Dining Out

01.11.2009 // Humor // jcbrady // No Comments

When you sit down at the table there will usually be a menu waiting for you. Open it up and discuss food selection with your companion. If you do not have a companion, discuss it with yourself.

While you are deciding what to order, several other people will likely pass your table on their way to be seated. You can look at them if you want to but do not follow them. Keep concentrated on your food selection and get ready to place your order.

When the waiter comes to your table to take your order, it is important that you are ready to order. If you are not, the waiter will happily leave but will often not return for a very, very long time.

Once you have ordered, you will sit and wait. It sometimes helps to talk while you wait. For example at my last dining out experience, I talked about how two of the restaurant tables were round while the majority of tables were rectangular. The inconsistnacy bothered me and it helped to ease the tension by talking about it. Time also flies when you’re having an engaging conversation with yourself.

Anyway, when the food arrives it is best to eat it. The owners of the restaurant appreciate this and afterall it’s the main task you are here at the restaurant to complete. When you are finished, ask the waiter for your check and pay your bill. Now that you have finished going out to eat, congratulate yourself.