I thought it was a religious thing. Because it's a sin to waste food.
Then I realized it was just the matter of where you're from.
One time, I didn't swallow my chewed bit off hot dog so I put it on the edge of the plate. I bit more than I can chew that's why.
My uncle sorta got mad and told me to put it back in my mouth and swallow it. So I did.
This was in the Philippines, which is a third-world country. Where even though you're wealthy or well-off,
you can still see a lot of poor people. Can't waste food when there are people starving everyday.
If you really can't finish your plate, you find someone who would (kids tends to do this).
I've noticed how kids seem to always give their food to their dads to finish it.
Or just get little food to eat in the first place (adults do this). If there are leftovers, your dogs will eat them.
YOU JUST DON'T WASTE FOOD.
I blow on it if it lands on the floor. My body needs germs anyway.
When I go to gatherings here in USA, I'm still surprised at how people can easily throw food away.
Even in religious gatherings. So even though it's a sin, people do it anyway (I still waste food sometimes in rare occasions).
When I eat slow, people sometimes offer to throw my food away. And I'm like no! And then I see people clearly not going
to finish their food. I really want to ask them to finish it, or if I could finish it for them.
But I'm just way too embarrass.
There's Christian fail.
I don't think I'm alone. Immigrants usually come from third-world country. So when they come here, they usually get fat.