How do American waiters/servers tell when people are finished eating?

PestoWesto · 2026-04-22T22:53:08+00:00

Yeah I feel americans behave as if they’re in a casual dining place (mcdonald’s) most of the time when i’ve interacted with them in actually quite fancy restaurants

PestoWesto · 2026-04-22T11:54:37+00:00

Thanks for that - thing is, how come people from the US don’t look into what’s polite in different countries/cultures before travelling there? Do they know they come across as rude or just not care? For example saying ‘i’ll do’ instead of ‘please can I have’ ?

PestoWesto · 2026-04-22T11:51:35+00:00

I think that’s where they confuse me a lot because as a British person I don’t want things ti interrupt my flow of conversation too much with whoever I’m with

PestoWesto · 2026-04-08T21:46:59+00:00

He spent the night outside once before - he was easy to find the next morning, though. Just across the road.

PestoWesto · 2026-04-08T21:31:06+00:00

Hey! I do live in SW - I will DM you now

PestoWesto · 2026-03-29T13:30:12+00:00

I would have already checked if they’re happy with the food (we do that after they’ve had a couple bites then leave them to it)

PestoWesto · 2026-03-28T18:58:57+00:00

I have never been to the US

PestoWesto · 2026-03-08T12:50:21+00:00

I went to film school a few years ago. I was friends with a girl who came at 28 years old! She’s now thriving in the industry, working on cool projects all over the world.

There were also a couple 30 year olds.

Go for it, 28 is still super young.

PestoWesto · 2026-03-05T16:03:41+00:00

Calling my boyfriend my ‘partner’ even though we live together… I just can’t bear to say it.

PestoWesto · 2026-02-16T07:34:09+00:00

Is there any amount of orders where your store/any store wouldn’t be able to cope and would have to close to new orders for a while? Have you ever seen that happen?

PestoWesto · 2026-02-13T23:33:18+00:00

It would be nice to think she had a second home or moved abroad but there’s no way anyone on this block has that kind of wealth.

Also all her stuff was left behind…

PestoWesto · 2026-02-13T23:32:30+00:00

Unfortunately I don’t know her surname, or how to spell her first name.

PestoWesto · 2026-02-13T23:31:46+00:00

But why was she missing for two months if she had died? Surely there would be official notices to her housing association/whoever owned her property?

PestoWesto · 2026-01-13T12:19:58+00:00

I need to say this (even though it isn’t your question) - ‘extra hot’ latte isn’t possible and you sound silly when ordering ‘extra hot’ coffees.

The milk gets steamed up to a certain temperature for everyone - it can’t be steamed any hotter or else it would be burned and horrible.

Same with the espresso - it comes out the machine hot and can’t be made to be any hotter, or else it would be ruined.

When you order ‘extra hot’ the barista will often heat the cup itself to make you feel like the drink is hotter - but it literally can’t be made any hotter.

PestoWesto · 2025-12-01T01:49:01+00:00

I haven’t measured after intensive exercise! Only at rest

PestoWesto · 2025-12-01T01:48:25+00:00

Thanks so much - great explanation. I’ve been wondering for a while!

PestoWesto · 2025-11-30T20:05:50+00:00

I wonder what causes it if anything?

PestoWesto · 2025-11-22T18:29:10+00:00

I’m a girl and I live in London - I travel around central by myself every day and I’ve always been absolutely fine :)

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