My roommate thinks using my leftover takeout as an ingredient is not stealing.
By @benmm · Food
I ordered way too much chinese food last night and now my roommate is using the leftover rice to make his own fried rice. they says because he's 'transforming' it, it's not the same as just eating my food.
The full story
so i got a bunch of chinese food yesterday. i wake up today and my roommate is in the kitchen using my leftover white rice to make his own lunch. i was like dude what are you doing and he said he's making fried rice. i told him that was my lunch and he was like 'nah it's not stealing, it's creative reuse'. he said since he's adding his own eggs and soy sauce and whatever it's a new meal. i'm just standing there like, but you're using my food as the base?? he thinks i'm overreacting bc it's just rice. but it's the principle of the thing.
How people voted
- Bad Move — 32% (15 votes)
- Needs Context — 43% (20 votes)
- Reasonable — 26% (12 votes)
Readers say “Needs Context” (43%) — 47 votes and 5 comments so far.
What people are saying
@theo — Did he at least offer you some of the new fried rice?
@ezra — I'd start 'transforming' his milk into my pancake batter and see how he feels about it.
@brynnforsure — Is this a regular thing or a one time thing?
@auroralol — A man's gotta eat, and if the food's in the fridge it's fair game.
@sagelol — His logic is a huge red flag; he's showing you he doesn't respect your boundaries.
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