Being a picky eater is definitely hard. It gets much harder when it’s time to travel and see different parts of the world. It’s beautiful to see the sights and take in the culture, but it might feel scary — or even rude — when it’s time for dinner and you’re faced with a dish that is completely out of your comfort zone.
There are lots of common problems picky eaters have, especially when they go on a trip. Here are 60+ of them, that every picky person can relate to!
Oh yeah, you bet you are the person with tons of snacks in your backpack at all times. You know, just in case there is nothing to eat while you are out.
So you meet a new friend. You two are off to a great start… You both share similar interests and music taste, but then when they invite you out to lunch and you can’t eat anything on the menu, they definitely judge a little bit.
The language barrier absolutely gets in the way when traveling. Try telling an Italian-speaking adult that you don’t want any tomatoes in your pasta… Confusion for days.
Because it can be so intimidating, you usually wind up ordering the same thing over and over again when you are out. You may be a picky eater, but you don’t enjoy being bored either!
10. If your food is served and there’s a surprise ingredient…
You have two options. You can either complain to the waiter or push all the weird stuff to the side and hope your friends don’t judge. Neither options are ideal.
That’s the worst part though. It’s one thing to take a risk and then not love it and move on, it’s another thing when you spend loads of money on it… You’ll never get that back! Regrets all around!
25. Having dinner at a friend’s house isn’t that nice for you
Someone else preparing your food is not what you want. You don’t want any surprises. Sometimes you wish your friends could stick to other things, like watching movies or going for drinks together.
They think they are giving you a nice surprise, but they don’t know that you actually can’t eat that and they just wasted their money. Now you seem rude, and then you feel bad for it.
When you’ve been out and exploring all day, and then it’s time to eat. Sometimes you only have two options: eating something you absolutely hate or starving to death.
The judgment goes both ways, to be honest. You usually find it really hard to not spoil someone’s trip and accidentally make a grossed out face at whatever dish they are eating.
