How do I keep people from putting their hands in my food at restaurants?

Question

Each and every time I go out with these guys theyre like sticking their hands in my food and drinking out of my cup.

If I let it get too far they'll begin to feed each other off of my plate and dropping pieces of food into each others mouth. It's beyond the point of me saying "DUDE, the foods greasy enough keep your hands off."

I dont like other peoples skin cells on my food. Am I being over fanatical? I dont want anyone to tell me what to do about it cuz ultimately Im gonna do what I think I should. Maybe if someone could tell me it's normal like or that Im not crazy it might help. Tanx.

Answer 1

You should be able to make these idiots stop it. Like right now. People do things like that because they feel like they can. Put your foot down, because this is just sad. And, I hate to add to your worries, if you're that picky about people touching your food, restaurants aren't a good idea. I've worked in some, and seen some things that would make you positively ill. Most are fine, as most people treat other people's food as they would want their own treated, but some just don't care.

Answer 2

You stop them by not going out to eat with them again.

I sure don't want other people sticking their paws in my food!  

If I had someone do that to me, I sure wouldn't go out to eat with them again.  Why do you keep going out with the guys that do that to you?  Surely, it's not all that enjoyable.

Answer 3

3 Wordz

What the fudge?

Answer 4

It's perfectly normal not to want other people to touch your food. It seems that these meals are more of a play time than a meal time. Manners have been forgotten. I think that some ground rules need to be established, that or you eat alone and just use your friends meal times for company.

Answer 5

That's gross. No, it's not you being fanatical or weird or anything, it's your buddies being gross. How old are these guys anyway? because I remember guys doing that in high school

Answer 6

Give them a sharp crack on the knuckles with your spoon.

Answer 7

That's not too fanatical.  It's disrespectful to touch somebody else's food.  Next time they do it, get up and sit somewhere else.  It's sick.

Answer 8

Stay away with the company of these guys. .