'I kept eyeing the sandwich': Party host confronts guest who ate half of a party sub

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Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Jun 22, 2024 11:00 AM EDT

"I thought [it] would be a total non-issue," this party guest admitted, but they know now that they accidentally committed a party foul. 

To eat before the party or not, that is the question. Alongside what to wear to your friend's event, you have to consider if you should have a snack, or even a full meal. It's difficult to socialize when you're hungry, especially if you're the type of person who gets hangry. There's nothing worse than showing up to the function and expecting a dinner, only to realize there won't be food for at least a few more hours. 

This person should probably start eating full meals before they attend parties. They shared this surprising story with r/AmItheA******, because they were genuinely curious if they'd done something terribly wrong. I feel bad for this person: they seem like they had good intentions, but just didn't think things through (due to their hunger, perhaps?). Their friends seemed to react badly to their faux pas, but if they ever get invited again, maybe they can show up with plenty of food and beverages to try and smooth things over. 

After you read that, this coffee shop customer threw a massive fit when his daughter was accused of swiping a water bottle, but the cameras proved he knew more than he let on! 

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    AITA because I ate more than "my share" of a 6 foot party sub last night? What I thought would be a total non issue has ballooned into a huge problem and I'm up at 7:05 AM dealing with it. I figured while I wait for a text, I could post here to see if what I did was really that bad.
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    I'm a big fat, there's no way around it. I love to eat which probably borders on addiction but I figure since I'm only hurting myself it's probably better to just live my life. I have some great friends although there is no doubt I'm the "harmless, funny token fat guy" of the otherwise pretty good looking group. I guess that sets the stage enough.
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    Last night my friend hosted UFC and I was invited. He got a 6 foot party sub. I also brought homemade wings that are sort of my specialty. Well of course people flocked to the food and I had basically one serving of the sandwich but people devoured my wings and I didn't get to have a single one. Which is totally fine that's why I brought them but maybe an hour later I was starving. I kept eyeing the
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    sandwich and I'd say there was about 3 feet of it left. I waited an hour, then another half hour and no one had touched it (but they were still munching on chips, pretzels and what not). So I was like screw it...I took about half of what was left and ate it. Then the last half sat for another 10-15 minutes and no one said anything so ate the rest.
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    Well to be sure as I was swallowing the last bite the host's girlfriend asked where the sandwich was. Like I was the guilty party pretty much everyone pointed at me. I guess they'd noticed me eating the sandwich.
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    She was furious and said that I was an incredible pig and that I had been super selfish to eat 3 feet of a sandwich. I felt so bad I tried to explain to her that I really did wait over an hour and thought people had lost interest. I also tried to explain how everyone had ate my wings and she said something along the lines of "you brought them to share Alan, if someone had eaten over half by themselves that's not sharing is it?"
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    I offered to order pizza or even go get subways and she said that it was a pathetic offer because the party sub had been from a local shop owned by her friends. I said I was sorry but the night was so tense from then on out.
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    I woke up this morning to several texts from my twin sisters (the host's girlfriend's best friends) saying that I had to get my under control and that everyone is really mad at me and that I embarrassed myself last night. I tried to explain to them what my mindset had been and they haven't responded.
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    Was I the for eating that much of the sandwich last night? Edit: I guess I've been banned from responding but my inbox has 1200 notification so I can't find out why.
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    To answer what seems to be the most common misconception, this wasn't a subway party sub so definitely not 4x the size of a regular sub. This is a local place so it's about 1.5 times the width of a regular sub. Its still a ton of food don't get me wrong but I can down 5 subway footlongs in an afternoon easily; this is probably about equivalent to that, not 12 like some people are saying.
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    dm... YTA. Eat before you go to a party so you don't do that again. I'm also a heavy eater. I'd never even consider eating that much of something at a party or get together. Letting it sit for an hour doesn't mean anything.
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    Others might have just been waiting to grab it after the fight (you said in a comment you polished it off during the fight) The wings prove the point. You were bummed that others ate all the wings and you didn't get a chance to have any - just like the people complaining about the sandwich they brought.
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    [deleted] if someone had eaten over half by themselves that's not sharing is it? YTA. She has a good point. You ate a ridiculous amount of food. It sounds like this is an ongoing problem based on your sister's response.
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    What Do You WantN... ESH. You were wrong to have almost all of the party sub. It was selfish. The host's girlfriend should not have shouted at you. She caused a scene and made things uncomfortable.
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    Your offer to order more food was a good enough apology for getting carried away with the sub. It may well be the case that you do this often and your friends are all a bit sick of it.
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    Shouting at you and causing a scene is not the way to bring it up, but it might be worth considering that your behaviour around food might be a source of irritation in your group.
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    He... YTA. You sound like a good dude, just one who had a bad night. Etiquette would dictate that at a party/buffet situation, there should ALWAYS be at least one portion of food left. 1.) this signals to host they had enough food. 2.) leaves possibility of someone showing up late being able to help themselves.
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    Exceptions: 1.) It's your close close personal family/friends and it's regular dinner and you all know you eat like and it's every person for themselves. 2.) It's a party situation with pizza (everyone is focused on food, "Hey! It's the last slice! Anyone else want some? Should I order
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    more?!" or its a party situation with dip or something, "Hey! Finishing off the dip guys! Last call!" I know you made a last call, but as others pointed out, timing matters.
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    I have weird food issues. I usually set out a game plan for myself once I get to a party. Also not gonna lie, I spend a fair amount of time before party trying to figure out the food situation and deciding if I need to eat before hand. And to be honest, I also always have a post party food plan as well.
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    If it were me, I'd try and apologize by sending another sub to their house for lunch. Not a six foot, but big enough to make them laugh. Best of luck bro.
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