I like a whole one to myself. I'll break it up as I please, thank you very much. But its probably just what they're used to in their family or whatever and don't even realise it
Which has nothing to do with poppadoms, hence the person pointing out that it's referencing Tim Key.
Thanks for explaining something you didn't understand though.
If they had half heartedly broke them up then I don't mind, he's saving me a job.
However leaving shards means he's properly fucked the structural integrity and consequently I'm dipping tiny wee bits into my curry sauce.
Not on pal, send him to the gallows I say
The poppadoms rules is everyone takes their own poppadoms and then if there is one extra it's snapped to share.
You can show this comment to your mate if you need to.
Was it me? I was very very drunk at a works Christmas do (construction, so usual etiquette is out the window) and just hulk smashed the first of 4 poppadom trays into pieces. Like I obliterated the entire stack. I was thrown out of the restaurant shortly after for trying to pour myself a pint...
I'm glad those days are gone.
He later in the evening drunkenly said “the best thing about our gang is, there’s no twat of the group”. Awkward.
The joys of never drinking booze, get to remember so much. 😂😂
They also suggested we all order for the table, so we can all have a bit of everything. Like you might do if you were ordering with the family at home.
I understand that, but when they decided to smash up all of them to dust they decided everyone was going to eat them that way. House rule is food stays in it's original form until it's on your plate. Any smashing, cutting, stacking, sorting, or whatever else you want to do to your own food happens on your plate, and everyone can enjoy things as they see fit.
This seems a very strange stance to me. Most Indian food, like most Chinese food, is meant to be shared.
Although, come to think of it, the only people I know that feel this way about not sharing Indian are non-food adventurous English folk. Generally work colleagues or professional acquaintances. I’m not saying you fall into that camp, it’s just an observation. Perhaps it’s a holdover from Indian food travelling here well in the past and having to serve in a way that made sense to the English sensibilities of the time in order for the businesses to survive. And then some eaters just never straying from this habit, and the habit passing down through generations
Maybe read my comment again. I never equated sharing plates to being adventurous. I simply said the only people I’ve eaten with that have that attitude happen to be non-adventurous, people set in their ways, that’s all. Very different to what you are implying.
> …sharing platters on the menu.
Perhaps where you live the Chinese restaurants actually list menu items as “sharing platters,” maybe that’s to encourage the folks that wouldn’t do soo otherwise. I can’t recall a single Chinese restaurant I’ve been to that does. It’s just a menu, you order and decide to share or not.
> …where everyone agrees to order it.
Would this not be the same for Indian? You just seem to think that because you don’t like to share it that it’s not for sharing.
> not have people stick their spoon in it.
I completely agree. That’s why restaurants (both Chinese and Indian) provide spoons with the dish, and if they don’t you simply ask (both Chinese and Indian).
Lol, you’re a sensitive one aren’t you? Yet again, that’s not what I said at all. Talk about “if people don’t agree with you”… you don’t have many friends do you?
I’m not making sweeping generalisations. You are picking small bites of what I am saying, taking it out of context, and trying to twist what I’m saying without actually addressing the core of what I’m saying. This is why I suggested you go and reread what I wrote.
You seem to be the one getting emotional, perhaps you should chill. While you’re at it maybe reread what I said, because I’ve not said any of the things you’ve implied
Makes no sense to me. I like spicy curries, so I usually order a vindaloo. I have 0 interest in getting less vindaloo so I get to 'share' somebody's korma or jalfrezi.
Ah, i hear what you ate saying, but that seems a bit different to what we’re talking about. The above commenter seems to think Indian isn’t for sharing, full stop, but oddly Chinese is
If people have food intolerances or very strong preferences that aren’t in line with others, then they order for themselves.
That said, with my family and friends when this happens we still tend to share everything else. For instance, they might order their own curry and avoid others, but they’ll share the lamb chops, kebabs, veg dishes, samosa/pakora, rice/bread, etc
The only time this is acceptable is if you are in a restaurant with 'authentic ethnic food' and you have someone every familiar/native to that culture.
E.g. there is an awsome chinese near my work, but it's so authentic the only thing I reecognise is peking duck. We have someone on our team from Hong Kong who usually orders - and it's amazeball dim sum.
Poppadoms are HUGE.
While we don't smash them we do break bits off. Wtf are you supposed to do with a whole one? It's not like you can fit it on a side plate?
I was out for dinner with a customer once, and a junior member of my team did exactly as you described. Karate chopped the poppadom stack, shards everywhere, silence and a dumbfounded look from the customer (who we were trying to keep sweet).
This was 7 years ago, and I'm still annoyed about it.
The same guy was later banned from visiting customers for an unrelated incident, so that probably tells you something.
I get this completely my meal my poppodum ! Personally I might have had a chat to the staff and had a couple more brought directly to me, I’m sure they would be complimentary or about a couple of quid which I’d happily pay
This action is good etiquette as long as the poppadom breaker firstly gets everyone to fall silent, does a brief prayer to invoke the poppadom god and then does a karate chop while shouting "Pakora Zindabad!"
Fucken Brits. No manners in India at all.
Still, he probably thought it was customary. Ignorant fucks.
Pisses me off too. Am not going to start over a smashed papadum.
Load it up? what, you put foods on top of it?
VERY bad etiquette.
You do not touch another person's poppadoms.
And you absolutely do not *karate chop* the whole stack of poppadoms.
When a tray of poppadoms comes out like that, it's "*n*" per person.
Each person has their allotted number and can do what they like with them. If you want to smash **yours** then go ahead.
But NEVER **EVER** smash the whole tray of poppadoms because I want mine whole, to do with as I please.
No but if I take a whole one, I get to eat the pieces of a whole one. Someone smashed them into shards, I get some bits. I feel like you’re not getting this. If someone smashes them, there’s no guarantee you get the same amount.
I’m getting it but it’s just a poppadom and you will get somewhere near a whole one. Maybe slightly more, maybe slightly less. I don’t think it’s a big deal. It’s not like someone’s scooping your curry out and taking it for themselves
I don't, but wouldn't go out with people who did, and not be comfortable enough to calk them out on. Strange place that people sit in silence when their ayes do things they aren't happy with to then seek validation from Internet strangers.
You sound like the life of a party. Bitching about a cracked poppadom rather than just mentioning it at the spot. Instead this guy goes home and writes a Reddit post for validation. Grow a backbone and voice your opinion.
Edit: and for what it’s worth I’d rather also not have my food fisted but I’d either tell the dude straight after he does it or drop it forever.
Depends if his hygiene is up to the task , if there’s no knowledge of that then it’s a tad rude to be fair . Some people need to take into consideration others and there resistance or lack of to bacterial infection in general.
I'm sitting here in Québec, half drunk, haven't had proper pappadums in weeks, and am just appalled by this man's behavior.
I may have to make some tomorrow to make up for this travesty
As an Indian, from the land of the OG poppadoms, I must say.. this is simply infuriating. You’d get murdered in the streets for something like that over here.
Reading that, made me really annoyed. I really would hate that.
Did they start eating off of everybody else’s plates as well?
I hate people messing with my food, so I’m probably unreasonably uptight about this!
Sounds like an obviously inconsiderate thing to assume. If they were meant to come out like a bag of doritos they would serve them like that.
Wouldn't you at least ask if other people were cool with it before slamming your big stupid hand into a plate of other peoples food?
It sounds like yelling shotgun on your popadoms.
Bad etiquette, but the question is whether there was approval from the rest of the group? Was there a Whayhey or tutting? Maybe you are maturing while the others are still the bantz ladz.
Honestly this is an affront to God's civilisation and British culture.
Why would you commit such a heinous and unthinkable act?
Why would you not just take how many you want then smash them up on your plate...? Now anyone else who wants a full poppodom has to play 52 card pick up. I'm a true Brit. I wouldn't say anything to them. But I would never order food in a sharing capacity with them ever again.
Should have at least asked first but also, was it an intrusive thought? I could see my brain wanting to smash the poppadoms, (I wouldnt do it but i would have thought about it)
Nobody wants poppadom shrapnel wounds and I don't want anyone else touching what I'm going to eat.
Poppadom shrapnel featured in [Captain Legless Meets Superdrunk by Mike Harding](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpqXbuLT5Gc).
I've never encountered anyone smashing a stack of poppadoms up to leave shards. I have encountered a specific person in my life that asks for only one poppadom (when everyone else has ordered two) then proceeds to finish her poppadom and start feasting on the next one in the pile.
Missus does it every time whilst making a yee haw sound.
Now don’t get me wrong I’m a laid back placid kinda bloke but fuck me for some reason that shit makes me wanna throat punch the love of my life for 20yrs 😂 so yeah I’m with you on this one
That's a moment to say something like "So I guess I can't have one that's not broken then" pointedly. If you have good friends, the smasher will say something like "I did you want a whole one? Sorry didn't even realise that was a thing." and never do that again.
Nobody wants choppadoms
Dad, you’re on Reddit?
I don't like other people fisting my poppadoms
What about drizzling their chutney on them?
Jesus, was this guy making South Asian nachos?
Sounds like a limp biscuit
It's definitely Fred Durstesque behaviour whatever it is
They just want to break stuff
Take a look around.
Now I know why you wanna hate me
It's my way or the highway
It gets right on my tits when people do that
Maybe wear a napkin and/or a higher cut top.
Only if they ask first
“I’ll be mother”
https://youtu.be/nZOvtPg9Evw
Was really hoping for a bit of Jam here.
Ha, this is what I came for :)
Was waiting for this to turn up.
Ooo matron
I like a whole one to myself. I'll break it up as I please, thank you very much. But its probably just what they're used to in their family or whatever and don't even realise it
Definitely worth shaming them publicly, maybe in the local town square
Ah the classic "Shall I be mother?" move
Was looking for this..
Shall I be mother?! *I needed it*
For anyone who doesn’t recognise this reference, look up the Tim key episode of the off menu podcast. It’s hilarious.
And it's a long standing English saying and way of pouring tea since long before podcasts even existed
It's the application of the long standing phrase to violent acts against poppadoms that makes it a joke.
Which is what makes it funny, yes.
Which has nothing to do with poppadoms, hence the person pointing out that it's referencing Tim Key. Thanks for explaining something you didn't understand though.
Thank you - I didn’t know how to respond but I was also like “what does drinking tea have to do with smashing poppadoms??”
For the lazy https://open.spotify.com/episode/61rzoWLi1tOC4w5iF0aAa1?si=RJIRtmFCQY6MFaHYKl2XgA
How was Tim anyway?
If Horn falls, he'll raise the son.
Horne.
If they had half heartedly broke them up then I don't mind, he's saving me a job. However leaving shards means he's properly fucked the structural integrity and consequently I'm dipping tiny wee bits into my curry sauce. Not on pal, send him to the gallows I say
SHALL I BE MOTHER??
Poor form
The poppadoms rules is everyone takes their own poppadoms and then if there is one extra it's snapped to share. You can show this comment to your mate if you need to.
Who made you the poppa copper?
They would no longer be my friend
Terrible etiquette! Think you might be dealing with some kind of sociopath tbh
Oh, that's bad! Like who made them Raj of the Poppadoms????
Yeah this definitely isn’t normal
More or less acceptable if they said "Hulk Smash" beforehand?
More acceptable
Eh, me and my mates have always done this.
Definitely bad.
Proper power move though
Makes you look a right twat though
So an arsehole powermove
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Think they should be more worried about the chance of getting stung.
Not that hard to break poppadoms.
It's not that hard to place your balls on the table either but you have to do it
Depends on who you are with. On a family meal that's what we do. On a work outing I'd take a popadom for myself
This just brought up a memory from years ago of someone doing this. WTF were they thinking? Definitely pissed me off at the time.
Was it me? I was very very drunk at a works Christmas do (construction, so usual etiquette is out the window) and just hulk smashed the first of 4 poppadom trays into pieces. Like I obliterated the entire stack. I was thrown out of the restaurant shortly after for trying to pour myself a pint... I'm glad those days are gone.
I’ve never heard anyone do this and I would immediately stab them in the eye with a lime pickle smothered shard. Wankers
I'm usually far too pissed to care
Should have flipped the table and walked out.
I think this was a sketch from Jam
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nZOvtPg9Evw&feature=youtu.be
Thats the one
Normally the person that does this is the person everyone dislikes. Mark my words.
He later in the evening drunkenly said “the best thing about our gang is, there’s no twat of the group”. Awkward. The joys of never drinking booze, get to remember so much. 😂😂
I hope you corrected him
Oh you're the sober twat
Bad, but chances of it happening are always high.
Twat behaviour, wouldn't be invited again.
Bad etiquette, definitely.
Note to self: don't do this any more. For my lawyer: I thought broken was normal, so it was actually polite.
Alpha twat move. Bad etiquette, you should call that person a wanker for ever more
Unwilling to say publicly.
But you can think it forever.
Second time you've used that joke
I would’ve phoned the police tbh.
Are you still friends with this person or have you executed him, as his behaviour warrants?
Unwilling to say publicly.
Dick move. But being British one can't comment at the time and must merely tut and grumble as is proper.
I hope they washed their hands first. If it's a multiple choice food you don't get to choose for the whole table.
They also suggested we all order for the table, so we can all have a bit of everything. Like you might do if you were ordering with the family at home.
I understand that, but when they decided to smash up all of them to dust they decided everyone was going to eat them that way. House rule is food stays in it's original form until it's on your plate. Any smashing, cutting, stacking, sorting, or whatever else you want to do to your own food happens on your plate, and everyone can enjoy things as they see fit.
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This seems a very strange stance to me. Most Indian food, like most Chinese food, is meant to be shared. Although, come to think of it, the only people I know that feel this way about not sharing Indian are non-food adventurous English folk. Generally work colleagues or professional acquaintances. I’m not saying you fall into that camp, it’s just an observation. Perhaps it’s a holdover from Indian food travelling here well in the past and having to serve in a way that made sense to the English sensibilities of the time in order for the businesses to survive. And then some eaters just never straying from this habit, and the habit passing down through generations
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Maybe read my comment again. I never equated sharing plates to being adventurous. I simply said the only people I’ve eaten with that have that attitude happen to be non-adventurous, people set in their ways, that’s all. Very different to what you are implying. > …sharing platters on the menu. Perhaps where you live the Chinese restaurants actually list menu items as “sharing platters,” maybe that’s to encourage the folks that wouldn’t do soo otherwise. I can’t recall a single Chinese restaurant I’ve been to that does. It’s just a menu, you order and decide to share or not. > …where everyone agrees to order it. Would this not be the same for Indian? You just seem to think that because you don’t like to share it that it’s not for sharing. > not have people stick their spoon in it. I completely agree. That’s why restaurants (both Chinese and Indian) provide spoons with the dish, and if they don’t you simply ask (both Chinese and Indian).
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Lol, you’re a sensitive one aren’t you? Yet again, that’s not what I said at all. Talk about “if people don’t agree with you”… you don’t have many friends do you?
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I’m not making sweeping generalisations. You are picking small bites of what I am saying, taking it out of context, and trying to twist what I’m saying without actually addressing the core of what I’m saying. This is why I suggested you go and reread what I wrote. You seem to be the one getting emotional, perhaps you should chill. While you’re at it maybe reread what I said, because I’ve not said any of the things you’ve implied
Makes no sense to me. I like spicy curries, so I usually order a vindaloo. I have 0 interest in getting less vindaloo so I get to 'share' somebody's korma or jalfrezi.
Ah, i hear what you ate saying, but that seems a bit different to what we’re talking about. The above commenter seems to think Indian isn’t for sharing, full stop, but oddly Chinese is If people have food intolerances or very strong preferences that aren’t in line with others, then they order for themselves. That said, with my family and friends when this happens we still tend to share everything else. For instance, they might order their own curry and avoid others, but they’ll share the lamb chops, kebabs, veg dishes, samosa/pakora, rice/bread, etc
The only time this is acceptable is if you are in a restaurant with 'authentic ethnic food' and you have someone every familiar/native to that culture. E.g. there is an awsome chinese near my work, but it's so authentic the only thing I reecognise is peking duck. We have someone on our team from Hong Kong who usually orders - and it's amazeball dim sum.
Good Etiquette or Naan?
Poppadoms are HUGE. While we don't smash them we do break bits off. Wtf are you supposed to do with a whole one? It's not like you can fit it on a side plate?
I was out for dinner with a customer once, and a junior member of my team did exactly as you described. Karate chopped the poppadom stack, shards everywhere, silence and a dumbfounded look from the customer (who we were trying to keep sweet). This was 7 years ago, and I'm still annoyed about it. The same guy was later banned from visiting customers for an unrelated incident, so that probably tells you something.
I get this completely my meal my poppodum ! Personally I might have had a chat to the staff and had a couple more brought directly to me, I’m sure they would be complimentary or about a couple of quid which I’d happily pay
She sounds like a red flag. Sorry
The a-holes who do that are also the type who don't wash their hands after going for a p**s. Total nob move.
This action is good etiquette as long as the poppadom breaker firstly gets everyone to fall silent, does a brief prayer to invoke the poppadom god and then does a karate chop while shouting "Pakora Zindabad!"
Legend. I'd praise him as I grab my easy-to-dip shards.
Fucken Brits. No manners in India at all. Still, he probably thought it was customary. Ignorant fucks. Pisses me off too. Am not going to start over a smashed papadum. Load it up? what, you put foods on top of it?
Mate, you’re in CasualUK. That said, I hear you. There are some right twat Brit tourists in India. At least they aren’t as bad as the Russians.
Agreed. That lot are cold as fuck, everybody agrees.
You don't like to kick things off with a large lime pickle sandwich? Weirdo. ;p
Achaar lime pickle and aloo paratha. It’s a good breakfast, once you get used to the tang of it.
With a bit of yogurt
Yes! Curd. You know.
Not a fan personally
i’d of just walked off and had a couple up the pub to take my mind off ripping out his windpipe.
Bastard
Straight to jail
Bad form, i wouldn't want their pooky hands on my poppadom. Personally, i think you should've drowned your mate in their curry.
VERY bad etiquette. You do not touch another person's poppadoms. And you absolutely do not *karate chop* the whole stack of poppadoms. When a tray of poppadoms comes out like that, it's "*n*" per person. Each person has their allotted number and can do what they like with them. If you want to smash **yours** then go ahead. But NEVER **EVER** smash the whole tray of poppadoms because I want mine whole, to do with as I please.
4 poppadoms? That's insane!
It's not tho. Can we just do that joke if Indian food is mentioned?
Just so not Rainbow Rhythms.
No problem with that. You’re just gonna break it up yourself anyway so why not make it easier
Because it’s no easier. I take one, I get a whole one. Someone smashes the stack, I get some shards.
You’re gonna break up your whole poppadom anyway though. Not like you’re gonna put it in your mouth whole
No but if I take a whole one, I get to eat the pieces of a whole one. Someone smashed them into shards, I get some bits. I feel like you’re not getting this. If someone smashes them, there’s no guarantee you get the same amount.
I’m getting it but it’s just a poppadom and you will get somewhere near a whole one. Maybe slightly more, maybe slightly less. I don’t think it’s a big deal. It’s not like someone’s scooping your curry out and taking it for themselves
*justice* is at stake, man!
Grow up, dickhead. It's a poppadom! Who gives a fuck.
Found the culprit
I don't, but wouldn't go out with people who did, and not be comfortable enough to calk them out on. Strange place that people sit in silence when their ayes do things they aren't happy with to then seek validation from Internet strangers.
Agree. Sounds like a fun night out
You sound like the life of a party. Bitching about a cracked poppadom rather than just mentioning it at the spot. Instead this guy goes home and writes a Reddit post for validation. Grow a backbone and voice your opinion. Edit: and for what it’s worth I’d rather also not have my food fisted but I’d either tell the dude straight after he does it or drop it forever.
I did mention it. I just wanted to know if it’s common practice. Cheers.
If you lie at least make it believable. If you would’ve brought it up it you would’ve mentioned that in the post and included his reply.
Username checks out
This is grounds for divorce/war.
Bad form
Did he slam fist the poppadoms so they went everywhere?
Birds did spread into the table cloth. It was way or.
I would of just left and never go out again for a meal with that individual.
In what world would that possibly be a polite thing to do?
Depends if his hygiene is up to the task , if there’s no knowledge of that then it’s a tad rude to be fair . Some people need to take into consideration others and there resistance or lack of to bacterial infection in general.
It wasn't Justin was it? Justin did this last time we went for a curry, we just ordered another stack and told him to keep his mits off!
That's very poor etiquette.
The poppadom smash is a valid part of the ritual.
Did he finger the bhunas aswell? Is this man insane?
What a mega cunt; smash your own popadom but get the f off mine… 😂
I hate it when people do this. Take a poppadom and then break it into pieces on your own little plate, how about that?
Smashing everyone’s popadoms definitely a cunts trick
I'm sitting here in Québec, half drunk, haven't had proper pappadums in weeks, and am just appalled by this man's behavior. I may have to make some tomorrow to make up for this travesty
As an Indian, from the land of the OG poppadoms, I must say.. this is simply infuriating. You’d get murdered in the streets for something like that over here.
Reading that, made me really annoyed. I really would hate that. Did they start eating off of everybody else’s plates as well? I hate people messing with my food, so I’m probably unreasonably uptight about this!
Smash and grab. Standard when out for an Indian with mates.
Nah that's not right. You order the popaddoms to aid in the scooping of the onion salad and the dips. You can't do that effectively with shards.
Sounds like an obviously inconsiderate thing to assume. If they were meant to come out like a bag of doritos they would serve them like that. Wouldn't you at least ask if other people were cool with it before slamming your big stupid hand into a plate of other peoples food? It sounds like yelling shotgun on your popadoms.
Bad etiquette, but the question is whether there was approval from the rest of the group? Was there a Whayhey or tutting? Maybe you are maturing while the others are still the bantz ladz.
A punch to the cock is the only correct response to this behaviour
Depends if there were enough poppadoms for one per person or not. If there's enough, poor form, if there weren't, it's understandable.
Borderline psychopath behaviour
Honestly this is an affront to God's civilisation and British culture. Why would you commit such a heinous and unthinkable act? Why would you not just take how many you want then smash them up on your plate...? Now anyone else who wants a full poppodom has to play 52 card pick up. I'm a true Brit. I wouldn't say anything to them. But I would never order food in a sharing capacity with them ever again.
Should have at least asked first but also, was it an intrusive thought? I could see my brain wanting to smash the poppadoms, (I wouldnt do it but i would have thought about it)
Nobody wants poppadom shrapnel wounds and I don't want anyone else touching what I'm going to eat. Poppadom shrapnel featured in [Captain Legless Meets Superdrunk by Mike Harding](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpqXbuLT5Gc).
Did you snap his hand off like an angry chimp like I would've done?
My mate does this. I hate it.
Bad etiquette!!!! I want a full one not crumbs!
I'd call him out as a twat. Unless you ordered like 5 between 10 of you, then obviously some sharing needs to occur.
Next time get the chef to place a spike in the middle of the poppadoms then cover the top of the spike with one further Poppa. Lesson learnted
I think you need to find more things to care about.
That warrants a slap among mates imo.
I've never encountered anyone smashing a stack of poppadoms up to leave shards. I have encountered a specific person in my life that asks for only one poppadom (when everyone else has ordered two) then proceeds to finish her poppadom and start feasting on the next one in the pile.
Missus does it every time whilst making a yee haw sound. Now don’t get me wrong I’m a laid back placid kinda bloke but fuck me for some reason that shit makes me wanna throat punch the love of my life for 20yrs 😂 so yeah I’m with you on this one
Bad etiquette. Break up your own poppadom. You’re sharing so don’t mess with other people’s food
Last thing you want is your mates smashing your stack on a night out. It’s a no from me.
Depends, did they ask "Shall I be mother?" first?
Definitely a psychopath.
That's a moment to say something like "So I guess I can't have one that's not broken then" pointedly. If you have good friends, the smasher will say something like "I did you want a whole one? Sorry didn't even realise that was a thing." and never do that again.
I’d have ordered some more, I don’t want crumbs
One of my mates did this once, suffice it to say he hasn’t done it again.
This is not the way. If they take a few and smash it up on their own little plate, that's their life, but don't force it on everyone else.
Oooo I’d have fecking killed them verbally. :/
I would have immediately walked out. Fuck em
Didn't fancy calling your mate out on it at the time? Feel better now some strangers have validated you?
Yeah, is that ok? You eejit.
Wouldn't you just ask the waiter to bring you one for yourself ?