In otherw ords, do you ever claim to be allergic to something to which you are not allergic?
If so, why?
I used to claim to be allergic to raw celery (I’m not) because I got sick of the weird looks I’d get when I explained to people that I don’t eat raw celery because it makes my tongue go numb. (the feeling comes back in a few minutes)
They’d give me a sideways look like I was trying to pull a fast one, so I figured if they thought I was lying anyway, why not give a more plausible (though fictitious) explanation - an allergy.
Mustard. That way I have some hope of getting a hamburger with no mustard or mayonaisse (both of which I find disgusting, but just TRY to get a burger witout either one or the other) without having to argue. “I don’t like mayonnaise, and I’m allergic to mustard” works pretty well.
I’ve never faked an allergy per se, but i’ve fabricated many an illness - usually to avoid going in to work. “Parasites” usually works without fail. :eek:
I tell doctors that I’m allergic to Reglan, Compazine, and Codeine even though I’m not.
With Reglan and Compazine, I get very restless, to the point it hurts to sit still. It’s horrible. However, from what I’ve been told, it’s not an allergic reaction, but a side effect. I don’t care – I’m not taking either of them ever again, it’s just easier to say I’m allergic.
With Codeine, I worry that it will make me sick. It made my mom, grandma, and aunt sick. If I’m in enough pain that I would have to take a pain killer, I don’t need to deal with nausea and vomitting, thank you.
I don’t like chocolate. I never have. When I was a kid I used to say that I was alleric to it so I wouldn’t have to argue any more with people too tiny brained to grasp the very simple concept that I don’t like something that most people adore.
Mushrooms creep me out beyond all imagining. When I’m at a restaurant, rather than explain in great detail I just say that I am allegic to fungus and can’t have any. I am in fact allergic to penicillin, which is a mold, a kind of fungus. I have no idea whether I am allergic to shroomies, but my friends, who all know laugh uproariously whenever I explain this to a waiter. About 10 percent of my friends also hate mushrooms.
Strawberries. Don’t like 'em, but just try to get anyone to believe that. “I’m allergic” makes them go away. The strange part is that I don’t eat any berries (I hate those nasty little seeds), but strawberries are the only ones that people try to make me eat anyway.
Erythromycin - probably not allergic in truth, but it comes back about ten minutes after I take it, every time. Medical people listen when you say you’re allergic to a drug.
Coconut and erythromycin. I just can’t bear coconut and people always insist “it’s only a little”, or “you’ll like it in this recipe”. They just can’t fathom that I truly cannot make myself swallow it.
I really am allergic to penicillin and I can’t keep erthromycin down so I tell them I’m allergic to both.
I don’t like ice in my drinks. But people think you’re a freak or an idiot if you ask them not to put ice in your drink, so I used to say I was allergic to it. You’d be surprised at how few people question this.
Dragwyr - (about the strawberries) yeah, I know. I think that’s why it works so well.
Gosh, I always thought I was the only one that always lost my lunch from erythromycin.
Coconut - ewwww. I won’t even eat things that have coconut oil in them because it tastes so bad. And fish, too. Vile things - if it comes outta the water, I’m not gonna eat it. I guess I just sound more serious about those - I’ve never had to resort to the allergy excuse.
Legomancer - that’s great! <g> I may have to try that sometime, just for laughs. I’ve gotten those ‘whaddya mean, no ice???’ looks too.
Y’know, I don’t think that I’m a picky eater. But when I start contemplating all the things that I don’t like or won’t eat, I start to wonder…
