Thursday, December 16, 2010
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Lemon Aid
Dear Waiters and Waitresses,
I am coming to your aid in what seems to be a rather common problem in our town: the needless butchering of large quantities of lemons.
Whenever a customer asks for a glass of water with their meal, it appears the standard practice is to ask if they want lemon in it ..... and then totally ignore the answer!
In my case, I don't want some man-handled skanky piece of citrus in my glass, so my answer to the aforementioned question is always a resounding no! I have even resorted to lying, claiming that I'm severely allergic to lemons, in an attempt to hammer home the NO LEMON message.
Alas, I always get lemon and to this day no wait staff has ever acknowledged their oversight when the see said lemon cast aside.
Anyway, dear waiters and waitresses, if you are not going to listen to or heed the answer to the 'would you like lemon' question ... then ... don't ask the question! Save yourself the verbal drivel. Or, better still, save some lemons!
I am coming to your aid in what seems to be a rather common problem in our town: the needless butchering of large quantities of lemons.
Whenever a customer asks for a glass of water with their meal, it appears the standard practice is to ask if they want lemon in it ..... and then totally ignore the answer!
In my case, I don't want some man-handled skanky piece of citrus in my glass, so my answer to the aforementioned question is always a resounding no! I have even resorted to lying, claiming that I'm severely allergic to lemons, in an attempt to hammer home the NO LEMON message.
Alas, I always get lemon and to this day no wait staff has ever acknowledged their oversight when the see said lemon cast aside.
Anyway, dear waiters and waitresses, if you are not going to listen to or heed the answer to the 'would you like lemon' question ... then ... don't ask the question! Save yourself the verbal drivel. Or, better still, save some lemons!
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Help! I've been Hugged!
Nonversation can be non-verbal.
What I'm getting at, in particular, are the casual hugs that have pervaded our culture.
It used to be that hugs were reserved children, or for fond farewells. There was something meaningful to it. Now there are hugs-hello; hugs-goodbye; hugs-because we don't know what else to say or because everyone else in the room is doing it!
Pet peeve: I've been hugged at networking events by people who have no idea what business I'm in, but 'know' me well enough for an embrace. It is so necessary to feign such sincerity? What's wrong with a handshake?
Worse still, are the people who aren't comfortable making eye contact with you while talking; but they can hug you. True story!
It seems we've got to the point where, in any awkward moment or pause, or when we don't know what to do with our hands; then the most culturally accepted thing to do is hug.
I, a self-confessed 'hugger' (among friends, that is) have had enough.
What I'm getting at, in particular, are the casual hugs that have pervaded our culture.
It used to be that hugs were reserved children, or for fond farewells. There was something meaningful to it. Now there are hugs-hello; hugs-goodbye; hugs-because we don't know what else to say or because everyone else in the room is doing it!
Pet peeve: I've been hugged at networking events by people who have no idea what business I'm in, but 'know' me well enough for an embrace. It is so necessary to feign such sincerity? What's wrong with a handshake?
Worse still, are the people who aren't comfortable making eye contact with you while talking; but they can hug you. True story!
It seems we've got to the point where, in any awkward moment or pause, or when we don't know what to do with our hands; then the most culturally accepted thing to do is hug.
I, a self-confessed 'hugger' (among friends, that is) have had enough.
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