Oct 12 2008
The Last cookie
Why is there always a last cookie left on the plate but not a cake? I really find this amusing. I used to be very shy and too polite to take the last cookie but not anymore. I have seen many a cookie left on the plate by adults but children won’t leave a crumb.
I know this is a social or even cultural issue. In the Philippines, most people would be too shy to pick up the last cookie because of the thought that someone else might want it. But if that is true then it should have been gone by now. Why nobody picks it up right away? In other culture, it is just polite to offer it to anyone else and if the last person refused then you can have it.
Sometimes I feel like the last cookie. While the others have been picked up very quickly I remain on the plate longer until someone notices me. I don’t stand out from the crowd and I hate to be noticed if possible.
