I couldn't understand why anyone in the right mind would deliberately waste foods. There are many starving people all over the world.

My first reaction was that they might have had a grudge against the establishment. But there was absolutely no excuse for that kind of behavior.

Some people are just very sick and close-minded.

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You know, I agree with not wasting food. But I have a morbidly obese aunt who forced her children to always clean their plate, and the now-grown children are also morbidly obese - one of the girls is at 350 pounds. Perhaps a bit less focus on "clean your plate" and a bit more focus on education about portion sizes on the part of the parents? Teach them not to take so much - they can always go back for more!

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I can't believe all the ruckus this lady is making about being kicked out. The funny thing is she thought people would be on her side!! If she thought that, then why won't she show her face on TV? Wasting food is one of my pet peeves. It'll be there if you want to get more, that's why it's called a buffet!!

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Here I am with devil's advocate... you should not get people to stop wasting by trotting out the starving children guilt trip.

If you fed a standard american meal to a starving child in africa, they'd probably throw up.

Instead, you should suggest that wasting food helps make your favorite restaurant go out of business faster, hire help that drips sweat and spit into your food, or ignore health concerns that will keep you from getting ill. If you're at home, you should suggest that food costs money, and without money, you won't have a home to live in.

The logical suggestion that your wasted food could somehow be used to help starving children is an excercise in flawed logic.

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