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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Unless the server is talking to you for many minutes at a time, why not be kind and have a brief conversation?  It's the norm in the south.  We always talk with our servers.  I know their names, their kids' names, where their kids go to school, where their husband's work....  It's just part of being human.  I really miss that when we are in DC/NOVA.  I think that's one of the biggest negatives about living here.  Everyone is always in a hurry.  There is no time for kindness.

The COVID excuse is ridiculous.  You chose to eat at a restaurant.  You aren't that worried about COVID.[/quote]

Oh hell no! I don’t give a crap about my server’s personal life and I don’t want to share mine. You’re at a restaurant to conduct a transaction- we pay money for you to bring us food. That’s it. [/quote]

There's a bit of a weird, sick twist to it. Some people like to think they are special for "caring," for asking about the details of the server's life. They pride themselves on the identity of being "different" than most customers.

Can you develop real friendships with regulars over time? Sure. But please don't make them dance like monkeys the first time you meet them and call it kind. Read the room. They are at their job, and they don't know you, and you want to feel cool by knowing what their major is. Ugh.[/quote]

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