That is indeed very weird. By the way, the preferred term nowadays is “server” - “waiter” is kind of an anachronism.
(Hijack) Really? Among real people, not just biz-speak? I ask because we just taught our five-year-old the word “waiter.” Should we teach him to use “server” instead, as if the word “waiter” didn’t exist, except in old books (kind of like “record player”)?
Besides, it sounds like this guy was a literal waiter.
The waiter may have been hovering to ensure that you didn’t go to the buffet for seconds.
Yeah. Maybe the laser defense system was down.
I’d say: “Fuck off asshole, I’ll call you when I need you.” It might be awhile, if ever, before you see him again but it should do the trick.
I prefer not to insult people who have access to my food outside of my sight.
And your credit card…and your coat (sometimes). I’ve said that a hundred times in threads and people get immediately incensed.
‘A joke is a display of humour in which words are used within a specific and well-defined narrative structure to make people laugh.’
Apparently I have failed in that endeavor. But I shall persevere!
Yeah, it’s been that way for a long time. Probably due to gendered terms falling out of fashion, just like with ‘stewardess’. Airlines themselves, and most people following their lead, use the term ‘flight attendant’ now but every once in a while some old fogey might still say ‘stewardess’. Likewise, restaurants have been nearly universally using ‘server’ instead of ‘waiter/waitress’ for many years but there’s always That Guy who didn’t get the memo. Don’t teach your kid to be That Guy!
Well, part of the problem with “stewardess” was that it was sexually loaded. Airlines catered to the idea that stewardesses were supposed to be eye candy in addition to doing a job, by having weight limits that required them to be very slim, and fired them when they turned 32 (it probably varied by airline, but it was around this). “Stewardess” was a by-word for “sexy.” Changing the term to “flight attendant” had less to to than including men in the profession, as not firing women for turning 32, and hiring women (and men) with a BMI over 20. The job would be about being able to do the job, not about being eye candy.
As far as waiters go, I thought “waiter” had become a gender-neutral term, like “teacher.” A waiter could be an man or a woman. Maybe it’s regional. “Server” to me sound like a sly word for someone who does sexual favors disguised as something else, because it’s such a generic term. Maybe it’s because “serving” someone is a generic term for doing something for them, and “servicing” them is a by-word for serving them sexually.
Okay, I’ll start using “server,” and teach it to the kid. Thanks, all!