November 18, 2005
Oh, yay! This post smells delicious!
The waitress at a diner I sometimes go to has an annoying quirk: She seems to think I’m a small child. How else can I explain her comments every time she brings me my food? “Yummy,” she’ll sometimes say as she sets it down in front of me. On some days, she croons, “Smells good!” or “Looks good!” One day, I know she’s going to set the food down, pick up a forkful of it and say, “Open wide, here comes the choo-choo train!”
My girlfriend says I’m being overly critical of this woman, who is just trying to be nice. I disagree. I feel like she’s trying to hype me up for the food I’ve already ordered -- and really, if I wasn’t interested in the food, I wouldn’t have ordered it in the first place. Just give me my freakin’ French toast, ok?
Posted by Jason Feifer at November 18, 2005 09:22 AM
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cheer up. she COULD say: "These sausages are nine days old, so you may want to stock up on laxatives!" or: "Bet you can't taste the short order cook's phlegm!"
So... count your blessings.
Posted by at November 18, 2005 10:37 AM
I hate it when the waitress calls me "honey" or "sweetheart". I am neither...I am your customer!
Posted by Ballantine at November 18, 2005 11:09 AM
That reminds me of a story I heard from some family members in New York. At a Chinese restaurant they go to, the staff sings happy birthday to people like this: "Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear customer, happy birthday to you."
Posted by jason at November 18, 2005 11:17 AM
If you really wanted to Debbie Downer the waitress, you could tell her you can't taste the food ... then make that wah wah sound. I can understand how such a thing might get annoying, sometimes people who are overly ingratiating are irritating.
Posted by Kristin at November 18, 2005 02:15 PM
i would think you'd find her comments on how the food smells to be helpful, seeing as how you can't detect that on your own.
Posted by goatboy at November 22, 2005 09:14 PM
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