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[–] platysalty@kbin.social 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You know what's worse? Calling out to the waiter. Everyone around me hears it.

The waiter doesn't.

[–] Stubsy@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

This is a classic scenario, and has happened to me too many times.

[–] Vengefu1Tuna@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This works though. As a former server, if one of my tables was looking around, they almost always needed something.

[–] thelsim@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Then you're one of the good ones. Thank you for your excellent service.
I've had servers pretending I was a blind spot in their field of view, their gaze constantly slipping off me like I was the visual equivalent of teflon.

[–] wander1236@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Mister Cellophane

[–] sepiroth154@feddit.nl 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Protip: nobody is going to think "look at that weird person calling a waiter!"

[–] 001100010010@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago

Look at that weird person existing on this planet. Damn what a weirdo, just trying to exist!

/s

[–] Zana@startrek.website 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes but in my head they are all laughing at me

[–] sepiroth154@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago

Yes but challenging those thoughts with thoughts like these makes them go away. (for me)

[–] dreadedsemi@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Raise your hand like elementary. Or move to Japan where many restaurants have button to call waiter.

[–] paddirn@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

The pain is real (though unheard and unseen, as anything else would be too dramatic).

[–] SebMaus@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago

When you are at the Oktoberfest it is best to yell „He Bierkuh!“

[–] HandOfDoom@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Then you think you made eye contact with the waiter, so you call him, but he wasn't actually looking at you.

[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

It took me a long time coming to bars to understand the trick of eye contact with the bartender to ask for a check/etc. It can initially be a challenge if you’re not great with eye contact, but a good exercise to do more of it.

[–] 001100010010@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd just be too scared too eat out by myself.

[–] Ser_Salty@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago

I can eat you out if you want

[–] fosiacat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

SUMIMASEN!!