Exactly. It’s not that I personally go rifling through stranger’s homes. It’s just that I don’t consider the fridge a sacred, untouchable place. A minor social faux-pas is not something to get angry about. If I saw a guest looking in the fridge I would ask what they needed and help them find an appropriate option, not…

Just don’t invite me to your house. I think we’ll both be happier.

I’m pretty amazed at the number of people in these comments who don’t get that when you have a party of any real size, any alcohol left anywhere in the kitchen that people might see it stands a chance of disappearing. It’s like they never went to college. The food is weird, though.

Are you determined to not actually read what I’ve written?

Excessive levels of toxic waste didn’t ruin the Meadowlands.

Except this complaint is valid. European team names have rationales. When MLS blindly copies their names with “Real” and “FC” and now “Inter” it makes the owners look really clueless, a la How do you do fellow futbol fans?!

If LR went into his home and did the same, dude would probably freak.

Soccer snobs reeeeaaallly gotta get over themselves

Inter Miami - the naming of MLS teams is the best running joke in sports.

I mean yeah, the Miami team’s stadium was always going to be in Florida. 

mls teams reeeeeaaaally gotta stop the "let's sound like a european team" thing, "inter miami" sounds incredibly dumb

Exactly. “Don’t have large, casual parties if you’re so protective of your space.”

I’m just talking about reality here.

If you aren’t comfortable saying “Hey, did you need something?” to someone who is your guest for a casual party, then you probably shouldn’t be hosting these kinds of things. Stick to more formal gatherings or only have people over whose manners you have vetted. 

No, you just move everything you’re concerned about but want to keep cold into the crisper. No one ever opens the crisper at parties. You also make the right thing to do be the easy thing to do, and put out a cooler full of ice and beer. Maybe right in front of the fridge door, blocking it from opening.

> While you might trust, say, your 4-6 best friends not to take liberties

“Casual get-together” is extremely vague, and makes this hard to judge.

You can hope they’re respectful, but I think expecting it is just a setup for disappointment. Not only because some people are rude assholes, but because we’re all raised differently and shaped by different experiences. I was raised, for example, by people who were pretty strict about eating etiquette, like chewing…

Like I been to a lot of parties where the beers were in the fridge. Helping yourself isn’t crazy. Going through tupperware is crazy.

Ok, as someone who regulary cooks up a storm and hosts friends for dinner at my place (last event: The Mojo Porkabee Part 3 which involved slow cooked Mojo Pork, whipped cream cake, and cilantro lime rice, as well as wine), no.

LW why the heck didn’t you tell this MoFo to get the heck out of your fridge? If I caught…