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Re:Observations from a Tipless Restaurant by ripter on Tuesday July 30, 2013 @02:51PM (#6129150)
In america, if a waiter doesn't come to your table within the first 15 min of you sitting down, then there is something wrong.

It shouldn't take more than a min or two for the waiter to come over, give you some water, and introduce themselves.

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Re:Observations from a Tipless Restaurant by kybernetikos on Tuesday July 30, 2013 @03:26PM (#6129395)
Introduce themselves? That's exactly the kind of cultural thing I think people are talking about.

I'm not here to be taken on a 'journey' by the server, I'm here to eat good food and enjoy the company that came with me.

A good server is one you barely notice.

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Re:Observations from a Tipless Restaurant by sejje on Tuesday July 30, 2013 @03:49PM (#6129549)
There's no journey, they give you their name and proceed to take your drink orders.

No need to be condescending here, he even prefixed it with "in America," and what he said is absolute fact. If you aren't waited on in the first 15 minutes, in America, you aren't in a good restaurant.

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Re:Observations from a Tipless Restaurant by ripter on Tuesday July 30, 2013 @03:49PM (#6129543)
It's normally something like "Hi, my name is Kybernetikos, I'll be your server today. If you have any questions just let me know. I'll bring out some water and take your drink order."

It's something you typically ignore until it's not there.

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