If you drop a piece of food on the floor, does it go in the trash or do you roll the dice? Personally, I'll take the risk.
shareIf dining alone, I typically eat something dropped unless it is difficult to pick up (french fry vs coleslaw). If dining with company, no, I think it impolite to eat something that's dropped, unless it's something like a potato chip while watching a game.
I do draw the line at eating out of the garbage can.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoUGvBRwV7I
I didn't have this conundrum back when I had a dog. If a piece of food hit the floor, it would disappear in a microsecond.
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shareDogs are four legged vacuum cleaners!
shareWithout even clicking the link, I'd bet five bucks it involves an éclair. And I'm on team George with this. On top of a clean "doily," for a (very) brief enough time to avoid fume absorption? Caveat: the trash below can't be old or icky.
shareIn the clip as you note they do make it look pretty palatable, with an apparently clean magazine under the doily. But one would have to know who took the bite out of it and be with ok with that, even with avoiding that area.
P.S. Love that you considered 'fume absorption.' It is quite important!
Let's put it this way: I'm far from a germaphobe, but you bet your bippie I have a paper towel in my hand exiting a public bathroom. If it's Jabba the Hut or someone with a visible herpes sore or leprosy, I'd pass. A friend or relative whom I have no reason to question their oral hygiene, free éclair! :D
shareI’m team George.
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