don't you think?

Use this question to ask for agreement from a listener. People use this expression when:

• they're making a suggestion:
  

  You should ask the professor for help, don't you think?

• they want to state their opinion, but they don't feel confident enough to just directly say it
• they want the listeners to feel included in the statement
  

  Wow. I love this place. It's great, don't you think?

• they want the listener to admit that something is true:
  

  You're too old for that, don't you think?

(food) is bland

"Bland" food doesn't have much flavor.

Use "bland" to describe food that's supposed to be:

• spicy
• salty
• flavored with spices

...but isn't. You probably shouldn't describe simple foods like bread or fruit as "bland".

"Bland" is always a negative description. If you want to describe food that doesn't have much flavor positively, you can say things like:

They're mild.

They have a really subtle flavor.