I usually whisper, “I’ll flip every table in this joint if you don’t take my card, including the one with that child at it”, and while it has a 100% success rate, I can’t help but feel terrible about it, later. What are some alternatives?
I usually whisper, “I’ll flip every table in this joint if you don’t take my card, including the one with that child at it”, and while it has a 100% success rate, I can’t help but feel terrible about it, later. What are some alternatives?
It’s a thing in America and also in many other cultures. People, often men, gain status by paying for others. Then when there’s two men they like to battle with each other over who’s paying.
It’s similar to that thing with gift giving where you have to offer and refuse three times before a gift can be successfully transferred.
Ok. But even with all that information, why is it then left up to the waiter to settle this? And wouldn’t it just be more effective to promise a good tip instead of threating them?
Because the waiter is the other side of the equation. He holds the power to choose.