I think the tricky part is when half the table does not have forks in their hands. The server working for a group is obligated to tend to the majority, so trying this before the group is mostly done is rude. Trying it when the table appears mostly done is nearly mandatory though, since many guests visibly signal they…

A good server senses the mood of the whole table, and if people seem unhappy/bored/ready for the next thing, the server will try to please them. This is an effort to be considerate. It is the job of your companions to decline ordering dessert until you are ready also. They are rude to accept right away, or pile their…

I’m so tipping next time, I had always assumed an auto-gratuity was in there somewhere from the party who hired you guys. You guys don’t get tipped? Even so, I like to think I wouldn’t mind tipping for good service either way.

This is so not how it happens anymore that I am absolutely certain that in any of the restaurants I served (big variety of quality) no one ever mentioned this practice. This was an absolutely new idea to me, that it could ever be rude to clear space for the guest.

I’ve been the server, and CJ nailed it when he said the order comes from above. The place I work is mostly motivated by deeming the dirty plate unsightly, and the table clutter inhospitable. I use the moment to make sure someone isn’t quietly dying for another drink. All this about it being rude is an entirely new…

Thank you, that’s totally what I was missing. I feel like I should have known, I think the western style photo the article used got me thinking Europe without realizing it.

I agree, this is super poor work. Bad craftsmanship.

When I confronted him today, he admitted that he’s engaged.

That could still come. My shock delays me by about a 3 days, but I’ve seen it be a month for some people.

truer words were never spoken

Totally! Like, maybe excepting the carpet, I bet you can find people who will even pay to reuse the wallpaper.

Look alike, no?

“Your majesty, I have a solution”

Unless the death was specifically due to drug use (as I see at least one was) or direct result of prostitution, mentioning that’s the circle they hang in is seedy business (I do not blame the author, rather the authorities). Yes, here it serves to explain how a serial murderer might find new victims, but as trend…

I have this suspicion that the measure was going to cure the drought, in his twisty little marsh of a brain.

his commentary is not half as fun

Some of those are definitely sport bra/bralette material. On the grounds that that is not an outfit anymore than just wearing socks is appropriate footwear, I object. True crop tops are cool though.

Anti-Pony. Or The Nega Pony? Thisssssss one.

The correct response is to rip off hand, throw it on floor. I think you were polite, went above and beyond.

That, and how hard is it to prove that’s what happened? “The train was knocking me around, it’s this crazy who think’s I’m getting off on it.” Just seems like hours of studying and bickering over footage, debating whether it looked like a grind or legitimate stumble.