Old Mother Ashby wrote:

> I dunno, I can't understand this American thing about doggie bags.
>
> Don't your restaurants have any idea of portion control? Why is it that
> they serve you so much that you can't eat it all? Wouldn't it be more
> sensible to have smaller portions and charge less?
>
> The idea of somebody expecting you to share their leftovers is too
> bizarre. Is this normal troll behaviour?
>
> Christine

Calm the sneer down... I suppose it is because on the whole food is much
cheaper here and one way to "impress" customers is with generous
servings. Sometimes obscenely generous. Sure some restaurants are what
you would call "sensible" then again others aren't. C'est la vie!
Perhaps those that want the "doggie bag" just want to save it going to
waste by taking the uneaten portions home for either fido or themselves
at another sitting.
I've never met anyone (myself) who expected someone to share their
leftover. I'm not going to label that "troll like behavior" though,
perhaps just "generous"??
Goomba