• stebo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    8 months ago

    Let others enjoy their meal at peace. Asking someone to “hurry up” is not a favour and extremely rude.

    If she wanted to ask for a favour, it should go something like this: “Sorry to interrupt, are you nearly finished? Could we have your seat if you are done?” And then patiently wait however long it takes for them to finish.

    Be excellent with each other.

    How does this defend the person that was being rude lol

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      8 months ago

      Let others enjoy their meal at peace. Asking someone to “hurry up” is not a favour and extremely rude.

      Seating is a limited public resource shared by all. It’s really not that unreasonable if the restaurant is being slammed and there’s no tables available.

      At the end of the day, if you know the restaurant is so busy and table seating is a huge problem why not get in and get out quickly, and share the resource with your fellow citizens, and make everyone’s day a little better.

      There’s so much anger and hate going on right now, we really could try to be a little understanding with each other and tamping that hate down.

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        8 months ago

        Because people pay to eat their food and don’t want to get forced to move by people who think their lives are more important than others. If the meeting is so important, make a reservation.

        Your failure to plan is not my problem. I don’t owe you any favors.

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          8 months ago

          I don’t owe you any favors.

          I don’t know your life experiences I don’t know why you have such a hard ass perspective on things.

          All I’m advocating for is that in society, when we all need access to shared resources, especially when they are in limited supply, that we use those resources as quickly as we can, and then we move on, so the next person can use them.

          That can’t be such a difficult concept to understand, and it makes the world work so much better when there’s less friction in it.

          Hell, the Japanese even have a name for it (society cooperation, and how you act).

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              8 months ago

              Your failure to plan is not my problem.

              Personal responsibility, have you heard of it?

              I didn’t say what you’re replying to. You’re misquoting, or replying to the wrong person.

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                8 months ago

                I said that in my previous comment and you conveniently avoided it. I am quoting myself to re-raise the point. You argue with bad faith.

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        8 months ago

        A restaurant is a private business and their seating is private, I don’t believe any restaurant would be happy with some random trying to hurry on their customers.

        If a customer is taking excessive time it would be up to the staff to request them to move on.

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      8 months ago

      How does this defend the person that was being rude lol

      Asking for a favor is not being rude (assuming if it’s been asked nicely). Especially if you’re hogging a shared resource that’s in limited supply (seating).

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        8 months ago

        assuming if it’s been asked nicely

        It was not. That’s the problem, and it’s the reason for OP’s reaction.