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Liberal_in_LA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-11 01:57 PM
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The five most controversial behaviors in restaurants
The five most controversial behaviors in restaurants (seems to be based on responses to writer's blog)

1. breastfeeding
2. cell phone
3. bringing children Even polite, well behaved children seem to annoy some diners, especially in upscale restaurants.

4. public displays of affection (kissing and such)
5. foi gras

http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2011/08/11/the-five-most-controversial-behaviors-in-restaurants/
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zappaman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-11 01:58 PM
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1. nope
pulling one's pants down and defecating in the caesar salad is the most controversial by far.
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HopeHoops Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-11 01:59 PM
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2. Better yet - in someone ELSE'S caesar salad!
:evilgrin:
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Nostradammit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-11 02:02 PM
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6. I'm sure you know this from personal experience.
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zappaman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-11 02:04 PM
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8. happens a lot at SUBWAY
not sure why...
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Cirque du So-What Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-11 02:16 PM
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11. That's pretty close to my own idea for 'controversial' restaurant behavior
so there's no need for me to elaborate.
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-11 03:04 PM
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20. You know people who kill people always say they hear voices in their head.
Why doesn't a voice ever say "Hey! Go take a shit on the salad bar at Wendy's!"?
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Javaman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-11 03:08 PM
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24. Oh, you were there too?
I know, this list is more of a lame list than a "controversial" list.

The stories I could tell...
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Bandit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-11 03:44 PM
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28. That is ALMOST as bad as smoking in public..
The human being needs three things to maintain life. Food, water, and air. You described fouling a food source but smoking in public fouls our air source with many many more poisons than a little poop contains.
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Warren DeMontague Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-11 04:34 PM
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31. Oh, you just don't like tradition.
I have it on good authority that that's how Caesar himself preferred to eat it.
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-11 01:59 PM
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3. Serving crappy food to patrons is the most controversial to me.
And it happens far too often.
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Scuba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-11 02:00 PM
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4. I like the liver pate'. When our kids were young we took them to the local burger joint....
...and taught them "restaurant manners" before taking them anyplace else. No problemo.
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haikugal Donating Member (476 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-11 02:02 PM
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5. Breast feeding? Why am I not surprised.
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L. Coyote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-11 02:34 PM
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15. Nobody like competition
:rofl: Make them buy milk, FCS! :rofl:
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PVnRT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-11 02:03 PM
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7. What about group-fucking on the tables where kids are eating?
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Ninjaneer Donating Member (577 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-11 02:08 PM
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9. +1
Love your name btw! :D
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Blue_Tires Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-11 03:07 PM
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23. true...It's much better to do it in the bar area
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Dappleganger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-11 02:09 PM
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10. Foi gras is a behavior?
Hmmmmm.
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idiotgardener Donating Member (479 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-11 07:46 PM
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37. It's an attitude.
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dtexdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-11 02:30 PM
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12. No, no -- a real list:
1) saying something negative when the waiter asks 'how was everything?';
2) hobnobbing with the waiter while other diners anxiously await their turns;
3) failing to tip when the service is excellent;
4) ordering Bud Light.

As for breastfeeding, I prefer that everyone get their meal, including the very youngest.
And as to bringing well-behaved children, any diners who complain that they are annoyed by them should be ejected for their own bad behavior.
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Speck Tater Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-11 02:30 PM
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13. Picking your nose. Especially if you flick the booger. nt
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Aerows Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-11 02:32 PM
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14. Changing a diaper AT the table
Believe it or not, I witnessed that personally. I lost my appetite.
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-11 03:06 PM
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21. Yes I have seen that too. It was at a Starbucks.
:puke:
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Warren DeMontague Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-11 04:35 PM
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32. I generally side with the parents, but not in that case.
Totally not appropriate.
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BackToThe60s Donating Member (266 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-11 02:35 PM
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16. Detonating a radiological device wasn't on the list?
Of course, that IS from California! :P
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Cleita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-11 02:37 PM
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17. I've been guilty of No. 4.
I think the other diners are just jealous.
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Horse with no Name Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-11 02:39 PM
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18. My 5 worst that I have experienced
1. Waiter spread my napkin on my lap after he pulled out my chair.

2. Waiters that want to be my best friend...I had one that I couldn't even enjoy the company that I was with because he wouldn't leave the table.

3. Waitress spilling shit all over me and then not even apologizing.

4. Refilling my drink...with the wrong drink.

5. Crappy food or crappy service.

Most of the time, if I have a bad dining experience, it is generally the fault of the restaurant. not the other patrons.
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idiotgardener Donating Member (479 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-11 07:48 PM
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38. Refilling your drink with the wrong one is bad behavior?
Sounds like a minor mistake that could be easily fixed by saying, "Oh, that's not what I was drinking."
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provis99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-11 02:44 PM
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19. I guess loud belching and farting are ok.
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pipi_k Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-11 03:15 PM
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26. Actually I'd like to hear more of it n/t
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Javaman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-11 03:07 PM
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22. Obviously the writer has never worked in a restaurant...
those are very mild compared to some of the things I've seen.
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SaveAmerica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-11 03:13 PM
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25. I've gone to the restroom with my well-behaved kids and come back to find our food gone. Cleared by
the server.
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Liberal_in_LA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-11 03:45 PM
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29. Yeah. Need to have a guard stand by to save food from servers.
They keep reaching to take it while you are at the table also
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SaveAmerica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-11 04:32 PM
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30. We had that happen last night! Server's hand went for cheesecake at the same time as husband's fork!
Have you ever seen someone come between a dog and his food bowl? Ha Ha!!
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Liberal_in_LA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-11 07:23 PM
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33. lol!! n/t
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JoePhilly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-11 03:18 PM
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27. Being a loud Tea bagger should be near the top.
I find it hard not to join their idiotic conversations and correct them.
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Bonobo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-11 07:25 PM
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34. I hate when people blow their noses at the table.
I can't understand how anyone can do that and not realize how gross it is.
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Odin2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-11 07:41 PM
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35. #3 is absolutely true, no matter how mich the kid-haters scream otherwise.
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Motown_Johnny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-11 07:44 PM
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36. I went to a nice restaurant last night and had kids at the table next to ours
Edited on Thu Aug-11-11 07:49 PM by Motown_Johnny
no problems at all


Well, for $23.95 I thought the sole wouldn't be quite so dry, but other than that.....





*Edit to add*


Eating Foie Gras? Seriously?


If people have a problem with that then maybe they should boycott the restaurants that serve it and let the rest of us eat some nice fatty goose liver in peace.


Also, bunnies are delicious if prepared properly (well, the back legs are).
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