This is really one of Steve’s observations, but oh my god is it true! Last night we went out to eat, and as they do almost every time, they stuck us RIGHT NEXT to another table. There was seriously less than 2 feet of space separating us from the other people.

Why do restaurants do that? I mean, ok I understand that each server has their own section and that no one person should be stuck with a full area while another server has none. But, in this case, it doesn’t really apply. The restaurant we ate at doesn’t assign you any one server—it is a “team” atmosphere, meaning that anyone and everyone will help you. Not to mention, there are usually tables that don’t have you sitting on a stranger’s lap, but they are mysteriously kept empty.

The hostess last night faked us out by rearranging some tables in the middle of the room, creating a nice distance from surrounding tables. Of course, she didn’t seat us there. So instead I got to hear some guy talk about weird things like “mystical magicalness” (I swear to you this was an actual phrase he used).

On the fun side, we got to do a bit of people watching and observe a guy stop to chat with some girl sitting at a table with what appeared to be her boyfriend. What probably should’ve been a quick “Hey how are you, good to see you, ok talk to you later” turned into a pretty long conversation, which included her playfully hitting the guy. This was probably much to the chagrin of her boyfriend, as he kept pretty quiet and seemed overly interested in eating his pasta. Steve and I agreed it was pretty rude of both parties not to keep it short while out with other people.

Posted at 9:33 AM |