Infinitives and Gerunds

Dear,Buttafly thanks for the explanations. I understood that you did not mean all Europeans are snobbish, but in case with leftovers it is just a “tradition” (in my counrty anyway). I always  keep out of pretentious people (they are not a sort of people I like).

 BUTTA ,in Europe, people from older generations  had known  during war the pangs of hungry, and most probably  they  don´t like  that food go wasted. I can understan them ,although ,thanks God ,I don´t know what is to had  gone   to bed with an empty stomach.

After the miracle of multiplication, Jesus told his disciples: “Collect the pieces that are left over so that nothing is wasted.” So they collected and filled twelve baskets full of pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten (John 6:12-13).

So, this kind of care is a divine principle we should follow! And Paul also explains: As it is written, the person who had much did not have too much, and the person who had little did not have too little (2 Corinthians 8:15).

We manage our posses, is a very important thing, because we have fruits’ tree, but money’s tree, we haven’t.  That’s what I always explain to my sons.

May God bless you all.

Thanks Buttafly… after reading ur comment, I was looking for befitting meaning of Snobbish but i didn’t get right one and now ur this comment has explained me about it… Thanks

i mean ,, leftovers we should make sulotion about it realy

No problem with the leftovers , I used to in college , you know student who was far way from the family, so I kept some food when I return back from the college I eat it.
and for my opinion it’s respect for the food, that Allah gave(thinking of the famine) it to us so we should appreciated that even if  I’m not eating that food at least I give it to someone who appreciated that food and need it.

I have just seen a documentary , in japan many are going hungry  ,food chains    are prohibited at the end of the day  to  give away to the poor the  food that has not been sold “government regulations”,  this unsold food is only intended for animals.  .Insane 

Dear friends, after reading all of your  comments , this is once again  what I would like  to add   to my previous post, do  you know why in the US people ask for a doggie bag ? I dont´know,  but my guess is that   not to  let the owner know that actually the food is for  you  , of course, it is understood that  your dog  has two legs and walks upright    .  Now ,i see that in another countries  you will be eyed at and considered a cheap person.  well, I am very cheap  hehehe

I had no doubts that Ukraine ( which is my native country),Azerbaijan, Russia will agree with my comments about the leftovers at a restaurant, but I was pleasantly surprised to hear the same attitude in Germany.  Buttafly, our countries have it in common as well as you and I have many things is common. I’m glad! Sorry, I can’t translate the word “snobbish”

anyway, don’t order too much!

since you eat out, please finish out!

we take leftovers too when I can’t finsh it.

Leftover is cheap and convenient,what’s more ,there is no denying that it says no to go to waste.Just concider,hower,if it is health for our body.In my view,it would be not good if the weather is very hot

I like eating leftovers later, whenever I am full and not able to finish my meal at my home…..as I don’t want to let leftovers go to waste…As per my view food must not be wasted as we feel starving when we don’t get food ready at home…...hungry knows the importance of both fresh food and leftovers….I don’t know about the restaurant but yeah, it is normal to take food home left at the event lke in party or marriage caremony….

It’s better to have the food as much as we can eat than to waste it…. because it can be used by somebody who needs more than we do…... my grandmother used to say that “hunger knows no stale food, sleeping knows no bed”.. when we feel and need then we have to…. that’s y it’s good for every situation

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amirelnaggar,  it is your right to take your lefovers back and you have paid your money, but don’t worry leftovers will not go to waste. The stuff of the restaurant knows what to do with them, that’s why they usually not happy when you ask to keep the leftovers for yourself

In my view there is no problem to take leftovers of my meal because i consider it my right , i paid money for it  and if i left it , it will go to waste .

Yes , Kotlesya

i think at fast foods , pizza and places like that it is not a problem but at sophisticated restaurants it is really shame

AUL, I agree with you it is a shame to ask for the leftovers

I don’t mind to eat  the leftovers of the meal I  cooked myself. But the fresh meal is always better. :) In my country it is not politely to take your leftovers when you can’t finish your meal at the restaurant. A waiter would consider that you are very greedy or  ”homeless” :) or something like that. You can kindly ask a waiter to wrap the lefovers and a waiter will do it for you, but the reaction of the stuff of the restaurant will not be very pleasant, believe me. Another situation when you are in the “Terra Pizza”. They usually allow and don’t mind if you are going to take the leftovers of the pizza back to home.

To waste food is only ingratitude.I agree with Julito

There  a lot of people Who dont find anything to eat even if that most of people dont eat and like

Thats why everyone should be Thankful To GOD for everything

Leftover good think but i cant say it is so popular in Azerbaijan some people use it some n o

even if some people shame for asking it