
25 Jan 09
A used plate should be washed before it's re-used. I don't think I could eat from it otherwise. It has a feeling of using someone else's toothbrush or something, which few people would ever do.
@cndn420 (2062)
• Canada
25 Jan 09
aww, well that was really nice of your friend to do for you. to answer your question, i don't think i could eat off a used plate. unless it was my own plate that i had just used and i know what i ate off it then i'll use it, but otherwise i think that's pretty gross
@UK_Shree (3603)
25 Jan 09
Well it sounds like she did a really nice thing for you but I would probably feel a bit funny about that too. I am assuming that she didn't wash the plate before serving your food? I think I would only be okay with eating off someone's elses used plate if I was incredibly close to them, for example if it was my partner, or my mum or dad. Otherwise I can't imagine that I'd be comfortable.
@missybear (11391)
• United States
24 Jan 09
I eat of my boyfriends plate but I don't know if I would eat of someone elses plate. I guess it would depend on the other person.