Etiquette, when and after you eat, should you lick their plate?

i regularlly lick my plate clean. i also like to eat with my hands to save on cutlery and last week i ravished my wife on the table after dinner. i am now barred from that restuarant and the CCTV has had 2000 hits on youtube.

I think it's perfectly fine to lick the plate when you are eating alone, but not in front of others: even close family members might be put off by someone doing so in front of them. I would suggest cleaning the plate with bread as an alternative to the tongue. Surely the amount of dish soap saved is minimal.

Why lick your plate when your dog is only too happy to do it. Saves water and energy too. Why wash the dishes when the dog has done such a nice slobbery job on your dinner plates?

No, I would never do that. I don't care much about it can save money and resources, I think that was inappropriate to do. You can still use the spoon and fork to grab every little bit of what's left on your plate, but not licking it.

You know, when I read this it all started making sense to me. Actually I'm sure that you intended to be funny. You certainly don't have a dry sense of humor though. I did a little research on the subject and found an article from someone who shares your point of view. They even give you instructions on how to do it right. Give it a read at: http://picodoll.hubpages.com/hub/How-To-Properly-Lick-Your-Plate

Hi jollygoodwot! owww...that's very unetiquette to do. saving money can do some other ways, but not in way cleaning the plates by licking it. ohh that's unhealthy too. saliva of a person is also bacteria once it was expose. it may someone use that lick plate that you did..ohhh i will not going to eat in that plate even i am hungry.never.

never done it in public such as in restaurant and even at home i rarely do it. since i could use my spoon to get all the food so there is no need for m to lick it especially on the plate. i only lick most of the time ice cream and food that need it but not on the food directly. it is unethical but i know n some culture they are acceptable.

Welcome to Mylot Jollygoodwot! To be honest, i laughed out loud when read this post. It is no different with how cats/dogs lick their milk bowls clean. I have never seen anyone do this. I guess it is because it is kinda gross? Furthermore, whatever is left on your plate is considered fat. I have never considered saving dish soap by licking my plates clean.

Well unless you are at home and your companions in the house are fine with you doing that then I do not see anything negative in it. I do that at home depending on the meals that I have recently taken. I also do not think that it saves dish wash soap because when you wash the dishes, you still ensure that you are able to wipe every area of the dish. It all depends really but never do it in front of friends(if they are not accustomed to something like that and would not laugh) and guests. It would really be a turn off for people as that is very poor etiquette.

Hi, Jollygoodwot, you have a wonderful sense of humour . But it seems that some fellow myLotters take this too seriously. I'll admit that sometimes I lick my plate if I'm alone at home. I do it when I enjoy the meal and don't want to waste a drop of it. But as a woman who does the dishes at home, I agree with you that this saves dish soap and efforts.

Whether you decide to lick your plate clean or not, I am not bothered by how someone else eat but I believe it is not a way of cleaning the plate because you will still have to clean the plate later on after eating.

hi jollygoodwot, I know this is a ligit question but are you serious...There is never any reason to lick your plate,,,When you use a plate, it has to be washed for sure, with dish detergent. You have got to be kidding trying to justify reasons to lick your plate and its ok...It very very bad manners..If you want more food get more food...What is the purpose of licking your plate and you can believe it saves on water and dish detergent.. For some reason I just keep believing this is a joke question....

Mom said i don't want you to do that it look not clean that's what my mom said when I was licking my desert plate after I finished me ice cream, I didn't want to miss anything that was left in that plate I tell you Ice Cream is the best to lick you know of your plate. LOL.

Lick your plate is definitely not ok. I mean I might save a person 5 dollars a month but at what risk? You have no idea what sort of sickness a person can have and dishwashers don't always get rid of all the bacteria on a plate. If I were at a restaurant or at some one home that would be the last time I ate there and I probably won't even finish my food.

hi welcome to mylot jollygoodwot. oh my g licking your plates. You] mean people do that? I can see dogs and cats doing that, but people? oh come on now, thats gross, disgusting, unsanitary and thinking about seeing someone doing that makes me feel queasy. yuck to me this is totally wrong and disgusting.

I think you could actually finish off your food on your plate without actually licking it. It really just depends on how you had put your food on your plate in the first place. Sometimes the amount you put makes it easier to finish. I mean, small servings at a time are easily finished off. There's also one way to clean off your plate if the food you eat is soupy or have gravy or stuff like that. You could always use a piece of bread to wipe the remnants off clean and then eat the bread. I think it's more proper-looking than licking it :)

I don't think that you will save money by licking that plate. I mean, you will still wash it even if you lick the plat. You have too. It is just unsanitary if you wont. I guess you can lick your plate when your home alone but I think it is not so good if you lick your plate in a public area. People will just look down on you.

I never saw anyone lick his plate and I been in many countries where people at in all different ways. I think it depends on where you live if it's allowed or permitted. Personally I don't like people who don't have manners while eating (and this has nothing to do with using a fork and knive or not). Also I don't understand why you have to slurp or eat messy. Licking your plate won't sva dish soap since it still has to be washed/cleaned. Every heard about bacteries? But feel free do do it with your own plate and don't forget to drag it around with you always, to use it again, and not let others use it.

Yes in private or with people who don't mind I'd say yes it's okay to lick your plate. As for saving money on the dish soap. The stuff still on that plate won't be floating in the dishwater if licked off and therefore you don't need to change it as often. =) Good one! ^_-

Ha haa a big no for me. When you do it in the house you will find yourself doing it in public because you are used to. As long as you don't leave food on the plate there is no need to lick it