Stretch
09-15-2008, 08:41 PM
Just had to relate a funny story from lunch today.
I was at a Maggiano's with some friends, and we got seated just as the couple at the table next to us was finishing up. I'm shameless about people-watching, so I happened to catch the following exchange:
Waiter: "Would you care for coffee or desert?"
Crazy Ass Ho (henceforth CAH): "No, just a box to take the leftovers will be fine"
Waiter: "Right away"
a few minutes later
Waiter (dropping off the check on the guy's side): "Thank you very much"
CAH: "Wait a minute - why did you give him the check?"
Waiter: "I'm sorry?"
CAH: "What makes you assume that the man always pays?"
Waiter: "Ma'am, I assure you I didn't make any such assumption - I just happened to place the check there"
woman snatches check towards her side of the table and grabs a wallet from her purse
CAH: "Don't give me that. I'm amazed that someone with such outdated values is doing customer service"
Waiter: "I'm terribly sorry ma'am; I in no way intended to offend you"
CAH: "Well, whatever"
waiter walks away
woman puts wallet back in purse and pushes check toward man
man takes credit card out of wallet and puts in check holder
man sees me staring and looks away, embarrassed
I wanted to go up to that chick and slap her. Jesus Christ, some people's children.
I was at a Maggiano's with some friends, and we got seated just as the couple at the table next to us was finishing up. I'm shameless about people-watching, so I happened to catch the following exchange:
Waiter: "Would you care for coffee or desert?"
Crazy Ass Ho (henceforth CAH): "No, just a box to take the leftovers will be fine"
Waiter: "Right away"
a few minutes later
Waiter (dropping off the check on the guy's side): "Thank you very much"
CAH: "Wait a minute - why did you give him the check?"
Waiter: "I'm sorry?"
CAH: "What makes you assume that the man always pays?"
Waiter: "Ma'am, I assure you I didn't make any such assumption - I just happened to place the check there"
woman snatches check towards her side of the table and grabs a wallet from her purse
CAH: "Don't give me that. I'm amazed that someone with such outdated values is doing customer service"
Waiter: "I'm terribly sorry ma'am; I in no way intended to offend you"
CAH: "Well, whatever"
waiter walks away
woman puts wallet back in purse and pushes check toward man
man takes credit card out of wallet and puts in check holder
man sees me staring and looks away, embarrassed
I wanted to go up to that chick and slap her. Jesus Christ, some people's children.