for those of you who are slow eaters...

chloehandbags · Nov 6th, 2006, 10:21 AM

I'm a really slow eater, for some reason and not just when I'm talking a lot!

I nearly always finish last.

I have to be honest, although it wouldn't bother me in the slightest if the waitress asked me about desert, or whether she could get me anything else, it would kind of bother me if they brought the cheque before I'd finished.

I would feel under pressure to leave.

I used to work as a silver service waitress when I was a student and I was trained to wait until everyone had finished their last course/coffee and then ask them if they wanted anything else and then wait for them to ask for the cheque. If they didn't ask for a good while after finishing and it was getting late, then (and only then) we were permitted to tactfully ask if they were ready for the cheque, before bringing it to them; but I suppose everywhere's different and you shouldn't, personally, be blamed for company policy.

BTW, this is my 3,000 post!

chloehandbags · Nov 6th, 2006, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by IntlSet

I think that two people with good etiquette will eat at about the same pace. I've always learned it's rude to let someone eat alone. At dinner parties my mom hosted, she always continued eating until the last guest was done.

At restaurants, I keep this mentality. I do try to speed up my eating if it seems like I'm being a slow-poke, but I also expect people to not scarf down their food in 10 minutes then sit around tapping their fingers waiting for me to finish. It's not too hard to keep a decent pace with one another!

ITA.

ShimmaPuff · Nov 8th, 2006, 04:00 AM

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At dinner parties my mom hosted, she always continued eating until the last guest was done.

Here is my sneaky trick. I try to always include at least one dish that I know one or more guests is very fond of, but I am not. That way, I am assured of something that I can effortlessly sort of drag out the process of finishing, if someone is eating more slowly than I am! (This place needs an evil grin icon)

ashlend · Nov 8th, 2006, 07:37 PM

Are you kidding? I'm a slow eater and at a place like Applebee's, that wouldn't bother me in the least. MAYBE at a nicer restaurant but honestly, even there... I'm in NYC so I expect people to be snappy. I WANT the check there when I'm ready for it.

Nov 6th, 2006, 10:21 AM	#16
chloehandbags Sofa King Sherlock Location: Hertfordshire, UK.	Re: for those of you who are slow eaters... I'm a really slow eater, for some reason and not just when I'm talking a lot! I nearly always finish last. I have to be honest, although it wouldn't bother me in the slightest if the waitress asked me about desert, or whether she could get me anything else, it would kind of bother me if they brought the cheque before I'd finished. I would feel under pressure to leave. I used to work as a silver service waitress when I was a student and I was trained to wait until everyone had finished their last course/coffee and then ask them if they wanted anything else and then wait for them to ask for the cheque. If they didn't ask for a good while after finishing and it was getting late, then (and only then) we were permitted to tactfully ask if they were ready for the cheque, before bringing it to them; but I suppose everywhere's different and you shouldn't, personally, be blamed for company policy. BTW, this is my 3,000 post! __________________ Still missing Phoebe... 'My boss, Ralph Toledano [president of Chloé], always says to me that people come to buy at Chloé for what it is, so it does not make sense to order a Chinese and get delivered an Indian!' - Phoebe Philo, May 2005. Last edited by chloehandbags; Nov 6th, 2006 at 10:35 AM.

Nov 8th, 2006, 07:37 PM	#19
ashlend Vuitton obsessed	Re: for those of you who are slow eaters... Are you kidding? I'm a slow eater and at a place like Applebee's, that wouldn't bother me in the least. MAYBE at a nicer restaurant but honestly, even there... I'm in NYC so I expect people to be snappy. I WANT the check there when I'm ready for it.