Being told off as an adultWhen was the last time you were properly told off? You know: treated as an errant child rather than the sophisticated adult you are.
The sort of thing that dredges up an involuntary teenage mumble of "Sorry, Miss" whilst you stare at the ground.
Go on, tell us what childish thing you were up to when you got caught.
Oh, and can we have more than one-line answers this time? Cheers!
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chthonic, Thu 20 Sep 2007, 17:18)
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BarmaidWhen I go to a bar, I will often buy my drinks periodically throughout the night, pay the exact amount each time, and leave one big tip at the end of the night to cover the whole affair. It's never been an issue before.
However, in 2001 or so, some friends and I went to Toronto to see a band we like. Before the show started, I went up to the bar to get a beer. Beers were $2, and I had a $2 coin, a $20 bill, and a $0.05 coin on me. Thinking I'd do my usual thing, I paid with the $2 coin. The barmaid looked at the other barmaid and said "Flat!" which I assume is Canadian barspeak for "The jerk didn't tip me!". A few minutes later, the second barmaid came to my table and in an overly sweet voice said, "Where are you all from?" I replied, and she literally yelled at us, "Well, haven't they ever heard of tipping there!?".
I certainly had intended to tip fairly, even generously, at the end of the night, and I feel genuinely bad that this turned out to be a faux pas. But she didn't need to react that way, and the fact that she did cost her establishment a fair bit of money, as for the rest of the night (and as I mentioned earlier, at this point the band hadn't even started yet) none of the 8 or so people at my table ordered any more food or drinks due to her tirade.
(, Wed 26 Sep 2007, 19:38, Reply)
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