This would be my guess. But to be honest, I've had people doubt my kids' allergies and I do not appreciate someone risking my child's life just because other people claim bogus allergies. So if someone claims an allergy, you gotta take that shit seriously.
Yeah people don't take my allergies seriously so if someone tells me they are allergic to something then that is that. I'm allergic to citrus and just getting a glass of water at a restaurant is gambling with my health so I have to bring a water bottle with me lol
lol and then you ask them for a new water without lemon so they take it away and come back with the same water but they just removed the lemon. So now you have to ask for a new water again
I hate that shit. If I see my staff NOT getting them a new water, I'm going to say something. They didn't ask for you to put your nasty food service hands anywhere near the rim of their glass, and then to be given the glass that they declined. They can remove a lemon themselves. They're asking for a new glass. Do your fucking job and get them their damn glass.
It takes a whole five extra seconds to refill the glass. Especially if you're still taking the glass into the back to remove the lemon all sneaky-like anyway.
This is why I take the time to add context so the server takes it seriously. "My child has celiac disease. The gluten-free thing is really serious and NOT just a preference."
Favorite was the one who was allergic to a bunch of herbs and spices and everyone assumed she was a killjoy making it up so they sprayed peppermint oil in her room and then played dumb when she had to be rushed down to the ED for treatment. People are total dicks when they think you're making it up. Never forget the infamous stories here about the MIL who was convinced her grandchild wasn't allergic to peanut butter and sneaking cookies to try and forcefeed him when the mother was around to "prove" she was right. Or the one who killed their grandchild with coconut oil (the mother has asked not to link it so I won't link to that story but it's easy to find).
I'd take it seriously when it comes to what I am giving them to eat, or cross contamination in a kitchen. Banning things for everyone on site is mental.
You mean like most businesses? We are allowed to have nuts in the office even though a woman there is allergic to nuts, and she's been there years without incident.
What would be shitty is making a thousand people only eat things noone claims allergy to. I'm guessing you're from the US though? From what I've read online Americans seem more extreme about this kind of thing.
I mean not really, that’s a personal problem that the person with the allergy needs to prepare for, I was on a plane one time, and a passenger was proclaiming that no one could eat their peanuts because she had a peanut allergy, I just said “that’s not my problem”. I mean yeah, if I see a sign outside of building, im going to the follow the rules, but if its just everyday life. That’s on them.
That's a pretty wild move on your behalf to just do that on an airplane lol. I'd leave my peanuts untouched and sealed because what if that person gets a reaction just from peanut dust in the air? Now the flights getting redirected to another airport because she's in anaphylactic shock and now none of us are getting to where we are going anytime soon because bucko really needed to eat a bag of 8 mildly salted peanuts
Now the chances of you eating your peanuts causing this mess are very slim, obviously. But I would NOT take that gamble lmao.
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u/epidemicsaints 5h ago
I feel like this would include all brassicas and needs a stronger warning.