[_jcyi]

I don't eat rice; I've been strictly keto for over a decade. My health choices make me a jerk?

Some people are allergic to rice. Some people are on medically prescribed diets. Maybe there's an obscure religion that forbids eating rice. Some people just don't like rice. Are they all jerks too?

That restaurant wouldn't be my preference, but if I did have to be there for an important reason, I certainly wouldn't be bullied into eating something I didn't want to eat. I'm generally strict about wasting food, but in that situation I wouldn't feel even slightly guilty about it.

[JohnFen]

Ordering a dish that is mostly rice knowing that you won't/can't eat it is being a jerk, yes. I don't know about that restaurant, but I've never seen a sushi place that didn't also serve sashimi.

[wizerdrobe]

You could always speak with the staff about your dietary restrictions as is standard practice for the allergic, intolerant, and such.

If they can accommodate your request, and they typically will, you’re golden. If not, you may need to patronize a different business. It is, after all, a reciprocal relationship. If your basic needs aren’t met, and they have a stiff policy on substitution - then yes, you are a jerk for ignoring them.

[_jcyi]

That's exactly my point.

[harimau777]

That's actually precisely the problem. People abusing the system make things more difficult for people who have legitimate reasons to be the exception to the rule (e.g. people with allergies).

[_jcyi]

That's a problem, but it's not the problem. I'm not sure why you guys are acting like it's an unreasonable suggestion for a sushi restaurant to serve sashimi.

[harimau777]

I don't think that anyone is objecting to them serving sashimi. People are objecting to people throwing out most of the sushi rolls and only eating the fish. Both because doing so is wasteful and because it appears to be willfully abusing an unintentional oversight in a way that hurts the people running the business.

[burnished]

You're probably focusing on the wrong thing if you're jumping to the defense of people who leave things on the plate for any reason.

The actual controversy here is that the folks in the story clearly thought they were cheating the system, and people are responding without questioning that, and some people are questioning that.

[_jcyi]

That's certainly a possibility, but none of us have enough information to say for sure.

[Dylan16807]

The sins thing is about as clear as you can get.

Unless you're going to call the entire story fake, then yes we have enough information.