A Question of Etiquette

spoonful

Here is a situation that I found myself in. I realize now that there are many ways I could have dealt with it. I know that I could have done better.

Just for a bit of fun, how would you guys would deal with it?

So, here’s the situation…

You’re at a nice lunch… not exactly formal but it’s certainly important that you impress the other guests.

You take a sip of your drink and suck up a nice fruity bit through your straw. You immediately realize that there should be no fruit in your drink because it is a diet soda. You explore the thing with your tongue and you find that it is a soggy and very dead house fly.

You react with a sound and everyone looks at you. The woman next to you asks “are you okay?”

What do you do?

foodfight247

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I am sooooo sorry, shouldn't have laughed! :laugh:

Gonna have to think about this one as its tricky. A few different options.

foodfight247

Think I'd have to Nod in acknowledgement of the person asking if I'm ok (I couldn't speak with a bug in my mouth!) eww, whilst desperately making a grab for the nearest knapkin. Discreetly, I'd spit the bug out and dispose off the napkin onto an empty/used plate. Failing the after lunch empty plate, I'd just drop the knapkin into my handbag and dispose later.

kimnsc

Oh. My. Goodness.

I would have as quickly as possible spit it into my napkin, let the person making an inquiry know I was alright and then excuse myself from the table.

ironanimal

Is there anyone opposite you that you dislike? Do you have the skills to aim and either achieve:

a. Headshot
b. Fly landing in THEIR drink?

There is a third option;

c. Log 1g Pure Protein.

directorj

Nasty!

But here are my choices

1) If it's formal spit it out slowly and get the server
2) If it's in your situation, you could simply overreact

verptwerp

Ewwwwwww !

I pray that NEVER happens to me :sad:

nwhitley

Oh. My. Goodness.

I would have as quickly as possible spit it into my napkin, let the person making an inquiry know I was alright and then excuse myself from the table.

munkey418

Is there anyone opposite you that you dislike? Do you have the skills to aim and either achieve:

a. Headshot
b. Fly landing in THEIR drink?

There is a third option;

c. Log 1g Pure Protein.

I vote letter c XD

concavity

I would have spit it into a napkin then called over a server to get a manager and complained. Especially since if a housefly was able to get into your drink must have meant it was sitting out for a while.

Bucky83

I'd probably start singing..."There was an old lady who swallowed a fly..."

I remember a time when I was at a xmas party at lawn bowls in the summer time (where the flies love the heat down in Oz) and I was laughing and ended up choking on a fly. Friends look at me weirdly asking "You ok?"....I say "Swallowed a fly"...

...they fell about laughing their heads off. I had tears down my face from laughing too.

TheRoadDog

I would have called the waitress over, pointed it out, and asked for a fresh drink.

Proper Etiquitte doesn't require that you eat a dead fly.

hbrittingham

Yuck.

Unfortunately, I am pretty sure I would have puked right there.

morganhccstudent724

I would have called the waitress over, pointed it out, and asked for a fresh drink.

Proper Etiquitte doesn't require that you eat a dead fly.

this.

tadpole242

If you cycle anywhere in the UK, eating flies, bug insect or other flying object becomes second nature.
A fly in a drink is nothing worth worrying about, half a caterpillar in the salad now that would worry me :laugh:

nevertoolate2

English or not, I would have complained. You don't have to make a big deal of it. I'm pretty sure most people have had a bit of unexpected livestock in their food or drink at some time!

The only time I got upset with a restaurant was when I had a salad and found a large catapillar in it, part consumed (presumably by me) and when pointing it out to the waitress, she replied with something along the lines of "what do you expect, it's a salad, it's gonna happen"

mommy2AR

I would have called the waitress over, pointed it out, and asked for a fresh drink.

Proper Etiquitte doesn't require that you eat a dead fly.

agree!!

myofibril

Welllllll, if it was me I would have:

a) discreetly taken the offending fly out of my mouth whilst covering it with a napkin
b) called over the prettiest waitress I could see
c) show her the malodorous insect and say
d) "I'm afraid I will have to return your generous gift because it's rather unsafe to drink and fly"
e) watch as she giggles
f) get her number
g) meet her for a drink after her shift finished
h) end the evening doing the horizontal hoolah

(authors note: this is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to persons living or dead or previous events is purely coincidental.)

Bronx_Montgomery

There is no such thing as poor etiquette when ingesting a possible poop fly. do you know what those things land on with no discretion for human life.....yuck

sazzyp1973

chew the fly and be grateful for the extra protein ;o)

nevertoolate2

Welllllll, if it was me I would have:

a) discreetly taken the offending fly out of my mouth whilst covering it with a napkin
b) called over the prettiest waitress I could see
c) show her the malodorous insect and say
d) "I'm afraid I will have to return your generous gift because it's rather unsafe to drink and fly"
e) watch as she giggles
f) get her number
g) meet her for a drink after her shift finished
h) end the evening doing the horizontal hoolah

(authors note: this is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to persons living or dead or previous events is purely coincidental.)

Excellent - you sir are a inspirational leader, if only everyone thought like this .....................................I'd be divorced because my wife would want to know why the hell I was hitting on a waitress whilst out for dinner!

HunterKiller_wechange

Smile and ask her if you have something in your teeth?!

wellbert

I would pop out my smartphone and track the calories.

How many grams of protein in a fly?

castadiva

I would have called the waitress over, pointed it out, and asked for a fresh drink.

Proper Etiquitte doesn't require that you eat a dead fly.

Exactly, having discreetly removed the fly from my mouth to my napkin, I'd be calling the waitress/waiter over and making them aware of the problem calmly and without making a fuss. Or excused myself from the table and asked for the manager out of the hearing of my table mates if it was very formal.

tmos512

I would have called the waitress over, pointed it out, and asked for a fresh drink.

Proper Etiquitte doesn't require that you eat a dead fly.

THIS!!!!!!

714rah714

Run, screaming out the door, leaving the remaining guests to fend for themselves.

loneworg

mmmmm protein :bigsmile:

Ohmydaze

I want to know what you did :laugh:

DalexD

Welllllll, if it was me I would have:

a) discreetly taken the offending fly out of my mouth whilst covering it with a napkin
b) called over the prettiest waitress I could see
c) show her the malodorous insect and say
d) "I'm afraid I will have to return your generous gift because it's rather unsafe to drink and fly"
e) watch as she giggles
f) get her number
g) meet her for a drink after her shift finished
h) end the evening doing the horizontal hoolah

(authors note: this is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to persons living or dead or previous events is purely coincidental.)

Actually sitting laughing at work, haha!!

angeeishere

Gross me out the door!! I think I'd be getting a free meal at least, I wouldn't freak out but I would let management know for sure.

SuffolkSally

I'd have made a huge hilarious deal out of that situation - give everyone something to remember and maybe turn some acquaintances into friends