tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10464861.post115703364348826881..comments2023-07-26T04:48:10.391-05:00Comments on Tea, Lemon, Old Books: Miss Manners ThursdayAdamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07107089106446354733noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10464861.post-1161992809284366362006-10-27T18:46:00.000-05:002006-10-27T18:46:00.000-05:00Heads up! The cartoon on page 78 of the Oct 30 is...Heads up! The cartoon on page 78 of the Oct 30 issue of The New Yorker! "Yes, I'm still working on it!"zoe p.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02535684589288030978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10464861.post-1157132168782314962006-09-01T12:36:00.000-05:002006-09-01T12:36:00.000-05:00I concur. I eat out far more than I eat "in." Va...I concur. I eat out far more than I eat "in." Various things irk me. For instance, after I am seated with my menu for sometimes inordinate periods of time, I am invariably asked for my "drink order" and am given the impression that I would be imposing if I ordered my meal at that time. My response is always the same: "I'm ready to order [my meal]." Once in a while the waitress will balk at this and say that she'd like to my drink order first. I, of course, refuse to do that. Per Mr. Potts' post, when I am asked if I have ever been to that restaurant before, I always say, "Many, many, many times." Sometimes I elaborate: "I've been coming here since before you were born." There are certain restaurants in town that serve food that I love, but I avoid them because of the service. If only the owners would wise up and pay closer attention. But when I find a restaurant and a waitress I like, I try to get her every time I go in, and I am a huge tipper. Believe me, I get great service most places I go.Tim Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11863288056819760396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10464861.post-1157037994432108232006-08-31T10:26:00.000-05:002006-08-31T10:26:00.000-05:00I've read a restaurant critic complain about alway...I've read a restaurant critic complain about always being asked "Have you ever been here before" or "Let me explain the menu to you." It's a valid gripe--most people have been ordering food in restaurants for quite some time.Jonathan Pottshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18433924194960127561noreply@blogger.com