On Mon, 1 Feb 2016 16:30:02 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
wrote:

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> "sf" > wrote in message
> news
> > On Mon, 1 Feb 2016 13:11:40 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
> > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> Interesting!
> >>
> >> https://www.bostonglobe.com/magazine...1qJ/story.html
> >>
> >> Why do waitstaff feel it is appropriate to bring extra spoons when not
> >> everyone at a table orders dessert? Maybe the person ordering dessert
> >> doesn't
> >> want others sticking spoons in her dessert. Am I the only person who
> >> thinks
> >> this is wrong? I have never seen anyone get extra forks when ordering a
> >> salad.
> >>
> >> D.A. / Maynard
> >>
> >> That's because no restaurant diner has ever said, "Oh em gee, that kale
> >> looks amazing. I've simply got to try a bite."
> >>
> >> Servers don't do anything for the express purposes of annoying their
> >> customers; they do what they have found works for most of the people most
> >> of
> >> the time. Bringing extra spoons with a dessert saves waitstaff the
> >> inevitable trips back. Don't blame the servers: Blame our whole
> >> ridiculous
> >> culture around food, morality, and body size. If diners weren't neurotic
> >> and
> >> jittery about dessert, servers wouldn't have to play these games.
> >>
> >> Do your part to create a saner food culture by calmly asserting your
> >> right
> >> to and desire for your entire slice of cake. When your dessert and extra
> >> spoons are brought to your table, say, "I'm planning to finish this
> >> myself.
> >> It looks great?-?does anyone else want to order something for themselves
> >> before the server leaves?"
> >>
> >> (end)
> >>
> > Too bad some people never learned how to share. Yes, I want an extra
> > fork for with the salad and an extra soup spoon if there's soup.
> >>
> >> And for god's sake STOP TAKING PICTURES OF YOUR DOUBLE FUDGE MOCHA RIPPLE
> >> CAKE!!!!
> >>
> >>
> > That peeve is even more petty than being annoyed by a server bringing
> > extra utensils to ward off several trips back and forth later.
> >
>
> I find you peevish. Next you will tellme you just live loud cell phone
> conversations during dinner.
>
>
I find you boorish and dictatorial busybody. If they aren't popping a
flash in your face, mind your own business.

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sf