How can i prevent offending my colleagues during ramadan?

Question

i'm working in a muslim country. it's the season of fasting. majority of my colleagues are muslims. they will not eat during the day. how can i prevent offending them when i have to eat lunchtime, and snacks. I usually share my food with them.

Answer 1

i would say dont ask them if they want to eat when they are fasting then everything should be fine  

Answer 2

no dont worry about it. They will understand, but it's better to not eat in front of the people or your friends who are fasting.  

Answer 3

they won't be offended .. its okay they will understand ! ur not a muslim so u don't fast and u have every right to eat !!

don't worry sis .. no1 will take it personally or get offended by that !

Answer 4

Don't eat in front of them. Eat in a different room, or maybe outside, or in your car. and don't offer them anything. and if you keep a water bottle with you, don't make it obvious that your drinking. or you will make them mad.  

Answer 5

I personally don't have any problem with others eating front of me when

I am fasting ,but you can avoid eating front of them.

Answer 6

How sweet of you, that you don't wish to offend anyone.  :)

Please know that your Muslim friends/colleagues will not be offended by you eating.  If it would make you feel more at ease, you may still offer them some of your food, but please know, that they will not accept it.  

You can say that you felt funny not to offer them, so you wanted to give them a choice.

Have a lovely rest of the evening.  Bright Blessings.

Answer 7

only the sensitve people will get offended, but if u really want to try to avoid this problem, maybe u can eat ur lunch not around them, in a different room maybe? and obviously dont ask em if they want any of ur lunch lol

Answer 8

DOn't eat in front of them like right in there face. I know its kind of harsh to be SO polite but eating in a fasting persons face is basically like saying " hey this is good and you cant have any hahahaa", eat in a place where there arent many poeple, may be your own office, just be polite and don't eat like a pig.That's all. Besides, if the people you work with aren't crazy, they wouldnt mind you eating, just because your eating and they cant doesnt mean your offending them.