I no longer go to restaurants with my library colleagues for this very reason
It is so embarrassing. Their social ineptitude comes across as rudeness to the staff, their GETTING OUT A CALCULATOR at the end of the meal, and their general retardedness makes my arse eat seat cushion.
I think they must only go out to restaurants on their birthday or something because it's all "Oh I didn't order that... Oh you pronounce it differently... oh yes it is what I ordered... oh I didn't realise it was a separate portion... erm, could you take it back please?.. Will they knock that off my bill?.. Oh I should have kept it... JUST GET THE HOUSE RED!!!"
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 12 May 2010, 10:32, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

My (admittedly over-developed) cringe gland
has gone into meltdown, reading this ^
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 12 May 2010, 10:45, Reply)

I have sworn never again
Even when something's 'compulsory', if it's in public I won't go.
I can't even go for after-work drinks with them, because I live round there too, so I don't want local bars associating me with this bunch of smelly miscreants.

There is a bunch of ok people, and we arrange separate things.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 12 May 2010, 10:50, Reply)

I have one of those
I managed to watch 5 minutes of The Office before curling into afetal position.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 12 May 2010, 11:02, Reply)