Would you share with a stranger?

[TheMorgans]

YUCK - YUCK - YUCK Unless I have given birth to you I will not eat/drink after you!!!

I even hate to eat off of a buffet.

 

[kaytieeldr]

Clearly someone with Hepatitis would be reluctant to offer to share food with people.

One would hope, anyway

Matt - again, I have reconsidered my vote (which cannot be changed). If you find yourself unsuccessful this trip and are at Walt Disney World again at the end of September, I would be HONORED to share a Kitchen Sink with you and your DW... out of the same bowl.

 

[Matt71]

One would hope, anyway

Matt - again, I have reconsidered my vote (which cannot be changed). If you find yourself unsuccessful this trip and are at Walt Disney World again at the end of September, I would be HONORED to share a Kitchen Sink with you and your DW... out of the same bowl.

I wish we could go again in September
If we could we would gladly share our KS with you and your family.

After reading some of the responses here I'm actually a little apprehensive about asking people now. Only about 11% said yes and I don't think anyone's vacation (especially mine) should be met with 89% rejection at any point

If I have one of those magical days where nothing can bring me down and I don't care what people think of me, I'll ask away. And when people say no, I'll just think to myself, "your loss... give me a spoon!"

Maybe we will meet a nice couple/family while we are down there and we can establish a dialog first. If all goes as planned, we'll be at Magic Kingdom that day (2-12-09) and staying to watch the Kiss Goodnight before heading out to B&C around 9pm if anyone wants to say hi.

Has anyone read the study I posted?

 

[Neesy228]

One would hope, anyway

Matt - again, I have reconsidered my vote (which cannot be changed). If you find yourself unsuccessful this trip and are at Walt Disney World again at the end of September, I would be HONORED to share a Kitchen Sink with you and your DW... out of the same bowl.

Yes, I think I, too, will change my vote.

I think that your fantastic attitude throughout this thread shows that many people would be missing out on a great experience by turning you down! I hope you find a willing participant during your trip. We will be missing you by a few weeks, otherwise my DH and three kids would give you a run for your money!

 

[Tricia1972]

Yes, I think I, too, will change my vote.

I think that your fantastic attitude throughout this thread shows that many people would be missing out on a great experience by turning you down! I hope you find a willing participant during your trip. We will be missing you by a few weeks, otherwise my DH and three kids would give you a run for your money!

I find this interesting and further proving of the point of Matt's question. You, as you are getting to 'know' Matt through a dialogue, are becoming 'friends'. Thus you'd change your vote.

I would share a Kitchen Sink with a good friend. I voted no for this, however, because at the time Matt asked me he would be a stranger and I still wouldn't share a Kitchen Sink with a stranger.

Another note, Matt, you mention you're going to Beaches and Cream after the MK, and thus you'll be getting there after Illuminations!!! EEEK!! You'll probably wait an hour or more for your table. That is Beaches and Cream's busiest time. Just a FYI that it's going to be a late night for you.

 

[Matt71]

I find this interesting and further proving of the point of Matt's question. You, as you are getting to 'know' Matt through a dialogue, are becoming 'friends'. Thus you'd change your vote.

The strange thing about this is that I am still a stranger in the most basic sense of the word. We've never met, likely wouldn't recognize each other passing on the street, etc. And if being friends is the lynch pin in this discussion, all this talk of disgusting and gross is bunk or the rationalization of a social phobia.

For those of you who did not read the article I posted, it explains the Law of Contagion.

The law of contagion, originally proposed as one of the laws of sympathetic magic by Tylor (1871/1974) and amplied by Frazer (1895/1922/1959) and Mauss (1902/1972), basically holds that `once in contact, always in contact'. In the event of physical contact, there is a permanent exchange of essence, or certain marked properties, between contacted entities. Contagion has recently been shown to be widely `believed' in American culture. Thus, for example, most Americans choose not to eat a piece of food that has been touched by a sanitized cockroach (transfer of cockroach essence) or has been bitten by a disliked person. Most Americans also resist wearing a laundered sweater that has been worn by an undesirable person. The `you are what you eat' principle focuses on the importance of the mouth as the principal incorporative organ, the aperture through which the self makes material contact with the outside world. The contagion principle makes the link to other persons, because although people rarely eat other persons, they very frequently eat food which other persons have contacted (Rozin, 1990). Since, according to the contagion principle, slight contact between a person and a food can cause the person's essence to enter the food, sharing of touched food is a potentially powerful form of interpersonal communication. Hence, ingestion of food usually involves consubstantiation with another person, and the opportunity to share some of their individual properties, as well as poor or good fortune resulting from the nature of the relation between giver and receiver. So far as we know, perceived consubstantiation and the operation of the law of contagion is limited to human beings (Rozin & Nemero, 1990).

If B&C is too busy that night we will probably go the following day which is our DTD, BW, WS day.

 

[simonkodousek]

Absolutely not. I would say thank you to whomever offered it, but I do think it's disgusting, not to mention weird.

 

[fla4fun]

If I were the OP, I would have worded the thread differently. I would have been asking if anyone on the DIS was going to be there when I was there, and would they be interested in sharing a KS. Like some previous posters said, you would feel more like friends than strangers, because you would be communicating before hand, and you would get all the "dining protocol" set up before you get there. I'm sure there would have been someone they could meet up with.

Personally, I don't eat out of the same dish/plate as anyone, even family, so we would have to have separate bowls to spoon it into regardless of whether strangers are joining us. I would also have enough hand wash towelettes to share with everyone, so clean hands would be had by all before starting.

 

[Matt71]

If I were the OP, I would have worded the thread differently. I would have been asking if anyone on the DIS was going to be there when I was there, and would they be interested in sharing a KS.

I didn't word it that way, because that's not what I was asking. The likelihood of finding a taker is much higher doing it that way, but the logistics of actually making it happen is more than I want to deal with.

First there's the issue of finding a time and place to meet beforehand. Then there is the question of whether or not everyone is going to actually show up. I don't want to be waiting around wondering if the person is actually going to show or not.

Even if we exchanged cell numbers, the likelihood of one or the other's schedules changing is rather high. I wouldn't want to get someone excited about the Kitchen Sink then have to cancel because we missed our bus or just weren't hungry at the designated time. I'd feel pretty crappy about doing that.

We really just wanted to ask someone that is already there, and eager for ice cream the same time we are.

 

[Allison]

Nope, I would definitely pass.

 

[acourtwdw]

If there are seperate bowls and you would let us spilt the tab with you, and of course we were there are the same time (which we are not), I would spilt the KS with you. It is no different to me than a buffet where hundreds of people touch the serving spoons and sometimes the food. Not to be too gross, but think of what you pick up touching any handrail at WDW.

 

[twokids0204]

Matt,

You asked a question, and are getting very defensive and insulted about the responses.

Why are you taking it so personally?

You can't tell me when you thought up this scenario that you thought this would be answered any different. You seem like a reasonably intelligent guy, surely you understand that this world we live in is made up of many differnent types of people.

If you put out a poll - you will get many different responses. Hence the idea for the poll.

Accept peoples opinions. You have to admit the idea if splitting food with complete strangers is a little out of the norm. True the food is the same whether you know someone or not.

As for giving out your full name and addy, and looking for a response (which didn't go the way you expected). I don't get that corolation at all.

 

[mommyof3rookies]

No I wouldn't. I eat and drink after my kids with almost everything except something that has milk in it. I don't share a glass of milk, ice cream, I hate people touching my cheese, it's just something about milk products.

 

[Mouse House Mama]

I find this interesting and further proving of the point of Matt's question. You, as you are getting to 'know' Matt through a dialogue, are becoming 'friends'. Thus you'd change your vote.
I would share a Kitchen Sink with a good friend. I voted no for this, however, because at the time Matt asked me he would be a stranger and I still wouldn't share a Kitchen Sink with a stranger.

Another note, Matt, you mention you're going to Beaches and Cream after the MK, and thus you'll be getting there after Illuminations!!! EEEK!! You'll probably wait an hour or more for your table. That is Beaches and Cream's busiest time. Just a FYI that it's going to be a late night for you.

Now nothing against Matt as he is probably a very nice person if you met him, however on this thread the only that is changing for me is that I am finding the whole thing weird now. As opposed to only gross. Again, the internet is hard to gauge how people are IRL but from this specific thread he is now imo coming off as someone who is a bit weird.
I repeat, I am only basing this on this thread and how it has evolved. IRL he might be a great person and this might be one of those topics that are just odd to begin with.

 

[Tricia1972]

Now nothing against Matt as he is probably a very nice person if you met him, however on this thread the only that is changing for me is that I am finding the whole thing weird now. As opposed to only gross. Again, the internet is hard to gauge how people are IRL but from this specific thread he is now imo coming off as someone who is a bit weird.
I repeat, I am only basing this on this thread and how it has evolved. IRL he might be a great person and this might be one of those topics that are just odd to begin with.

Sorry, I didn't mean to imply the collective 'you' but the you of the specific poster who said that after reading this thread that they'd change their vote.

Didn't mean to further confuse the issue.

 

[Matt71]

Matt,
You asked a question, and are getting very defensive and insulted about the responses. Why are you taking it so personally?

I'm not sure where you are getting that. I don't feel attacked, offended or anything like that. As PP mentioned, it's hard to judge someone's state of mind on the internet.

I did say that I might be more reluctant to ask based on the responses here, but I wouldn't be offended.

You can't tell me when you thought up this scenario that you thought this would be answered any different. You seem like a reasonably intelligent guy, surely you understand that this world we live in is made up of many differnent types of people.

I am actually getting the responses I expected - mostly. I thought a few more people would say yes, but I did expect most to say no. In fact, I expected far more people to select "give a funny look and walk away".

Accept peoples opinions. You have to admit the idea if splitting food with complete strangers is a little out of the norm. True the food is the same whether you know someone or not.

Agreed

As for giving out your full name and addy, and looking for a response (which didn't go the way you expected). I don't get that corolation at all.

At the time, I was trying to point out the fact that people generally do not trust other people and are afraid to open up to strangers. I posted my address to show that I am not afraid to do that. As far as what I expected from it, I expected a lot of people to say that was a crazy thing to do and they would "never" post personal information on a message board - thus proving my point. Either I'm wrong, people misunderstood why I posted my info, or people knew what I meant and didn't want to prove me right.

And for the record, this wouldn't be the first time I've been called "weird". I am a very nice guy though ask anyone.

I'm just having an intelligent discussion.

 

[abbyar]

For me it depends on the timing. If I'm waiting in line and someone says, "oh man, I'd love to get one of those" I'd chirp up and say "I'll help!" and then ask the person at the front for a couple of extra bowls. I'd probably sit w/ you and chit-chat, although my hubbie would nod his head and tell me later how crazy I am. I just like meeting people (but don't do the shared bowl thing - even w/ my own hubbie). I would make fun of you, however, for not being able to eat 8 scoops of ice cream on your own. Such a pittance!!

Being pregnant, I could definitely finish it on my own. My non-preg self would be able to finish it w/ dh's involvement.

On that note, I had no idea that such a thing existed at Disney. Now I have to put it on my list. Has anyone here tried the Vermonster? (Ben & Jerry's) It has 20 scoops of ice cream. I get one every year for my bday, bring it in to work, and share it with all my co-workers (separate bowls and ice cream scoop provided). It is SO much fun!! I finished one with my sister, her husband, two girls,and my mother a few years ago. Now that's an ice cream sundae!

 

[Matt71]

I'm sure I mentioned it before, but I just wanted to point out when I do get around to asking people at B&C, I have every intention of using separate bowls. DW & I might eat directly out of the KS, but only after giving everyone else their share. I only put the first option for the sake of those even more carefree than myself.

On that note, I had no idea that such a thing existed at Disney. Now I have to put it on my list. Has anyone here tried the Vermonster? (Ben & Jerry's) It has 20 scoops of ice cream. I get one every year for my bday, bring it in to work, and share it with all my co-workers (separate bowls and ice cream scoop provided). It is SO much fun!!

That makes me think of another point. How many people share birthday cake at work? Most people might have a couple "friends" at work, but for the most part the rest of their coworkers are basically "strangers" as it relates to our current discussion.

 

[twokids0204]

I'm just having an intelligent discussion.

I know what you're doing... I would do the same, and I am playing devil's advocate to your current position.

I just don't know what the point is. Especially comparing it in a very blasé method to eating from a toilet - new or not - it simply is not something people would ever consider.

 

[Tricia1972]

Cake does not melt nor run, plus I know my coworkers.

Though if we branch into a cake discussion it's probably better suited on the Community Board as that has nothing to do with Disney Restaurants.