A Taste Of Diplomacy

Pretend to break a tooth and suffer terrible pain . So everytime you move your mouth even to talk it hurts too bad..Then point to the door while jabbing your partner in the arm and look with sorrowful eyes at the boss and his wife and leave.

This has actually happened to me in the dima nd distant past - have you been reading my diaries honey? lol I am in the lucky position of everyone knowing I do not have big appetite so I just forced down as much as I could and explained that although it was really nice I couldn't manage any more! My ex husbands face was a picture though as he tried to plough through this huge meal and look as though he was enjoying it! That just made me laugh a lot wolfie - thanks for making me think of it ! xxxx

Man, that's a tough one. I'm afraid I would have been left no choice but to take small bites and immediately chase each bite with my beverage. Then claim I'm stuffed after a few bites and 2 beverages. Sometimes ya gotta sacrifice for the good of relationships, be it boss, family or friends' cooking.

Well I guess I would do my best to eat it, unless it contained meat or fish of course, when, I could tell them honstly that I couldn't eat it as I am vegetarian. My boss knows that though, and I think most people do know facts lke that after working with someone for a while, so it wouldn't apply. I guess if it rrally revolted you, you could say you were allergic to one or other of the ingredients, but I think it would be very bad manners not to eat it- not just because it is your Boss, but because you are a guest in their home.

gosh this is a good one. I will probably look around and try to take a few bites and drink it slowly then excuse myself and go to the bathroom or if I am lucky if there's a dog around I'll give it to the dog with out them know it. I know that I will feel bad and thanked them for the nice dinner.

Thankfully I never had such experience before. But when I should have a dinner at my boss's house and the food was disgusting, I wouldnt let them know, because his wife have done all the effort in the kitchen and the best she could do. So I wont insult my host or hostess and just eat what is in front off me. But if there is something really strange on the table and I have never tried it before or, for example, I dont like to eat fish, I would ask them if its okay by them if I skip that part of the meal. For other reasons, if it just looks like normal daily dishes, I wouldnt be to rude to not eat it. I will be so polite!

I have no idea what I would do in reality. I am a vegetarian and I do not go around telling people that so likely there wold be some sort of meat involved in this dish. I could then just tell them that it looks great but I am a vegetarian and so I would deal with any vegetables around. It is hard really to mess up vegetables so maybe they could be forced down.

hmmm.. that is a hard one. I think I will use as one reason that I'm a vegetarian and I can't eat most of the food and maybe I will say that maybe I can just for desert just to please my boss. nahh.. I can't actually say anything with this cause I'm not so use in gathering like this and I really don't have any idea how to avoid situations like that but I think it will be really hard.

that was a grave description of the food...well for me i have to let them see me eating even just small bites only tasting it..and have to make excuses that im not feeling well that my digestive is not working right now or whatever..

I'm very good at finding excuses not to eat other folks food .. I think I'd quickly ask what herbs or spices were in it and then say .. hmm I thought so .. ohh what a shame I shouldn't eat anymore as I have an allergy to the herb or spice and 'apologise' for not thinking to convey that info to them prior to the meal ..

thats a hard one wolfie. i dont know what i would do? maybe i would say i was not hungry and had eaten not long ago and hope they werent offended

Well, see, that would all depend. If the meal contained meat, i would simply say that i am vegetarian and i am sorry, but i cannot eat it. That is the honest truth. If they had made the meal special for me because i am a vegetarian, i would choke down the food, avouding the msot offensive items. To not insult the person, i would at least try everything on my plate. i would eat the least offensive items first and pretend to be too full to finish the more offensive ones. That way not only do YOU save face, but the person is not entirely offended. Then in about a week, invite your boss and his/her parter to your house for dinner and cook them a real meal.

well it ll be a very tough situation because the poor wife has laboured a lot. i d not like to offend her and will certainly taste a little of everything she has made. and it cant be possible that all of the food is disgusting. there may be something of my type there. i might eat that a lot and skip the others. ill eat very slowly so that i dont have to eat much. because good manners require you to atleast appreciate her hard work. if inspite of high tolerance i cant force down the food ill probably make an excuse of a headache

this looks kinda "Women's topic" but whatever :P I will answer NO don't eat, it's not necesarily impolite to do that, just be kind and clear you don't need to "sacrifice for the goal" :P

Oh wow that is a tough call. I would absolutely hate to be in that position. I do remember once my friend had invited me for dinner and she had made sweet potatoes which I hate. I ate some but I was trying so hard not to gag. Having said that I think I would try to eat some of it.

What a horrible situation to be in. However, I can relate this to times when I have been for dinner and the food is gross. As I am so polite and wouldn't want to upset that person,who has gone to all the trouble. If they were my boss or not, I would force some of it down me, unless of course it made me wretch!! I would then have to tell my partner after how disgusting the meal was once we left. I know a complete whimp and a blimp!!

I'm a fussy eater so would say i was allergic to something and move the food about hopefully there would be onions in it as touching one makes me swell lol

sometimes you just have to live with it man!! just eat small bites and keep drinkin, so that it takes up time and yes one more thing , have an eye on their plate, and try to figure out when they will be done, and try to catch up with them coz u dont wanna be the one sitting and eating alone coz then everybody wud be observing u! hope that helps

You have no choice really because that is your boss, lol. So gobble down the food like a good generous man. Watch your boss's expression though - he might think it tastes great. Try to play by ear.

I would eat other things like rolls,salad etc to fill up.If asked privately I might say that I don't eat whatever it is for whatever reason.I would also find something to compliment and I can usually smoothe things over. I believe that honesty is the bet policy...Of course if not asked I would make a big deal about what I could eat..saying how I enjoyed it so it wouldn't be so noticeable that I didn't eat the other.