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Originally posted by shakran
You can't be too hard on 'em for that though. I mean, in Germany you put your fork/knife half on and half off the plate to indicate you're done. In America you cross them on your plate (well actually few people know this anymore, but still). . .
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Yeah I know, but I am hard on them still. Why? Because it's frankly EMBARRASING for me as a waiter to have someone give a very SPECIFIC sign that they're totally finished and then jump when I do my job. I'll ask the whole party if they are finished and this one dope will always be engrossed in conversation or half-comatose with that last precious piece of bread still to eat. Heh...yes, this happened the other day.
I try an learn the rules when travelling. I know the rules for America and I also know not to keep my chopsticks stuck in the rice when eating Chinese food.
I'm not really that pissed off. It is interesting to talk about on an international forum.
There's a good side too. I've found quite a few parents unbelievably grateful when I give their kids pages from a coloring book and a few crayons; and the whole table is so much less messy when you do that.
Good not to be serving drunks anymore - try satisfying THEM with a coloring book.