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Post by ck100 on Jan 29, 2019 17:18:36 GMT
Have any of you ever done this?
And by restaurant I mean the kind of place you'd, say, take a date to. I don't mean some small-town diner.
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Post by kuatorises on Jan 29, 2019 18:59:12 GMT
Yes. I do it almost weekly.I usually pack lunch, but once a week – sometimes twice – I like to go out and get some human interaction. I usually sit at the bar.
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Post by Sandman on Jan 29, 2019 19:17:59 GMT
Have any of you ever done this? And by restaurant I mean the kind of place you'd, say, take a date to. I don't mean some small-town diner. No but I guess if I was hungry enough and no one was with me I would. |
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Post by Harmless elf on Jan 29, 2019 19:23:57 GMT
Yeah of course, sometimes you just want to try out a restaurant. If you're traveling alone this is a given.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Jan 29, 2019 19:35:50 GMT
The last time I did that the waiter asked me if anyone was joining me and I said no and I got a funny look, so I felt awkward the whole time.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2019 19:37:58 GMT
The last time I did that the waiter asked me if anyone was joining me and I said no and I got a funny look, so I felt awkward the whole time. lol...next time be more creative....tell them Zoltar from the 8th planet in the Andromeda system is joining you..... |
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Post by ZolotoyRetriever on Jan 29, 2019 19:54:01 GMT
The last time I did that the waiter asked me if anyone was joining me and I said no and I got a funny look, so I felt awkward the whole time. lol...next time be more creative....tell them Zoltar from the 8th planet in the Andromeda system is joining you.....
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Jan 29, 2019 19:55:57 GMT
For me its a little awkward. There's NOTHING wrong with it, I know that intellectually, but it still feels a little weird.
I've finally gotten over my hesitation to go to movie theatres alone, and only because since I go see so many movies I cant always get someone to come along. But even that feels a little "unusual". I don't know why. It just does.
As for the restaurant specifically, its not like eating at a fast food place. I'll eat at a fast place alone anytime, though usually I'd get it to go. But at an actual "sit down and be waited on" restaurant? Hmmm. I don't know... lol |
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Post by movieliker on Jan 29, 2019 20:13:02 GMT
Have any of you ever done this? And by restaurant I mean the kind of place you'd, say, take a date to. I don't mean some small-town diner. I do it all the time. I am not uncomfortable. I don't always feel like cooking. And I don't always want company. But, I don't feel like eating alone at home. (Or I don't have time to go home.) |
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Post by maxwellperfect on Jan 29, 2019 21:05:47 GMT
Often.
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Post by heeeeey on Jan 29, 2019 21:15:31 GMT
No, because there is always an asshole around who thinks a woman sitting alone wants his company.
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Post by movieliker on Jan 29, 2019 21:25:15 GMT
No, because there is always an asshole around who thinks a woman sitting alone wants his company. That is the double edged sword of being attractive. At least you are attractive. How would you feel if no man ever wanted to talk with you? |
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Post by Harmless elf on Jan 29, 2019 21:34:49 GMT
No, because there is always an asshole around who thinks a woman sitting alone wants his company. Funny sometimes a guy will talk to me when I'm alone at a restaurant or bar, does that mean I look like a girl? |
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Post by koskiewicz on Jan 29, 2019 21:49:03 GMT
Why in the world would I NOT do this?  Just because I am alone, doesn't mean I am lonely. I prefer to read when I dine... |
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Post by heeeeey on Jan 30, 2019 0:12:01 GMT
No, because there is always an asshole around who thinks a woman sitting alone wants his company. Funny sometimes a guy will talk to me when I'm alone at a restaurant or bar, does that mean I look like a girl? Maybe he's gay. |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jan 30, 2019 0:36:23 GMT
They seem to like to seat the solitary diners near a window so the outside world can see that they are alone.
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Post by Nora on Jan 30, 2019 0:43:26 GMT
sure. all the time when traveling for work, and i have done it before even outside of work things, not super fancy restaurants but like a medium nice places yes. i woll also sit at the bar when that occasion arises. i dont mind it at all. same with cinemas. sometines i even prefer to go alone. although yes there are some Weirdos at the cinemas when u go alone mid week mid day  |
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Post by rizdek on Jan 30, 2019 1:11:51 GMT
Have any of you ever done this? And by restaurant I mean the kind of place you'd, say, take a date to. I don't mean some small-town diner. Yes. when I used to go on govt travel, I'd often eat at a restaurant by myself. It didn't seem odd or awkward to me. |
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Post by ZolotoyRetriever on Jan 30, 2019 2:36:57 GMT
Sometimes wait-staff can be a little annoyed with a one-diner table, because it will mean less of a tip. A table with 2 or 3 people usually isn't that much more work for them, yet it guarantees them a much bigger tip than what a solitary table would pay (there are exceptions, but this is generally true). As such, sometimes if you are alone at a table you just might get short shrift treatment from the wait-staff.
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Jan 30, 2019 2:54:55 GMT
Don't think I've ever eaten alone at a "nice" restaurant. Plenty of times at cafes, diners, cheaper restaurants.
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