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Re:Toxic positivity does more harm than good by deanCommie on Saturday January 16, 2021 @10:01PM (#25807679)
Meanwhile, coming from the other side, I would love if I can get a waiter to discuss something else I need (more mayo, a napkin, etc) without feeling like I need to either wait for half my meal, yell across the restuarant, or go wander through looking for it.

You went out into public to have a meal, why are you expecting privacy? If you wanted privacy, get takeout and eat at home.

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Re:Toxic positivity does more harm than good by danielscrubs on Monday January 18, 2021 @07:40AM (#25821191)
I’d assume most eat out because they want to meet friends without hassle and experience the chefs food piping hot.

Seeking eye contact with the waiter isn’t that inconvenient either...

But for me I have very happy memories of talking with waiters in mom and pop restaurants, at the same time I do feel tipping increases the incentive to talk with customers so... it comes back to honesty, do you really want to talk or does it JUST increase the probability of tipping?

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