Yeah, it's so weird that people think they should be able to just take food from your plate. I've seen it myself and had it happen to me. If you think it looks good, then order that for yourself.

I've been in situations where we were all very hungry and homeless and it was every person for themselves. I see doing that in those cases, but even then, most of us shared with others so we all got something, even if we all fought for the best.

I have accepted a taste of someone's food when they offer if it's something I've never heard of or eaten before and not sure if I'll like it. That happened a bit when I first got here and the food was so different. I never asked, it was offered, and sometimes I was grateful because it was so bad I'd not be able to eat an entire plate of it.