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"  Many of our parents told us to clean our plates when we were children \u2014 but they never charged us for the leftovers if we failed. Now a restaurant in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, has recently imposed a policy charging patrons if they cannot finish their meals. More from Delish: Fun Feature and Restaurant Round-Ups According to GulfNews.com, many of Marmar&amp;#039;s customers order more food than they can eat as a way of touting their status. They then leave plates of leftovers, which owner Fahad Al Anezi finds most frustrating. So, in an effort to prevent wasted food, he has started charging the greedy patrons for the leftover food. The fines are calculated by Al Anezi based on the amount of food left on the table. More from Delish: Top 5 Restaurant Pet Peeves This is just the latest in a recent trend of strict restaurant policies:  McDain&amp;#039;s Restaurant in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, has banned children under six. Rogue 24 in Washington D.C. requires customers to sign a contract before dining there, part of which forbids the use of cell phones or cameras in the restaurants. According to Consumerist, in an act of protest against the unpleasant treatment he purportedly received while traveling, a Seattle restaurateur banned TSA agents from dining at his airport adjacent eatery.  More from Delish: Test Your Top 50 Restaurant Menu Knowledge Have you encountered any strange restaurant policies lately? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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