tintalle wrote:
> I recently got back from a two week business trip... my first being all
> alone! I was nervous about eating out alone, particularly as a woman in
> a strange city, but it was fine!
>
> Take a book or a magazine. Ask to be seated in a booth if you want to
> be alone, or at at the bar if you feel like chatting with other diners.
> At all of the restaurants i ate at, i was treated as if dining alone
> was the most normal thing ever. No one so much as raised an eyebrow. I
> really got to enjoy it after a few days even.
>
> Best advice: Go wherever you want! When you're eating alone you don't
> need to worry about what the other people feel like having for dinner,
> so induldge yourself a little.

Thank you, I am encouraged by this. Another thing I will disprove while
dining alone is that women are cheap tippers. If I get good service, I
tip appropriately! I hope my experiences will mirror yours
Goomba