The Biggest Frustrations During Christmas Dinner
As much as I enjoy the festive season, it always brings some stress with it. Especially when you’re hosting Christmas dinner yourself and have to do everything yourself. Both time management and portioning aren’t my strongest suits, so we invariably sit down to the main course too late and I’ve prepared far too much for eight people. It happens, although I do then find myself guilty of the biggest Christmas dinner frustrations…
Because that’s what HelloFresh investigated: what do people find most irritating about the annual Christmas dinner? They came up with a top five, and I find it hilarious and highly relatable.
Too much food is never good
And I personally had to chuckle at number one; apparently, people really dislike it when there’s too much food. I can’t personally relate to that, although I am always guilty of overeating and the gigantic after-dinner dip always wipes me out. But I think that’s allowed at Christmas; that lovely after-dinner dip is simply part of it.
These are the biggest frustrations during Christmas dinner
But then again, many people won’t agree with me, as 19 percent said this was the most annoying thing about the festive season. Here is the complete top five:
- Too much food (19 percent)
- Stress surrounding cooking Christmas dinner (16 percent)
- Expectations that are too high and aren’t met (14 percent)
- Arguments at the dinner table (11 percent)
- Food that doesn’t taste good (10 percent)
I fear that many of these points will be very relatable to many people, and I count myself lucky never to have experienced number five (knocking on wood now). Because that really does sound like a horror scenario to me: your elaborate Christmas dinner being completely inedible. Or something as obscene as vegan foie gras being served. What a disappointment that would be.
Just leave me alone
Fun fact: HelloFresh came up with even more figures. Of those surveyed, 41 percent said they would rather simply spend the Christmas holidays at home on the sofa, while 23 percent would prefer to skip Christmas altogether. I seriously think that’s quite a lot — apparently, many people really do dread Christmas. And more than half are simply relieved when it’s over: 54 percent breathe a sigh of relief then.
So if you absolutely don’t feel like celebrating Christmas and mainly want to retreat to your sofa with a blanket and a film (I would definitely do the same if that’s what you feel like), know that you’re certainly not alone. And there’s a good chance that your biggest annoyances are shared by your fellow diners.
Also read:
- Recipe: white mulled wine
- A Christmas wreath for food lovers: the charcuterie wreath
- Why people in America hang pickles in their Christmas trees
Source: HelloFresh
