Hi, welcome back to Eat Your Cress Podcast. I'm Gisu, I'm Crystal, and I'm Abhi.
Welcome back, Abhi. The last episode that Abhi was on with us was episode 199,
Wedding Plus One guest duties, which was a fun episode and I feel like we covered a lot of useful
tips and funny stories. So if you're ever going to be a plus one for a wedding, definitely check out
that episode. But today, before we get to our topic, we have a Gen Z word slash phrase to talk
about. And this one I actually love because I saw it with my own eyes come to fruition.
I was shocked. I was like, wow, I was here for this part of history. So the word is actually a phrase.
It's I fear. And the way you use it is kind of like a filler word. Kind of like how you would use
I think you say something and then you end it with I fear. So usually you try to say something
funny and then you end it with I fear. So an example is the video that like really popped off
to kick this off. Someone was asking questions about marathon. It was like a podcast and someone
was asking questions about a marathon. He was like, I know nothing about marathons. Are they all
the same length? And then the girl was like, yes, they are. And he was like, I'm so sorry, I just
I don't know anything about this. And she was like, that's common knowledge I fear.
So the guy in that podcast, his name is Jake Shane. And he has a pretty big following on TikTok.
And him and his followers always use it. And it's so funny to me because he does like troll dances
sometimes. Like you know, a TikTok is known for the influencers doing like cute dancer whenever.
So he'll do that in a troll way. And then the comments will always be like, you ate that up. I
fear. And it's so funny. Like it just makes it so ironic. And it's kind of like almost formal
language. So I feel like it makes it even more funnier on top of that too. I'm not gonna lie.
I feel like you're just using normal English by saying like that. Like nothing about this
seems like slang or like different than just using words in their intended method.
Abbie doesn't get it. I fear. I literally do not.
Just speaking English now. Like, is this even more boomer than Gen Z because you're using like
formal English like in the yield days? Well, I feel like slang has to come full circle sometimes.
Like we hit peak gibberish at Skibbidi toilet. Oh my god. We're circling back to like actual words
yet. So this is so this is slang that you could use at the workplace. So it's one plus one.
I fear I may be getting fired. Oh no, you're using it wrong. That's just normal. Or is it I
may I may be getting fired? I fear. Yeah. Okay. Now it's now it's like it has to be at the end
of your phrase or sentence. You're right. It's like it's not changing anything like you kind of
get it right away. There's nothing to define. But it's just the phrasing is funny. I do like the
the phrase I fear. It makes me feel more proper like I'm austral wild. It seems like something
austral wild would say. I think that's like part of the charm to it. And then also I don't know
like before. So in that clip that I first saw this immediately at the end of the clip. I was
like, do that's so funny what she said. And I was like, damn, should I try to like put that into
my vocabulary? And I open the comments and everyone's like, wow, she ate I fear. You know, they're
like immediately using it. Someone's like, wow, I'm going to use that like that was so funny.
And I was like, damn, we all have the same brain. I'm not like, I just googled I fear
meme and nothing came up. How do I even like search for this? Maybe like I fear TikTok.
It's common sense. I fear. Is that right? Yeah. That's oh, I see it. That's like common sense. I fear.
I feel like I just lost brain cells. I fear. I actually it replaces. I feel like not that I
think about it because the format is like, I just lost brain cells. I fear. Yeah. It's like,
it replaces. I feel like and you put it at the end of the sentence instead of the beginning.
I do like the idea of putting it at the end of the sentence. That does make it more like
interesting. Makes me feel like I'm better at English. Maybe another layer to it is the like,
oh, I'm so quirky. I talk quirky. Are we going back to that now? Like the people he's
to our suits to school. It's not California. Oh my god. The fedora is back. I kind of like it though.
It's a good bit. We should have all gone to private school so we can wear suits to school every day.
It's a little too late. I fear. I can't stop saying it now. It's like too easy to incorporate.
It's too easy. You don't even have to say it at the end of your sentence. You've even
wait a second. I'm just throwing it. Yeah. If you're late, you're like, I fear.
Let us stop for a good time. Well, I'm excited to see how we all drop in our
I fears about the episode. But slaying aside, we do have a pretty funny episode topic today,
which is awkward restaurant moments. I think every time you go out to eat at some sort of restaurant,
there's something slightly awkward, slightly funny that happens. I personally just have a
mast, so many different stories of things like that happening. I'm kind of excited to dive into
our various awkward situations together. Let's start by talking a little bit about ordering
and awkward moments that come up when you order food at a restaurant. Is there anything that
kind of comes top of mind for you? Immediately. I'm reciting my order in my head, prepping to go up.
I feel like that's a common one. For me, I'm very indecisive, so what I always do is somehow
with the waiter will turn to me and be like, what's your order? Please pick me last. I'm not
sure. Somehow, they always pick me first. Oh, you know what? It's because you're left-handed and you set the edge of the table.
Bear, okay. Also, I feel like the waiter usually asks the person who he makes eye contact with,
like first. Slash the person who looks like they're at the head of the table.
Alvie, you got to keep your eyes glued to that menu. Hot tip. I've studied in that menu. I fear.
The waiter's probably like, oh, this guy's the tallest. I'll choose him, I fear.
I'm going to say that was a bad usage of my fear. I feel like it's not seem like the head of the table.
Okay, I think it also depends, though, if you're like in a line or at the table, I feel like in the
line, sometimes there's even more pressure because you're like, oh, fuck, I'm next. And then,
okay, worst case, sometimes I let people behind me just go over to me. I'm like, I just go ahead.
I don't know what I'm getting yet. I feel like it depends where I'm at for when I feel nervous
about the line. If it's like a bodega or a bagel shop or something, it's like fast pacing there.
It's a tense work environment. So then, you can just go ahead of me. I'm not ready for this.
But if it's like Chipotle, and there's a long line building behind me, I don't care.
That's fair. Chipotle, you can make the decisions in each part.
On the fly. Yeah. I feel like I also match the pace of the employee.
So like, if they're super fast-paced and I'll be like, oh shit, yeah, I'll take this, this, and this.
But like, if they're going slow, like they're kind of just lolligagging, but not lolligag too.
But I think Chipotle is a special case too, because it didn't really get big until we were
what in middle school. And I remember the first time I went to Chipotle. I didn't know there were
all these things you have to pick. And the thing too is like, Chipotle is not as bad about this,
but sometimes at Poke Places or something, there's all these rules and restrictions, right?
Like, you have three proteins, you have five of them, you get this, and I'll call it a two-dollar
section, and like all these random things that you have to keep in mind. So then I feel like
the first few times it took a lot of getting used to of like, okay, I need to go in with the plan.
One rice, one bean, one meat, because the first time was so like traumatizing.
Wait, I feel that, especially I feel like Poke Places is a very good example for that.
Yeah. When they're like five veggies or whatever, and I'm like, where I just want all of them.
Or when you're like, there's like different styles of like the sashimi mixed with the sauces,
and you're like, hold on, I'm trying to like figure out what all of these are even called,
and like, what's in them? Yeah. Wait, the sauces? Oh, the sauces at Poke Places? Oh yeah. Yeah. Dude,
they never say what's in them. I'm like, how am I supposed to know what your house sauce is?
Wait, that's so true. I'm like, okay, house sauce is a gamble, but like usually, you know, maybe like 80
for some time is good, but it's still a gamble. You don't know what to do. Yeah, like, I would just
want them to tell me like, is it like a Ioli type of thing, or is it like a vinegar rat type?
Like, just give me some information. True. Like, I don't need to know the flavor profile, but like,
yeah, I agree. I'm not like a huge mayo person for like Poke, so I'm always like, okay,
you know, usually ponzu or something, but you don't know for sure. Sometimes that house sauce is
spicy mayo. Yeah. Wait. Yeah. But I do agree, Chipotle has a leg up over everyone because I think it's
so standardized now. Like, a lot of us basically have our orders memorized, and then maybe when we're
there, we can make the split second decision like, oh, do I want to spice it up today and like,
change something? But for the most part, it's like, I at least stick to my usual order. I've been like
back on a Chipotle grind recently. Nice. And it's interesting to see that like, how my order has
changed since like high school. Now I can't get like this spicy sauce like, because I like
fucks my stomach up in the middle of the night. So it's really sad to be honest.
Wait, I get it on the side sometimes, and then I can control, you know, how much I'm mixing,
and make sure I'm like getting a couple scoops of rice in first to line the stomach.
Oh my god. But I have realized what Chipotle, I can't at least in like the one I go to in my apartment.
I can't order like pickup or delivery or like on the app or anything. Like I have to see the
make it or else they put like nothing in the bowl. Yeah. That's the worst. Yeah. I think a funny
thing though about going back to ordering in general. There's also some funny stuff that happens
when you order with a big group. Usually I feel like they either go around one by one and take
orders and it's like a little bit more casual. But sometimes when you're doing family style, I know
like one person has to kind of step up to the plate and write everything down on their like phone
notepad and rattle off the order to the waiter. And I'm always kind of interested to see like who
does that role in big groups. I'm like, damn it's kind of a power move. That's how to the table vibes.
True. Oh my god. I'm thinking about it. I usually never end up with that task. But like I wouldn't
mind doing that. But usually someone else just like, you know, steps up and does it. So I'm like,
okay, I don't have to do anything. Even just coordinating what to order too is already a task. Like I
feel like usually that's the person who ends up ordering it. The person has the most stay or maybe
was guiding the conversation on like guys we should order this. That's true. Oh actually there has
been some situations though where maybe like I've been to the restaurant before. So I'll kind of
take charge of collecting the order. But then you know, once the order is collected, I'll be like,
all right, you go tell the waiter. Like the immediate delegation. But what is past? Yeah.
Well, what if you tell someone to do that and then they just go rogue and change the order?
Whoa. That has not happened yet luckily. Just saying that's a possibility if you're giving that
power to someone else. You right though. Now I hope you asked me to order so I can try that.
I'll keep in mind not to do that. I think sometimes though there's also a language restriction.
So if you go to a specific type of restaurant, then usually I don't know if it's even true.
But I feel like sometimes we're like, oh, we feel the pressure to order in that language to get
better service or something or maybe to like impress the way staff. But I know if we go to like a
Korean restaurant, usually I'll be the one to kind of order the food. And it's a little bit of
pressure actually because everyone's just watching you do it. And then afterwards people have like
commentary about it. I'm like, oh god. Whoa, wait, who is commentary about your ordering food for them?
I mean, nothing like negative, right? But usually it's like, whoa.
We're gonna love the commentary. That's commentary.
Hey, here. Yeah, like I noticed that Chinese restaurants here are like
Katie or Mel, whoever will like order in Chinese. And it's like nice that they do that.
But then also sometimes I never know what the dishes that we're ordering are because like they're
ordering in Chinese. And then I'm like, shit, like if I like came back without them, like I would
be starting from square one. Like I have no idea what. Yeah. So like even when the food comes out,
I'm like, oh, like I know that's like spicy fish or like that's like what are like beef stew or
whatever. But like I don't know like the specific items on the menu. So then I'm like, shit,
like I can't rebuild this order. That's actually a really good point because I don't know about
you guys. But I feel like in Chinese restaurants, sometimes like there's just these standard dishes.
So sometimes like people can go in and not even look at the menu and just be like, hey,
do you guys make this dish? You know, the waiter will be like, yeah, and I'll write it down for you.
Like people just like don't even bother searching the menu. You know, they're like, okay,
these are like three of my favorite dishes that are usually kind of standard for Chinese restaurants.
Like do you make them? The menus are just like not even looked at. So I think that can happen for
some pretty common things like dim sum. You know, like some of these dishes are pretty standardized.
Just like your typical like sit down Chinese restaurant with the with the circular tables.
I don't even know how to like categorize that restaurant as but like the lazy season white
tablecloth restaurant. Yeah, yeah. Usually in the morning they're dim sum and then you know,
like by the evening they're just like regular Chinese restaurant. Those ones will also have these
kinds of like more standardized dishes. So I feel like that is maybe a unique thing to some of
these Chinese restaurants. But I'm sure if you you know said the English name they would they would
know. Well, I could see it going like, oh, do you have this spicy fish? And he's like, yeah,
we have like eight of them. That's true. Like can I get the Chinese identifiers?
I like cook with Katie sometimes and she'll like get groceries from we.
And then I'll be like, oh, what's like the English name of like this vegetables?
Like I'm like go find it like a grocery store near me if they have it. She's like,
I don't actually know. Or even like with stuff like like in your food on my mom,
I'll ask her like, oh, what's like the English name? But she's like, I don't know. I can't help you
here. I was like, dude, like how how am I supposed to rebuild this stuff? There's my translation.
Wait, that's so true. I feel like that is definitely something I've experienced too.
Just like pause your look at a dish or something. You're like, I actually have no idea what the
fuck the English name is for this. This one does not like it only exists in the language my second
year. It does not transcend language. But another thing about ordering in the language of the
restaurant, I've started to wonder lately. Like do we actually get better service when we do that?
At this point, I'm actually thinking that we're just trying to impress the waiters. Yeah,
probably. It's a good way to practice your other language. That's fair too. So my parents don't
live in town anymore. I feel like the only real Korean interaction I get to use my language
is at restaurants. And then it's better now because I'm like used to it and my parents don't
live that far anymore. But the first few years where my parents first moved out of town,
I would go to a Korean restaurant and sometimes feel like almost sad or something like, oh my god,
like mom, like every waitress is my mom every waiters my time. Oh no.
Which is very dramatic because I didn't have to really live that far away from them for a long time.
But still I was like, oh my god, this is my culture, my forgotten culture.
My adopted family. Oh I see. See in that case, you're speaking Korean to them. Maybe they felt
that connection too. They're like, give my daughter out there the best soup today. Yeah, she needs to eat.
Yeah, they're probably like, why is this girl looking up at me so wistful?
But I think there's definitely some like level of pride or like impressed with yourself.
You're like, oh yeah, I just ordered that in like Chinese or Korean or like whatever, right?
True. When I was like, yeah, I got you. I guess it makes you feel more part of that community almost.
I remember there is this one time, I was in Florence. I was like eating. I just had to go to this
in restaurant with two of my friends. I like did not know what to expect. But then like the one guy
working there, he basically came up to us and he was like, are you from India? I was like, no,
but my parents are. He's like, you get a 10 year old discount.
I was like, holy shit. Yeah. Damn, that's hell over. And the place is pretty fire. Yeah.
It's really interesting because like that restaurant, so my parents had gone to Florence like maybe like
six months before I was there. And then they're like, oh, when you go, like you have to try this
Indian restaurant. I was like, okay, like I'm not, I'm not going to go to Florence and like eat Indian food.
But then it turns out that restaurant was right across the street from my apartment. So it's
literally like a 10 second walk. So I was like, shit, I guess I have to go now. And it was actually really good.
It paid off. Yeah. Yeah. Dividends. 10 euros. That's pretty big. Yeah. Honestly, there's
nothing like seeing people from your like families culture abroad in like Europe especially.
Like every time I saw a cream person, I was like, whoa, it's a lot. Yeah. My people. You're like a piece
of home. Yeah. But um, back to the ordering thing. I just thought of something like so funny and
awkward that I feel like happens a lot, especially in big groups, which is when you ask the waiter
for recommendations, you know, they walk away. They're like, I'll give you a couple of minutes. Think
about it. And you huddle back up with your group, right? And you're like, okay, yeah, basically
fuck those recommendations at the waitress. Just told us, let's just order what we originally said.
Yeah. That's so awkward. Like the peak awkward moment is when you ask the waiter, like, oh,
like, what would you recommend? And they say something. And then like in the same moment, you're like,
yeah, no, I'm going to go with this other item. Like you're just making eye contact with me. You
like have the pause. You're like, uh, interesting. I'm going to go with this other item. You're like,
actually, I'm ready to order. And it's not that. Yeah. Thank you for helping me decide what I don't want.
I feel that way too. When the waiters come to like tell you what the special is. And it's like
before they come and talk to you about the special, you probably have your order ready already. But
they stop to go through the speech, right? So you're just sitting there for like a minute while
they're like, oh, today's special is this official, the day, the super, the day, blah, blah. You're like,
okay, thank you. I'll have that meat bomb here. Oh, are we at subway right now? Sorry,
it's the first thing I thought I don't know why you're you're getting the daily specials at subway.
But yeah, very relatable. Also, sometimes though, when they do give these specials or you ask for
wrecks, I feel like kind of pressured to choose at least one thing that they wrecked because I'm like,
oh my god, like, you know, we asked them. They spent their time to list all these foods and like,
why they're good. I know we're not, we weren't planning on ordering any of these, but maybe we should
just add this one appetizer. Like you owe them one essentially. Yeah. It's like when you go to like
a store and like someone helps you out so much, you're like, should I have to buy something now?
Yeah, exactly. Pity order. I feel like this could also get really awkward when you ask a sommelier
or just like the waiter or whatever. I'm looking for a red wine. Can you recommend something? And then
they're like, yeah, and then their finger goes on the whiteness and goes all the way to the bottom
to the most expensive bottles. I'm like, I'm not gonna fucking drop this much money.
I'm just gonna look like to you. Yeah, I'm like, do I look rich? Do you? I'm like, I'm pretty sure I
look really poor. I'm like, I'm gonna need to move your finger up all the way up to the list.
And it's just like, oh, shoot, I definitely shouldn't have asked for that right because they chose maybe
like some outrageously expensive three to five hundred dollar bottle of wine. And then you're like,
okay, I'm ready to order. I'll take this like fifty dollar bottle. I'll take the second cheapest
thing on the list. The move to like that, I feel like works well to get around that and prevent
awkwardness for all parties is to just like shortlist a couple ones of you interested. It's like
pick two or three and be like, oh, like between these, what would you recommend, whatever you like
or whatever you like? That's actually a good strap with the people marinara. And then they go
to the bottom and then you and they're like, how about this one? Oh no. They're like, those are great,
but like I have this other one. You should see what about this twenty-two of reserved.
Yeah. We have something in the back room that would be perfect. Oh my god. Yeah.
I have seen sometimes, Psalms will ask, do you have a price range? Which I'm like, oh thank God,
because I totally forgot. I should have mentioned I have a price range. But you know,
you know, sometimes they don't and you end up with that like five hundred dollar wreck and you're like,
oh thanks, but no thanks. That's not that special. Yeah. I feel like if it's like a actual
the arm, I guess, and not just like a waiter, I feel like they're pretty good about asking like what
price range and stuff that you're looking for. But I feel like sometimes the waiter's just like,
oh, have you considered? There was one time recently where I asked for a wreck because it was like
a nicer dinner. There wasn't an official wine pairing. So I was like, oh shoot. Now we have to look
through this like giant book of wine and choose something. And I was like, okay, you know, hopefully
the Psalm can narrow down for us. So I asked and then, you know, the Psalm starts flipping open the book
and like more and more pages are getting flipped. And I'm like, oh no, like I fucked up basically.
And I was praying in my mind as this fingers moving in slow motion. I'm like, please don't
choose the most expensive bottle. And then first one, he chooses like a relatively expensive bottle.
But then second one, he actually chooses one that I was thinking about in my mind. And I was like,
oh my god, yes, like thank you so much. Like now I can choose one. That was good. Yeah, I was like,
now I can choose one of their wrecks within my price range. And it's been validated by the Psalm.
It's a great feeling. Yeah, dude, that book of wine is so intimidating. I mean, Chris,
you actually know stuff about wine. But I feel like for me and James, the vocabulary that we use to
describe our wine is so limited. It's literally like, this is smooth. This is sweet. This is dry.
This is acidic. And then that's like it. So then when they're like, oh, what kind of wine do you like?
I'm like, I don't know. What kind of wine should I like? What do you think?
Dude, next time you should just be like, I like good wine.
That's smooth wine. But I think usually if you ask that, first you can start off with like,
do you prefer white or red? And then from there you can go for like, just throw in some random fruit
notes or you could be like, I like fruity wine or you could be like, I like more like,
mineraly wine. Yeah, that's already too many. I'm not. I don't know if I can. I see.
Identify mineral. Okay, actually, if you like fruity wine, then you could say that. You'd be like,
oh, I like wine with more like fruity notes. They'll get it and they'll be like, okay, it'll
usually end up tasting like maybe a little more juicy almost even if it's not like full on sweet.
Anyway, I'll give you guys a wine lesson later. I will say sometimes I do something mildly
egregious and I did this more like overseas and stuff or sometimes at like nicer restaurants.
But I have this app called Vivino and it's like a wine rating app, right? So a kin to how you would
look up a restaurant and be like, oh, what's the, you know, top foods at this place. I sometimes
search like a couple of the wines on the list and pick the highest rated one. And it actually
kind of works in a pinch, but it's just mildly embarrassing to have like Vivino and like type in
the great name. The waiter sees you like using your phone under the table. The song comes by.
Do you have any questions? Yeah, I'm good. You're like, no, Google's helping me.
I do that too sometimes actually. I'll like look up some because you know, sometimes these wines
are like maybe the same wine, but different years or they're just like really similar. And I'm
like, okay, realistically, like what is the difference here? I don't know. Like the paper can only
tell me so much. Right? Wait, I have a question. Have you guys picked a wine and then you know,
they could be like the little taste tester? Have you ever been like, no, I don't like this?
Oh, no, I'm too embarrassed. I personally have never. Yeah, like, oh yeah, this is fucking phenomenal.
Great choice. Wait, actually speaking of that, a funny thing happened. So yesterday,
GZ and I and like some of our girlfriends, we went up to Napa and Melissa was with us. And Melissa's
also like kind of into wine at our lunch spot. We ordered a bottle and someone, you know, the waiter
pours a little taste and I was like, oh, Mel should taste this one. Mel tasted it and she's like,
thumbs up to the waiter, right? waiter starts pouring them all. He leaves and then she was like,
oh, actually, I don't know if I like this wine. And I was like,
perhaps the time to speak up was earlier. And she was like, I mean, like, you know,
it's still enjoyable. Like, I can drink it everything, but it's like not my favorite one.
Like, we could have maybe gotten a better one for like the same price. She was just like,
but you know, the guy already uncorked it. Like, I felt bad.
I feel like if anyone was to speak up about, I don't actually like this one,
Mel would be the right candidate. Yeah. But actually, when people do that, like, they give you
the little taste. It's more to make sure that the wine didn't go bad in the bottle. So if you
taste it, you're like, oh, this is like weird. This funky. I don't think it's supposed to taste like
this. Then you tell them and then they'll be like, oh, so sorry. And they'll get you like a new
bottle of the same wine, though. Yeah. So it's not like a ice cream sample. Yeah.
I think like technically you can be like, oh, I don't like this wine. Can we get a different one?
But I guess kind of out of like respect, people try not to do that. It's like, I made the choice.
That matters. Yeah, a little bit, especially if they like, you know, open the bottle for you
brand new. And it's like a bottle only wine, not like a wine by the glass. So I think like,
usually people try not to do that. But I think technically, technically you can't. And the
waiters are not going to be like, no, you can't get a new bottle, you know, you just be banned
from the restaurant. I hate being the one to do that little wine tasting, though, because I know
it's supposed to be a mechanism for us as a consumer to be able to taste the wine. But I still feel
like I'm obligated to give some sort of performance or something where I like do this world, not
you what I'm talking doing. Smelling electric it. I'm like, hmm, exquisite.
And then because you did all that, the waiters now like, she knows wine. Yeah.
I'm like, I hope he wasn't able to tell that. I don't know any of that. I love that
performative dance. Dude, I feel like a lot of things at restaurants are performative because
this kind of ties back to like speaking the language of the, you know, the waiters and wait staff.
It's kind of performative, right? You're like, hey, I'm one of you guys like be impressed with me,
please. So true. Yeah, just one special treatment. Yeah, something about being out there. And
hey, look at how I'm eating this food. Aren't I so great? Yeah. Oh my god. Actually,
earlier this year, James and I went to New York and there's a lot of really nice restaurants in
New York, right? So I remember we went to eat at this one place. That service at that place was
really nice. Like the waiters will always come and talk to you after they cleared out each dish
of like the course menu, essentially. But it got to the point where after every single dish we were
eating, they were like, oh, how was it? The first few towns I was like, oh, it's so good. Like whatever.
And then after like the fifth time, I was like, I'm I supposed to be thinking of new things to say or
like our other tables doing it because I'm just sitting here like, it's good. It's good. Like a
fucking, it was good robot. And I was like, it was boring for the waiter, you know? So then eventually,
I tried to be like, oh, I love that the fish was soft and like, try to think of all these things.
And then I was like, why am I doing all this like extra labor? Like getting anxious when they walk up
and shit. Oh my god. Your meal became a brain exercise? A pop quiz. Exactly. Like how many vocabulary
words do you have for good? I know it was like good for like half the courses. But then I started
listening in on other tables and seeing what they said. And then I like took inspo from that.
But honestly, this is a lot of work to do over a meal. What's not recommended? You started
coughing other people's homework. Cheating on the test. Wait, I'm not gonna lie when that happens
to me. I'm literally a broken record. I'm like, so good. So good. So good. By the end, I'm like,
they should know I'm about to say so good. I feel like I'm noticed when the waiter asked me like,
what I think I, if I say like, oh yeah, that was way good. Then that probably means it was like
fine. But if I actually like use other adjectives or descriptors, then I'm like, then that was like,
oh, it was really good. Like when I like put in the thought to like think of why I was good,
that's how I know I really liked it. Yeah. But if it was just whatever, then I'll be like, yeah,
that's good. That's true. I see. I see. Okay. One thing that I've started incorporating a little more
is when they ask and I had like a dish that I legitimately think was maybe the best of the meal.
I'll say that. I'll be like, oh my god, this one was so good. I think it might be my favorite so far.
The waiter's get excited. They're like, oh my god, me too. Like, that's my favorite dish. I'm like,
nice. A plus every dish gets better and better though. What if after every course, like, oh,
this is the best dish. This is like again, really. How generic. Well, luckily that hasn't happened
yet, but I'll let you know if it does. What I find crazy though, I feel like there's people like us
where we kind of give the generic answer and then maybe like spice up a couple of the really good
ones. But there's also people who like engage a lot with the weight staff or like with the
shares with the Psalms or whatever. So recently I was at this restaurant and we kind of were
seated at private tables, but there weren't that many. So you can definitely hear what other people
were saying, right? We had some sort of like duck course and then the waiter came by and was like
clearing our plates saying like, oh, how was it? Me and he was like, oh, it's so good.
Well, he moves on to the next table. He's like, how was it? And the guy was like, it was really salty.
Oh my god. I was like, oh my god, what the fuck? And I'm like, ear is open listening to this conversation.
And the waiter was like, oh, I'm sorry, like just yours or you know, your partners as well,
like the other person at the table. He was like, yeah, both of ours. And this was like a slightly
nicer restaurant. So then I feel like when you're paying a lot of money, you are kind of more
entitled to share these opinions and like feedback back. But I was like, wow, like I don't think I
would ever say something like that, you know, dude, I don't have the goal. I don't think I would do
air. It depends like how not edible. Okay, that's okay. Because I remember there's like one time
we got like some seafood pasta type of thing. And it was like really salty. And I was like
after a couple of bites, like, okay, like this, like you can't even like power through this. So
then we told the waiter, he's like, oh, I'm so sorry. There's nothing we can do for you.
Oh, that's how it's supposed to taste. I was like, uh, would not recommend ordering that dish.
I see. Oh, no. He was like, I'm sorry. You feel that way. That's how it's supposed to taste.
He puts you back into your place. That's all right, then. I mean, I think it makes sense, though,
because it's like we all understand that like working a restaurant is hard, you know,
making this food and prepping and like serving on these people is very tiring. So I feel like
every time, you know, we have something to nip pick, it's like, oh my god, like I don't want to put
even more work on their plate. But I guess at some certain points, it's like, okay, actually this
needs to be like something needs to be said here. So it's like finding that balance of like
when the correct time to like cross the line is. Yeah. Maybe the right move is to think of some like
ways to say you don't like the food without being mean and just have them in your back pocket
ready to go. Maybe you like, oh, it's a little salty for me. Is there anything I can add to change it?
Do you have a cup of water? He'd pour into this dish. It's like a dilute.
Do you have a stove I can use? I can cook the rest of the chicken.
I guess for me, if there's like shit in the food, I'll say something, you know, like the
passive wrap. I don't know, like a dead fly or something. Or yeah, like a plastic wrap or you
know, something that's like, you're like, okay, this needs to like get out of the food. I'll
probably try my best to say something. Yeah, I feel like that's a fair one to bring up. No harm to
fail. Yeah, I guess because that one feels less bad because you're like, oh, it's not that the food
is bad. It's just that like some random shit has fallen here that like, I don't think it's supposed
to be in here. Player three has entered the food. Exactly. Oh, I thought of another like kind of
awkward silly situation. It goes back to, you know, ordering the food. Do you ever kind of like
scope out the tables around you and feel like, ooh, that looks really good. Like, maybe we should
order that. You're like flipping in the menu to try to find a photo of what that could be. Or
you're like, take a photo or like, you're like zooming in with your eyes like, what is in that dish?
Like, what is in the menu? Wait, yeah. I feel like when I'm like walking into a restaurant and
as I'm reading the menu, I'm like, like, when I'm walking, I'm like looking over like everyone's
table to be like, what did you order? Like, is it good? Does it look good? Yeah. Because I feel like
when you look at like Google or like Yelp pictures of like food, a lot of them now are from like
the restaurant owners themselves. And it's like the really like studio lighting and just like the,
like when you see like the McDonald's ads, like the burger never looks like that. Yeah. I'm like,
I want to see what the real deal looks like. That's a good move. Like looking over everyone's
shoulders. But then sometimes they'll catch you and then you're like, my dad.
Wait, so that actually happened once I was at a restaurant with my mom and my dad. You know,
we're deciding what to order. And then my mom keeps looking over her shoulder. And she's not even
being subtle about it. She's like, oh, that table behind us ordered that one dish with like noodles
and stuff looks pretty good. Like, maybe we can order that. And then she, she like mentions it a
couple of other times. And then finally the table like behind us, one of the people they turn around
they're like, oh, actually, it's not noodles. It's like tofu skin. And she's like, and it's like
this one on the menu. And I was like, oh, my god. Like, yeah, I was like, actually, it's not too embarrassing
because they were really nice about it. But my mom was laughing because she's like, oh, my god, I
said the dish wrong so many times that the person like couldn't hold it in anywhere. She's like,
actually, they're not noodles. Like, this is the last one. She's just using it at her table
eating her not noodles. Yeah. She's like, I can't just sit here silently and let them be
misplugged like that. And must speak up. Oh, my god. Is that the new movement? Instead of just
asking like the waiter or the waitress for recommendations, also asked all the other tables.
So what's your guys order? Would you recommend it? I have definitely had people ask, oh my god,
what is that that you order? That looks really good. But it's like usually a few and far between.
But I feel like I've noticed that the older the person is, the like less, I guess embarrassed
or like nervous they are about it. They just like walk up there like, hey, what's your order here?
Like that looks fucking great. Yeah, they really don't give a fuck. It's very admirable. It really is.
I'm like, wow, how do I be more like that? Even like when you're talking about your mom,
like doing that, I'm like, that's crazy to like just keep speaking up about that. I don't think
I would do that. Yeah, I was like, mom, stop. They're going to hear you. I feel like it is
to go to move though. It is. Because sometimes if I don't observe the tables around me,
I'll get like buyers remorse. Like last time we went to try out some sort of restaurant,
we got so excited about the menu. We like sat down or the stuff that looked good. We finished
ordering. And then that's when you like come to, right? Like become aware of your surroundings again.
And then we looked around. We're like, fuck, everyone got that like dry pot thing. We ordered the
spicy fish. Like we should have gotten that. So I think it is always good to kind of be aware of
your surroundings. That's true. Like you need to look to see like what is the iconic dish that
everyone's getting. Oh my god. Yesterday we went out to dinner and then we were leaving the place.
As I was walking out, I like saw these two desserts on like the bar like that they were about to
give out to people and they look so good. So I just like stopped. And like I didn't realize I was
like staring at it for like a couple seconds. And then the waitress was like, oh, that's like
that dessert. If you want that I was like, oh, uh, don't think you I gotta go. She's like, walk,
it was like as we were walking out the door. But I was just like, I was like also like a little
drug. So I like, uh, I have to go. She's probably like, what the fuck? Yeah.
Scamping off like a like a child caught stealing. Yeah. My hand was in the cookie jar.
Well, I think it's clear now that no matter when and where, there will always be awkward moments
in restaurants. And until we learn to become more, I don't give a fuck attitude the way that
our parents are. We will continue to have these awkward moments. So thank you. I'll be for joining
us today and sharing some of these funny silly stories, making us feel a little more normal
reflecting on our previous restaurant experiences. And for our listeners out there, if you have any
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