Thursday, January 19, 2006
One Reason I Love the U.S.
Restaurants in the U.S. have huge food portions and asking for a take home box is acceptable. I love that. No one likes to leave a restaurant hungry. Refills are free too. It's a different story in Europe. There's a line on the drinking glass where the server will pour to, stop, and never come back, so you better ration your drink. We definately have it nice here.
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My friend that I use to work with, though, said that Oklahoma was the first place he'd ever been to where they ask you if you want a to-go cup for your drink. He thought that weird. This was usually when we'd have our 1+ hour lunches and chit-chatted up a storm with the crew there. Usually it was On The Border. I just thought it was nice of them to ask. It's another way for them to make sure their service was more than adequate. Not all servers/restaurants are like that though.
I'm glad we get take-out boxes 'cause I can hardly ever finish the huge portions. I guess that justifies the price.
Yeah the portions are huge. In the Philippines, the portions are much smaller. I remember having to order practically double just to be "full". A memorable time was when my cousin asked for a napkin and the waitress gave us 1 napkin...unlike here when you ask for a napkin they give you several. I agree with Benheart. The to box is where it's at!
Hmm...it just shows how fat Americans are.
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