Haggis and kilts? No Yanks

[Moski]

Wow, are we to the point that not eating one item on the menu is insulting. I never knew that a burns supper was about haggis. I thought it was about the memory of the Man and his works. Were there no other "traditional" Scottish dishes on the menu? Are there not even Scots that don't like haggis. It seems that Kilts are very often worn to the suppers but since when are they mandated by ettiquette.

I grew up in the South with all manner of "Southern" food and I still refuse to eat organs. Is that an insult to the hertage of the south of by passing up on hurling from eating something i think is absolutly disgusting. It's not about having testicular fortitude, Manning up, or any other macho rubbish. If you like to try new things i applaud you. If you are content with your range of current dishes, I applaud you. Nothing insulting about stating beforehand that he won't be trying any. It's not a measure of my open mindedness, or my "maturity", it's my choice as an adult what I'll eat or not eat.

[macwilkin]

Wow, are we to the point that not eating one item on the menu is insulting. I never knew that a burns supper was about haggis. I thought it was about the memory of the Man and his works. Were there no other "traditional" Scottish dishes on the menu? Are there not even Scots that don't like haggis. It seems that Kilts are very often worn to the suppers but since when are they mandated by ettiquette.

I grew up in the South with all manner of "Southern" food and I still refuse to eat organs. Is that an insult to the hertage of the south of by passing up on hurling from eating something i think is absolutly disgusting. It's not about having testicular fortitude, Manning up, or any other macho rubbish. If you like to try new things i applaud you. If you are content with your range of current dishes, I applaud you. Nothing insulting about stating beforehand that he won't be trying any. It's not a measure of my open mindedness, or my "maturity", it's my choice as an adult what I'll eat or not eat.

Of course, one of the works of RB recited at a Burns Supper is "The Address to a Haggis".

T.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Wow, are we to the point that not eating one item on the menu is insulting.

Looked at from a different perspective, I think it was the attitude that was displayed by postings on various social networks, before the event, that offended some people. Was I offended? No. I think the guys involved-- like many professional sports figures-- showed a high degree of self-indulgent arrogance, that's all. I can't imagine, for one second, a member of this forum posting on a social networking site that they would be attending a Langston Hughes Dinner, but flat out weren't going to eat grits and okra. You might leave them on your plate, untouched, but I doubt you'd be rude enough to publicly complain about dinner, before it was served.

[rocscotjoe]

Looked at from a different perspective, I think it was the attitude that was displayed by postings on various social networks, before the event, that offended some people. Was I offended? No. I think the guys involved-- like many professional sports figures-- showed a high degree of self-indulgent arrogance, that's all. I can't imagine, for one second, a member of this forum posting on a social networking site that they would be attending a Langston Hughes Dinner, but flat out weren't going to eat grits and okra. You might leave them on your plate, untouched, but I doubt you'd be rude enough to publicly complain about dinner, before it was served.

Thank you...