Yeah – I understand that the title seems a bit unorthodox
but I really have to get this off my chest.
After tonight’s dining experience I felt the need to share this with the rest of
the world. As our server forgot our
drink order and came back to ask us, she said to my husband “Diet Coke?” He ordered a Sprite. Sprite and Diet Coke do not sound alike nor do
they even have the same number of syllables.
I don’t consider my man fat but I understand he is not at his playing
weight anymore. Once a minor league
pitcher, he is more Jonathan Broxton now then Randy Johnson. With that, here are five things servers should
think about before they let the words out of their mouths:
1. “That was a Diet
Coke?” As I mentioned, our server came
back to our table and informed us that she forgot what drinks we ordered. Looking at my husband, she nodded her head as
she confirmed his Diet Coke. Again, he
did not nor has he ever ordered a diet beverage. This phenomenon is not endemic to only this
restaurant, but happens nearly every time a server forgets our drink
order. The frequency with which this
occurs is quite appalling.
2. “You want a large?”
Whenever there is a choice of size, the server will nod at him and
assume he wants the biggest portion available.
3. “I don’t think that will be enough for you.” As we were at lunch a few days ago the nice
server informed my husband that she did not think he ordered enough food. Nice!
4. “Is this together?”
Interestingly, we can come in together (sometimes holding hands) and people still think we have
nothing to do with each other. Just
because one of us is on the heavy side does not mean we are only friends.
5. “Here’s the dessert menu.” May I suggest that servers should ask if we
would like to see the dessert menu the way they do other patrons? I am, of course, excluding the fine
establishments that bring this to all clientele.
May I just reiterate that simply because one has some extra
pounds - they are no less human. They
have feelings like anyone else. Before
you judge someone that may be overweight, look in the mirror and assure your
own perfection.
