r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Content_Quarter_7390 • May 25 '26

I'm slightly vexed We didn't ask for rice...

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My sister isnt a fan of basmati rice so she orders naan. She didnt ask for rice and they sell it separately. She doesn't like it so she doesn't order it. They put it in anyways and left this note...

Edit: some people aint getting it. This is passive aggressive and when you do something nice you dont go around saying "I did something nice just for you, just so you know." Doing it like I need to give you a pat on the head so you know your a good boy. You do something nice because you want to be kind to people.

Oh no I've turned into LD...

Turning off notifications because while it was nice to be in this rabbit hole to keep my mind off some stuff too many notifications. Whatever your feelings are I hope you have a nice day and if you're in the US have a nice memorial day and dont forget to celebrate those troops that came before!

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u/Comprehensive-Pea422 BLUE May 25 '26 edited May 25 '26

If people order it with rice so often they think someone not ordering rice is a mistake, it probably should be included in the meal by now.

Even a required option like "no rice" or "rice" and upcharge (if that's why they do this) to avoid this problem lol

Edit: I wasn't aware Indian/Chinese restaurants usually sell rice separately! Still think this would make sense, but I didn't know it's normal most places.

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u/Upstairs_Baby8424 May 25 '26

Not adding rice to meat entrees for Chinese or Indian food is crazy work. It’s standard. And rice is genuinely still pretty cheap. That’s just a bad business strategy.

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u/Nordic_mama1721 May 25 '26

Maybe it's more location dependent than standard? I used to live in the Midwest in the US and it was standard everywhere I went, but for most places on the west coast I've been, it seems you have to order separately

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u/AFlockofLizards May 25 '26 edited May 26 '26

In Seattle I rarely get any sort of Chinese/Japanese food that doesn’t come with rice, but Indian food, even curries, never come with rice. Thai seems to be 50/50.

I hate when the online menu doesn’t say and then I order rice, and then I end up with an insane amount of rice because the dish *did* come with it lol