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Food snobbery.

Feb 05, 2010 16:36

This would be a great article except for this little bit:

That being said, anyone who goes into a Thai restaurant asking for "no spice" deserves to be kicked out on their ear. Asking for "no spice" at a Thai restaurant is akin to going to a steakhouse and asking for a veggie burger. It smacks of that very American tradition of "the customer is ( Read more... )

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thousandpages February 6 2010, 01:03:19 UTC

Yeah, I know. And it's kind of an American thing. Because large swaths of the world cannot process dairy or dairy products, especially straight up milk.

I'm sorry if anyone has given you grief about the milk allergy thing. Because that sucks!

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thousandpages February 6 2010, 02:54:42 UTC

Seriously? A waiter did that? That wouldn't be undertipping for me, that would be "go get your manager". That? Is so far out of bounds I can't even see it from orbit.

I'm sorry people have done that to you because they shouldn't, and you should ask for the manager in those situations. A customer who wants to ask about a food item on the menu should not be redirected to ANOTHER, unrelated food item just because it might be more convenient for the server.

I don't get that. What does it hurt him to take thirty seconds to tell you about the fish. He's not cooking the damn food, it's neither here nor there to him WHAT you get.

I'm pretty understanding with some of the crap waitstaff put up with from rude customers but their job is make sure people get the food they WANT, not the food that's most convenient. And if they're not willing to do that, they can quit and I'LL take their job because I could sure use one.

That's crap service and I'm sorry people can be buttmunches like that.

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thousandpages February 6 2010, 01:04:36 UTC

I guess I'm evil, but it was on the menu so why not?

Yeah. And if you eat out with other people (and most people do) you can't always be "we have to go somewhere just for me" and expect to have a lot of friends for very long. So sometimes when everyone else wants t-bones and ribeyes, you just go along and order the salad or the veggie burger and smile and enjoy your night out, yanno.

Even vegetarians and vegans have friends!

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thousandpages February 6 2010, 01:05:18 UTC

Do they give you a replacement digestive system because my stomach would ulcerated beyond repair if I did that.

br0ken_dolly February 6 2010, 00:22:32 UTC

you know, i never thought about it like that. getting judgy about others' spice levels *is* quite ableist!!

out here, I have to order "NO spice" in my food because even the "mild" is OMFGWTFBBQHOT and everything tastes and feels like fire for three days. i get "looks" from the employees, but who cares? if you bring me food i ENJOY, i will TIP YOU WELL, i promise. we're really very good tippers. it's in their best interests not to cause a huge GERD and IBS flareup before i swallow the first bite. (nevermind the fact that i just think the taste of hot and spicy food is terrible! i don't think there's any point to eating something you can't taste because of the heat. why would i pay for that?)

thanks for this :)

thousandpages February 6 2010, 01:13:07 UTC

getting judgy about others' spice levels *is* quite ableist!!I think getting judgy about eating habits in general is rather ableist or at least snooty and rude, especially if you're one of those "EVERYONE MUST EAT THIS!!!!" type person. Umm, not everyone can eat ALL types of foods, yanno? I saw some list that someone put out of 100 foods everyone should eat before they die. Half were either dishes with meat, dishes that I have no idea how anyone not traveling to Kuala Lumpur would get, or dishes with peanuts/wheat/dairy/eggs (which are the four most common food allergies, IIRC ( ... )