I grew up on leftovers. A funny tangent to this thread is my uncle is about as trashy as it gets in terms of stereotypes. Loves NASCAR, only really wears real tree camo and is just about as hillbilly as they come. Hates leftovers. My mom said ever since he was a kid he refused to eat any type of leftover anything and will still not eat anything leftover. My aunt will take stuff home for her and my cousin after Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners but my uncle won’t touch them. He’s also an avid fisherman but hates eating fish.
I meant that no one is not heating them up. I buy frozen waffles for my kids because they like them and it’s easy and fast in the morning when we are trying to get ready and don’t have time to cook. I personally don’t see them any different than cereal or bagels.
where i grew up the hating leftovers thing was definitely a class thing, the richers don't do leftovers
It’s really weird. He is in no way doing it as some sort of a snub or anything. He is a good cook as well. He always makes a ham for Christmas and we always take some home for sandwiches and whatnot the next day but he won’t touch it even though he made it. Same thing with his own deer chili. Eats it that night then he’s done with it.
I haven’t kept up on this thread. While we’re talking about left overs, has anyone discussed using empty butter containers as a form of Tupperware or food storage when you put your leftovers in the fridge? Trashy.
Always had them when I was growing up. No clue where they all came from as I can’t ever remember using any butter out of them.
Pretty sure that’s what my grandparents would use to put leftovers in for us. I cannot ever remember getting actual butter out of a Country Crock tub but I can remember dragging them all out to see what food was in them.
Resourceful assuming they’re well cleaned. My Hispanic brother in law’s mom uses them and other similar repurposed containers to pack and transport delicious food like tamales, salsa, etc. They immigrated as migrant workers so it’s in their nature to use whatever they had at their disposal. As an aside, my older relatives would stock the shit out of their freezer since they’d grown up during the depression era and they’ll be goddamned if they let anything be thrown out. Just a matter of perspective.
Imagine thinking being resourceful, repurposing and recycling means you’re trashy. Again I think people on here think being poor or lower middle class makes you trash. It’s kind of a fucked up way to look at shit.
Yes to all this. Country crock and cool whip dishes. My grandma still has a stack that she uses, despite having plenty of tupperware. My mom does too, but she doesn't use them unless it's sending holiday leftovers with someone. Also my mom's parents definitely would stack the freezer with peas and the like from the garden. A huge chest freezer. A few years back it went out and all of that went bad. They found stuff at the bottom from over a decade ago.
In college, my roommates and I didn’t own any drink glasses except sleeves of plastic glasses one of them would steal from working at Ohio Stadium and St. John’s. They all matched though.
Gym shorts over the knee Wearing mesh gym shorts to the pool, lake, beach, etc instead of swimming trunks
To me, for something to truly be trashy it has to be behavior that isn't determined by something like growing up poor. Stuff like being an asshole to restaurant workers or not picking up your dog's shit in a public park because you can get away with it.
tattoos of any kind are trashy Wearing your hat backwards: trash Car modifications: trash Washing your car in your driveway: trash Mowing your own lawn: trash Leaving your trash cans anywhere visible from the curb: trash
I peaked in life when I slapped some leftover dressing from tgivings, bbq and some salsa on a tortilla
Mowing your yard is therapeutic at times (like when your kids are very young. I’ll give you that). Red Carpet Carwash
I like completing a tasks like washing my car or mowing my yard. There is satisfaction in completing the job and crossing something off my list.