The rules have changed, at least for Visa cardholders. The Visa website says, “U.S. retailers may require a minimum purchase amount on credit card transactions. The minimum purchase amount must not exceed $10 and does not apply to transactions made with a debit card.” The Mastercard site says no minimum purchase amounts are allowed.
Well, maybe not as low as you suppose. Traditionally, it was men that were required to remove their hats indoors. Women were allowed to wear their hats indoors, excepting in the theater or the like. With the recent interest in hats due to the Royal Wedding, more ladies are wearing hats again. This newer way of doing things is at least more eglitarian, isn’t it? If a woman can wear a hat to eat, why can’t a man? 
I’m confused. What did you think you were doing?
You should have just looked at him blankly, and said, “I’m sorry, I don’t understand. I only speak English.”
I typically use a credit card now, but recall this a couple times using cash. I’ve seen it where the waitstaff slightly overrefunds. Give me the $3 and assume I’ll cover it in the tip. Which I will.
Neither of those places is an all you can eat buffet. Buffet places are trying to trade off the amount folks who eat 5 platefuls against those who barely nibble on a baby carrot. Loading up free take away is breaking that balance point.
You can’t simultaneously be a gentleman and a dick/concern troll.
Sandals with socks is an abomination.
I attend regular meetings with the local Toastmasters in Torrance, CA, at a well-known chain restaurant. The waitress who serves at our meetings says she never heard of a short-changing policy such as I mentioned in the OP, either.
The Disney Character Buffet Breakfast is indeed a all you can eat buffet. Mighty tasty, too. But like I said, they were Ok with us grabbing a bananna, not bags of cooked food.
Because a woman’s hat is considered to be a part of, and complimentary to, her entire ensemble; so she does not remove her hat. TAking off the hat would mess up the outfit (and also her hair, which is usually styled around the hat). A man’s hat is simply a hat. A lady may be asked politely to remove her hat is in the theatre if it is blocking the view of the person behind her, in which case she would immediately comply.
Except that now many fellow’s outfits are built around the hat too…
Or suffer a donkey punch.
Well, I’m sold. Unless it doesn’t fit with the clothes I’m wearing or it violates a posted dress code of the restaurant I’m going to, I’m wearing a hat while dining from here on out.
The exception to this is if the lady is wearing a uni-sex hat. It’s rude even for a lady to wear a baseball cap indoors.
Hats …mehhhh…Unless you are eating at the table with my Mom, in her house…then you better by Dog remove that fucker or have it removed…
As a Bakery Cafe manager I HAVE asked kids (of ALL races) to PULL UP THEIR PANTS…I do it respectfully, under the pretense that it is out of respect for my other customers.
I knew at least one person would say that. It’s exactly the reason I mentioned it.
I’m sorry, did you miss the entire 20th century? We’re long past differing social norms for men and women. Or do you still believe that it’s obscene for women to wear trousers or to work in jobs other than secretarial, nursing, or teaching?
It’s up to each individual to decide how integral any particular piece of clothing is to his or her ensemble, and even if not, to wear it anyway.
Devil’s advocate: Women still wear fashionable hats, Easter, sun, etc. Very, very few men wear a skimmer, derby, trilby, ect. Some are coming back, but mostly just for that douchebag look.
Actually a woman wearing a hat is more less from some biblical inspired injunction which is also more or less about enforced modesty. [tzniut. I just looked it up real quick because I couldn’t rememeber the word. Isn’t it great? It sounds like a sneeze :D]
And this proves what? I think it proves that individuals are free to make their own choices about headgear.
Guys are far less likely to wear a hat into a nice place anyhow. Also, we always let ladies, and they’re the ones still wearing hats.
I used to have this problem with iced tea. At one time many restaurants didn’t serve
anything but herbal tea and didn’t tell the patrons. You’d order iced tea and get some raspberry crap. Only when you complained would they tell you or, worse, offer you some regular iced tea.
Bob
OK, time for a rant (apologies if this has already been covered in this thread).
I’m in Korea with my SO who’s a vegetarian. Being a vegetarian in Korea is … tricky. No meat? Fine! Have ham! No ham? Er, OK (looks at you like you’re weird). Have fish! No fish? What planet have you arrived from?? It’s good for your health.
OK OK. No meat, ham or fish. Just eggs.
What??! No egg? 
You crazy foreign lady. OK, ha ha, just vegetables.
this is in my SO’s limited Korean
You then receive a broth that’s made from fish and ham at the bottom (hidden, because it’s good for your health).
And that is the better Korean restaurants; most will not accept you want something not on the menu. I asked for extra onions on my burger in Burger King and the answer was a very succinct, very dry negative :rolleyes:.
We think we understand the obsession with meat here; the country was very poor and agrarian up until a few decades ago and back then any protein was saved for the men, so it’s seen as a positive thing to eat. We rarely eat in Korean restaurants now, unfortunately, as I can’t sit opposite my better half when she’s restricted to bowls of white rice:(. It’s not all bad though as there are a few American, Chinese and Indian restaurants near the local army base (Camp Casey) which fulfill our need to have someone else cook for a change.
Oddly enough, the vegan restaurant closest to my home here in Chicago is Korean.
http://www.amitabulchicago.com/