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Oct 8th 2005, 9:15 pm

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Re: Rude Restaurant Manners

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Originally Posted by fatbrit

The biggest contrast is probably Germans. They're generally great if you meet them in Germany, but rather horrible if you should come across them in the Med.

Hehe, you might try standing in a queue in Germany, it's definately not great

You'd be standing there quite a while....as everyone pushes in front of you!

Oct 8th 2005, 9:17 pm

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Re: Rude Restaurant Manners

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Originally Posted by meauxna

Oh, I thought y'all were freaks in your homeland, too

Thanks for letting me have *my* little rant too. I snipped most of the OP since I was really just exercising my own agenda anyway

PS: no fair bringing up the poor Germans. Classic example of cultural differences.. they seem 'rude' but I'm sure it's just their 'dry sense of humor' or sumpin'.

Nope German's are totally different at home from on holiday in the Med. They let down their guard, get pissed, noisy and boistrous. Don't see that often in Germany -- society is far too ordered.

Similar contrast with Japs when they get on TV.

Course, 'Mericuns don't get holidays so we've nothing to compare, here.

Oct 8th 2005, 9:19 pm

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Re: Rude Restaurant Manners

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Hehe, you might try standing in a queue in Germany, it's definately not great

You'd be standing there quite a while....as everyone pushes in front of you!

I always take my wife for that. Her Mitteleuropa genes have us right at the front in no time. I, according to my birthright, just hang my head in shame.

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Oct 8th 2005, 9:38 pm

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Re: Rude Restaurant Manners

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Originally Posted by Chorlton

I think you're right. Please, thank you etc are rare commodities in these places. Then, theres table manners...

So very true!!! But we must remember to say not all American's

Oct 8th 2005, 9:48 pm

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Re: Rude Restaurant Manners

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So very true!!! But we must remember to say not all American's

Indeed.

Oct 8th 2005, 10:00 pm

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Re: Rude Restaurant Manners

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So very true!!! But we must remember to say not all American's

True.
The apostraphe abuse might send 'em all around the bend

Oct 8th 2005, 10:24 pm

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Re: Rude Restaurant Manners

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I always take my wife for that. Her Mitteleuropa genes have us right at the front in no time. I, according to my birthright, just hang my head in shame.

I know not many would believe you FB but I do.

Oct 8th 2005, 10:33 pm

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Re: Rude Restaurant Manners

Just a bit off track but the thing that annoys me is the way people pile up their plates from the buffet and then not eat it. I was always only put on my plate what I can eat. I had to tell the lady in the Chinese restaurant I frequent to cut down on the portions when I order a meal. She told me that she always put a lot on as she did not want to lose customers. I have not noticed too much rude manners in my neck of the woods but if I was in NY I might be singing a different tune.

Oct 8th 2005, 10:46 pm

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Re: Rude Restaurant Manners

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Originally Posted by gruffbrown

<<snip>>

PS and we can't have dinner out without 200 paper napkins being bought to the table!

Are you really such a messy eater?

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Oct 8th 2005, 11:00 pm

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Re: Rude Restaurant Manners

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Are you really such a messy eater?

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I don't know what she does with them,
she has a napkin thing going on, a kleptonapkiniac

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Oct 8th 2005, 11:28 pm

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Re: Rude Restaurant Manners

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Originally Posted by franc11s

Last but not least on this little rant. Wife, son and I go to Japanese restaurant in Florida a few months back. Not a bad place. Anyway, ate soup with spoon (nothing wrong there) and when the lady took the soup bowl awy she gave me the same spoon back... Why? I asked.. Oh, you'll need that for your ice cream.......... Grrrrrrrrrrr

That is annoying...but I've noticed that a few places around here, well Chillies and Uno's recently started giving out two forks...which is nice...at last

Oct 8th 2005, 11:34 pm

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Re: Rude Restaurant Manners

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Originally Posted by cindyabs

Indeed.

Girls, no one is suggesting all americans eat like pigs. However, I think we are all telling it like we see it. Maybe its the restaurants we go to? Personally, I find America to be the land of extremes in many ways. Some people will say thank you for anything and everything, and some have pictures in the dictionary next to rude. Thats waht I see from the people I know - just an observation.