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I Told My Friend His Restaurant Picks Are Terrible
A friend group debate over whether honesty about bad restaurant choices is rude.
👤 Drew
My friend group has a monthly dinner out. Our friend Nate always picks the restaurant and it's always mediocre chain food — think overpriced Applebee's-tier. Last month I suggested we rotate who picks. Nate got offended. I said honestly, his picks aren't great and the rest of us want to try new places. Nate said he puts effort into picking places with "something for everyone" and that I'm being a food snob. Two other friends privately told me they agree with me but won't say anything. Now Nate is saying if I think his picks are so bad, I should've spoken up sooner instead of "letting him embarrass himself." I wasn't trying to embarrass him. I just want to eat somewhere that doesn't microwave my steak.
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👤 Nate
Drew calls our usual spots mediocre but has never once suggested an alternative until this conversation. I pick because nobody else ever does. I ask the group every month and get silence. So I pick somewhere that has options everyone can eat, including Marco who does not do spicy food, Jen who is vegetarian, and Drew who apparently has very refined tastes he has never mentioned. The month I asked Drew to pick, Drew chose a tasting menu restaurant that cost $180 per person and did not tell anyone the price beforehand.
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📊 Current Standings — 16 votes
🔵 Side A is right
19% (3)
🔴 Side B is right
19% (3)
💀 You're both wrong
38% (6)
🤷 You're both right
13% (2)
😤 A right, bad handling
6% (1)
😤 B right, bad handling
6% (1)
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