Wasn't sure what to call the thread. So I was watching 90 day fiancé (yes too much time on my hands..lol). There is a American girl married to a Dominican guy. Anyway her family went to meet his family in the DR. So his mother cooked a meal for her family. She made chicken feet, necks and gizzards only. Now there has been tension between the families (too much to write about) but IMO that would not be a proper meal to cook. Seemed more like a insult. No money for a meal was not a issue. His Dominican family did not eat any of it either saying that they do not like chicken feet and parts. I have had many meals cooked for me in the DR and have never seen a meal like this where that was all that was offered. My MIL who dislikes my BIL wife/family has never cooked a meal like that for them even though the dislike runs deep.
However a friend of mine experienced something similar when meeting with her Dominican spouses family. His family was not wealthy but definitely had the means to cook a good meal. Boiled platanos and salami was what she was served for midday meal.
For my friend she learned the hard way that was his mother showing her jealousy that someone else had her son's attention. I have seen flicks of it over the years with my MIL especially with my BIL and SIL but never anything major. Any thoughts on this?
Let me add: I have never had a meal cooked for me that the hosts would not eat themselves just to clarify.
However a friend of mine experienced something similar when meeting with her Dominican spouses family. His family was not wealthy but definitely had the means to cook a good meal. Boiled platanos and salami was what she was served for midday meal.
For my friend she learned the hard way that was his mother showing her jealousy that someone else had her son's attention. I have seen flicks of it over the years with my MIL especially with my BIL and SIL but never anything major. Any thoughts on this?
Let me add: I have never had a meal cooked for me that the hosts would not eat themselves just to clarify.