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Rodenbeard
Some of them make sense. People beins azked to leave for ordering "the wrong ingredient" or "the wrong preparation" are people being cunts.
Fishkeeper
(never mind, I think I read something backwards.)
Jalfred1992
Last time I was in Paris it felt like there was a vegan joint on every street, all we visited were lovely and welcoming.
Jalfred1992
Have to be careful not to order aeroplane milk when asking for oat milk though.
Ouberos
Yep. Different cultures exist. Some even don't speak the same language. Crazy times.
jamadrien
I was born in the US, my father is a French chef and immigrant. Some of these give me PTSD, some gave me a chuckle
RaymondChoppard
Toulouse was once proud to appear in the Financial Times because it was the 1st place where a McDonald's bankrupted.
RaymondChoppard
Tbh, it was terribly placed at the end of a commercial area, and very close to another one much more visible.
reallybigdogtrappedinamansbody
There was a McDonalds in Sydney, Australia, that got shut down because it was in a punk neighbourhood. There was a roster and every day >>
reallybigdogtrappedinamansbody
Someone threw a brick into the window. After a while they just left.
ziger41
Well guess I'll go fuck myself for having dietary needs and preferences you don't like
Raoooh
Or just go to a restaurant that have on their menu your preferences?
jennym123
JesusTapdancingChrist
Should probably pick a drink not made entirely of milk then.
Cranbananarama
I prefer coconut milk to soy. Tastes better, doesn't go chunky on me.
johnnyboy1996
Any person who bitches about surrogate milks should get used as toilets for the diarrhea people get
Sutashi
Or vomit. When I drink real milk I throw up.
ItHappenedInThe20thCentury
I feel like there's a party you guys are not inviting me to. And I thank you deeply for that.
edgareplekjekk
Someone got an anger issue.
Aprilmadness
It's like these baristas WANT to scrub my liquid shit off the walls of the bathroom stall.
MrMcGeeIn3D
#7 First of all, Caesar salads were invented in Mexico, and don't have chicken.
pumly
This! A salad has never had meat in it. By def-in-tion. I wanted a light meal in California and ordered a salad. Holy crap! It sunk me.
SlaynXenos
Muricans basically just throw half the kitchen on a bed of lettuce, charge $12, and call it a salad. Seen tex-mex style salads yet?
pumly
Not seen it. But I can imagine from the name.
SlaynXenos
Black beans and/or corn, spicy ranch, buffalo style chicken, lettuce, and cooked corn tortilla strips. "santa fe chicken salad."
TypicallyVigo
Fucking thank you!!! I was so confused why the person was specifying that and why the server was baffled by the choice!
Grenateh
I mean look America sucks but literally every one of these stories just reinforce the stereotype that the French are rude pieces of shit.
Grenateh
Even the ones in Italy, UK and Morocco.
therearenologinnamesleft
The one about Ireland can't be true. Paddy's is q shit whiskey and, even if it wasn't, no one would care
ricpaul
Rum & coke in Austria. Came in the same glass as a normal coke and cost the same as a coke + separate rum. Ordered separate from then on.
NoNameFred
You misunderstand. The bartender was aghast that anyone would dare ruin a pint of coke like that!
Mophandleman
Exactly. I have heard a barman, politely, explain to an American why he won't give him a diet coke with a very expensive top shelf whiskey.
Gaelwyn
It’s still nonsense. Let people eat and drink what they like. We don’t need people being pretentious and gatekeeping food.
Mophandleman
I think explaining to someone nicely that you won't even taste the €20 a pour whiskey if you mix it, so get the €5 one, is hardly nonsense.
TexMexHex
Ngl, Oat/Almond milk is fucking awesome.
SaturnineCult
To me oat milk tastes like someone accidentally poured whole pack of sugar in to it.
TexMexHex
I get unsweetend of both. Great on cereal
astronomypictures
#8 this is not true, for a bartender in Ireland not to give you what you order if they have it is unheard of.
whoisyourdaddy
Bartender did give him what he ordered. Ordered Paddy and coke, barkeep gave him a paddy, and a coke.
astronomypictures
A whiskey and coke is pretty bog standard, no bartender would have a problem
astronomypictures
especially given Paddy is totally run of the mill whiskey.
onlyhalfghost
maybe he didn't want to besmirch the good name of Coca Cola with Paddy?
astronomypictures
a proper twelve and cadet cola please, warm.
pawdraig
I've heard of it before if it's high end whiskey. Not for stuff like Paddys though
korndogg83
#10 that’s just being a dick. It’s not very Hyacinth to have a slice of lemon in your tea.
braaaiiiiinnnnsss
The vast majority of these are just being dicks.
ruferto
like Hyacinth Bouquet?
mcshady
why are we using a flower as an adjective?
korndogg83
I think it’s based on this: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Hyacinth+Buckét
Sarpedan
#13 is any of this gluten free? no you have to pay for it
merxman
I LOLed, have an updoot.
donpat
Food snobs are assholes.
Mithi
"Having standards only looks like arrogance from below."
Gaelwyn
Thinking anyone is below you makes you a pretentious asshole.
SandwichRGood
-an asshole
cantonVillain
Not the same, but once I ordered beef tartare in a restaurant in France. It was delicious, but I didn't finish it. /1
kanybal
We're French, but my BF had no idea what a steak tartare was when he ordered. The look of horror on his face when it arrived :D
CardeasIV
Yea, i know what it is and still scares me that people are eating it...what are you doing, preparing for apocalypse?
DesperateDunn365
Once you get past what it is and what it looks like it's really nice. Definitely worth trying at least once.
kkanne20
um it's fucking delicious though
cantonVillain
The server roasted the hell out of me, saying stuff like "You are so large! How can you call yourself a true gourmand if you can't finish?"
ThenWhatHappened
First time in Paris I ordered too much food, asked for a to go box, the waiter said "you do not like it?" walked away and never came back
PutItInNeutral
Are you supposed to feel insulted by the waiter or laugh at his roasting accumen?
Raoooh
Seems like a friendly waiter to me
DdCno1
Feign being insulted and then laugh about it.
IndigoThursday
Yes
Goryofa
Some of these are good, but some of these are just allergies and the waiters are treating that as taste.
DdCno1
Not everyone who says they have an allergy actually have one. This is a particularly large issue with celiac disease.
WarKittyKat
Unfortunately I've also found that people assume the only possibilities are "life threatening allergy" or "just a preference."
Goryofa
Sure, but 100% of waiters cannot know that by looking at someone.
DotcoreJetkill
Like half of these are special diets due to allergies and shit, wtf?
edgareplekjekk
If you are allergic to chicken or milk, order something without it.
NeonGravestoneLights
France is no place for food allergies. Definitely a case of Googling and research before traveling anywhere and ordering.
DarkZalgo
Wild. You just aren't allowed to have food allergies in France? Nobody there has a soy allergy? Or is lactose intolerance? Or fucking
Raoooh
If you have allergy you just pick another item IN THE Menu
DarkZalgo
Allowed to like something different?
NeonGravestoneLights
The restaurants exist, at least in Paris, but again, research is key. Don't expect the restaurants there to be as inclusive as the US.
NeonGravestoneLights
Oh, and there is no such thing as customer sevice/complaints. People can be themselves without the risk of being fired/reprimanded.
kingkongkeom
And if the place you order something at doesn't have it on the menu, don't complain about it. It was never offered, go somewhere else.
GoliathSkittles
These people aren't complaining? They are stating what happened. How hard is it for these servers to say "Sorry we don't have that option"
glitchead
I dont think this is them complaining, this is them asking if it was possible and being made fun of.
ILogInToUpvote
If you have true gluten intolerance/celiac, you don't walk into a fucking bakery and ask for gluten free unless they advertise gluten free.
OrangeFlavours
Mate, how do you expect it to be advertised? Their menu isn't on the outside, you have to go in to check.
stranger5till
They often are on the outside in France
OrangeFlavours
This isn't ONLY for france though. Just half of it.
stranger5till
Posted menus on the outside isn't just a French thing either so...
NoNameFred
Especially since, if it's a proper make-it-in-house bakery, then there's likely enough flour in the air to trigger a reaction from breathing
DdCno1
There are unfortunately many people who pretend they have celiac or choose gluten-free food as a dietary choice who inadvertently make 1/
DdCno1
it a real hazard for people who actually suffer from celiac disease to get food, since they won't have violent allergic reactions to 2/
DdCno1
contaminated food, unlike people who actually suffer from the disease. Since there are so many of these pretenders, standards are often 3/
Thattallblondechick
What's wrong with asking? It's not always clearly advertised.
edgareplekjekk
There is gluten in the air in a bakery.
BrdCdn
Yes it is if it's truly gluten free. They have to basically have a dedicated kitchen for it. You can't trust the surfaces are washed right.
aShogunNamedMarcus
I found a brass staple in my pate in France (luckily did not injure myself), told waiter and all they did was take away the staple
RancidOrange
They wanted you to have a staple diet
Machsattack
Shocking! He didn’t make you eat it?
CardeasIV
And what did you want him to do? Bring whole stapler so you can use it?
Mobouncetotheoz
Same way in the South, nearly starved in New Orleans.Lady at Waffle House assumed vegetarian meant eating fish cuz even Jesus was ok w/that
Sutashi
A few years ago I had a friend who had surgery on his stomach. He could only eat small amounts of fruit/veggies. Otherwise he was on a...
Sutashi
liquid diet. We were out somewhere & decided to get some food. I asked the person if they had a fruit or veggie plate for my friend...
Sutashi
they said yes but what would he like for a main dish (he had gone to the bathroom so he wasn't there). I said nothing just the fruit/...
Sutashi
veggies because he can't eat meat. They laughed at me & said oh then he can have the fish. By this point he was back & said no just the...
Sutashi
fruit/veggies. I made a comment that if they didn't have anything we could go somewhere else. They said no they jave a fruit platter. So...
dan144
#11 my friend's wife is vegetarian. They went to a BBQ place in the US South and asked what options they had. They were offered catfish.
lichtly
lol, deep fried okra? coleslaw? fries? .....that's about it I'd think.
pgdave
Mac and cheese, corn, (some) baked beans, potato salad, macaroni salad. Potentially, if lucky, something like jackfruit.
lichtly
Missed baked beans, the others depend on their stance on cheese and eggs I guess.
pgdave
Most vegetarians still eat dairy and eggs
lichtly
Most do, sure.
2graves
I mean, it's a bbq place lol
SirButcher
BBQ vegetables are really great, tho'. Properly seasoned, sliced BBQ king oyster mushroom is otherworldly good.
2graves
Although there should have been several side options
BrdCdn
Why? It's a BBQ place. They are not obligated to serve anything.
2graves
Traditional bbq sides? Cornbread etc?
BrdCdn
Which I'm sure they had, although may ha e been cooked with animal fat. I assume the person wanted a full vegan meal not just sides.
GasBandit
All the sides were probably cooked in animal fat.
2graves
Vegetarian not vegan. Idk how animal fat works in there though. At least cornbread
merxman
Exactly - slaw, mac and cheese, some kind of greens, beans, potatoes, some kind of bread....all pretty standard BBQ sides.
Raptorrat
#10 Hyacinth Buckét, from the comedyshow "keeping up apearences". A kind of proto-form Karen.
GodEmperorOfImgur
The ur-Karen
Elroydb
HaikuSorrow
Very good!
Stuey1221
Richaaarddd
classGemJunkie
Mind the pedestrians!
ICommentToMakePeopleSmile
But they're on the other side of the road, dear.
IntelligentLake
Its pronounced "Bouquet"
TheOnePristineMonk
It's BUQOUEEETTT
INeverCheckTheUserNames
Hyacint is not a KAREN! Omg, rude!
Hemelsblauw
True, but she wouldn't lower herself to rude language.
Raptorrat
Yeah, got to give her that.
grahaCheeseWrecker
Ah here! That's not nice. Hyacinth is brilliant and Patricia Routledge is a national treasure
GrammarAndPunctuationNazi
CaldariBob
Ah... the Bucket woman!
Robbann
it's Bouquet, my dear. B-U-C-K-E-T. Bouquet
munchabeexodus79
She wasn’t a Karen
andreyhimself
Bucket.
triggrhaapi
I was wondering why she was calling her a poisonous flower.
Iputthebestinbestiality
Even proto-form might be a stretch, but yes. She's a lot more endearing though
Acegammer5
Absolute gem of a show, and near 100% recreation of one of my great aunts.
sundaymondayhippyday
Mrs Bucket! The horror!
Anythingfor
Miiiiiind the pedestrian!
picklemunkey
"Rrrrrichard!"
GasBandit
Oh Lord, it's the Bucket woman.
emeraldonfire
I came here for this comment & I cant believe my English ass never thought of calling someone a Hyacinth before cos I understood immediately
ricpaul
Dutchy here, understood the reference immediately too. Maybe you have to be over 40 to get it though (depending on reruns).
emeraldonfire
I'm 28 but I have people in my life love showing me older programs
LongoloidFartExplosion
She acted out of snobbery though, not malice ( just to clarify )
Gayforbae
Isnt snobbery inherently malicious though? Its making yourself feel better by punching down and making others feel little.
giveittomestraightlikeapearcidermadefrom100percentpears
Not with Hyacinth, she's a well rounded character in the sitcom. We laugh at her blind spot. There isn't any punching in any directions.
giveittomestraightlikeapearcidermadefrom100percentpears
*Plus, the program is called "Keeping Up Appearances". Her class is a sort of performative thing. She is the joke, not how she views others.
liudna
To be malicious you need intent. However most snobs don’t realise they’re snobs - they view snobbery as a virtue/ a sign of good taste.
dogbeachesarethebestbeaches
A la Mr Darcy
liudna
So you don’t have to be malicious to be a snob - it’s not an intentional action unlike malevolence.
IhopeyougetstageIIIcoloncancer
Thanks! I was scratching my chin at that one...
sweetguanaca
eastend666
It's a giggle, worth checking out. My PBS station ran it a while back and it was new to me. I got hooked very quickly.
JarlmannViking
Here’s another for you: "listen carefully, I shall say this only whence”
CosplayComet
#3 ok I understand the confusion... but if I want a glass of milk, shut your damn mouth :P
TheobromineAddict
I stopped ordering milk in restaurants because it was so seldom delivered.
MarioBoon
Why would you even want to order milk in the first place? Are you Dutch?
PeaceOotTunes
Milk is good...
TheobromineAddict
I like the taste and I'm not allergic to it.
BlindGardener
I like steamed milk.
UncleBuckFutter
But they wanted a caffe latte
CosplayComet
Yes, that was the misunderstanding... but I don't need a waiter asking 'why does an adult want a glass of milk?'
paintingagency
Because the waiter was being a snotty asshole.
VeldWolf
Most of these people are. Not having oat milk available is one thing, refusing to cook food as ordered out of principle is just snootiness.
Tristanisawesome
Eh not necessarily. If a chef works hard to design a dish and you want it with a lot of alterations, which he knows don't convey the spirit
MotherofCoeurls
Welcome to French cuisine. They can be obnoxious about how food is prepared at times
soyouwanttobeapirate
along with crayons and a colouring book?
Ezzy666
Hell yes, less supplies I have to buy If I don't feel like using em
OrangeFlavours
What, is milk suddenly poisonous for you as an adult, lmao?
riderofthepurplesage
Does your mom know your on the computer again?
OogaOogaMooshka
Nothing wrong with drinking milk as an adult.
Haemaelaeinen
In Finland milk was always the real working man's drink. They'd drink milk with grill food as their lunch etc. 1l usually.
VeldWolf
Sure why not? Why does the waiter or anyone else get to judge what I‘d like to spend my money or free time on?
kaarbaakimgr
If being judged hurts your feelings that much, you better just stay home.
riderofthepurplesage
you must stay home.
soyouwanttobeapirate
do whatever you want... but let me judge you for doing it. it's called enjoying the little things in life, ok?
Gayforbae
Badprenup
The difference is their "enjoying things" is to drink a common beverage millions of adults drink every day. Yours is you want to be a twat
hannahbutnotreally
Making fun of someone isn't "enjoying the little things", it's just being a cunt.
Frozenspokes
As an American who's traveled all over the world with other Americans I can honestly say that about a quarter of us are insufferable.
pawdraig
Getting married in Ireland and my fiancé is American. Even her well travelled relatives seem perplexed about going abroad.
merxman
As an American who hasn't travelled much...we're pretty insufferable here at home, too.
BrdCdn
Yes. As a Canadian I can tell when they think I'm American. Whenever they figure out I'm not service is always far better.
Fishkeeper
I think that's just people.
MisterAtomic
That’s a gentle estimate :)
DrunkenMarineBiologist
I'm American and lived in a popular international tourist destination city in America, and there are insufferable tourists from everywhere (
Frozenspokes
China enters the chat.
DrunkenMarineBiologist
I'm confused as to what you mean
Frozenspokes
Chinese tourists travel in large packs, and they are quite rude to anyone not Chinese.
DrunkenMarineBiologist
except Japan. I never encountered an impolite Japanese tourist)
TinyOctopus
A vegan MRE? So there's something worse than Chicken ala King? Jesus. Tiny octopus is aghast.
Fedotia
French MRE are decent.
glitchead
HAHAHA THE VEGGIE OMELET, KNOWN AS THE VOMELET. AVOID UNDER PENALTY OF DEATH
notmyactualusername
There has to be a name that sounds less regurgitated into the eggpan....
glitchead
... it was called the veggie omelet. The people who ate it called it the vomelet. Specifically because it tasted... regurgitated.
malkavian3str
lentil stew, crackers and peanut butter
onlyhalfghost
yeah, the Vomelet
imgurian88
Ever tried the vegan omelet MRE? It's... uh.. life changing to put it nicely?
anglarite
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
ItHappenedInThe20thCentury
What doesn't kill you mutates and tries again.
youareandshallalwaysbemyfuzzy
I assume in the same way surviving a car hitting you walking across the street is life changing. Your broken and will always have a limp.
agonarch
"...well every other MRE is going to be delightful now by contrast alone!"
OutOfTheHat
life changing... but not in a life affirming way.
varesya
We called it the vomelet for a reason.
MisterTortuga
Plant milks have been around since at least the 8th century, if you don't know it exists...that's on you.
martineb72
They exist, but the whole point of milk in coffee is the milk fat bonding with the coffee. You need to us either coconut or soy milk.
whoisyourdaddy
Cat pee exists too, doesn't mean it belongs in coffee.
2graves
Really? Where were they used?
pgdave
In a lot of cooking, particularly porridges and stewing meats - there's bunch used in the Forme of Cury - a 14th cent. english cookbook
WarKittyKat
Fun fact, lent used to be no animal products at all allowed for the entirety of lent. So a lot of catholic areas developed plant milks.
MisterTortuga
One of the earliest is as an ingredient from an 8th century Islamic cookbook brought to Europe. So probably much earlier in that region.
kingkongkeom
And if the cafe you order it at doesnt have it on the menu, dont complain about it. It was never offered. You can ask, but accept the answer
donpat
You'll notice that pretty much everything in the post was people not accepting the asking.
InTangier
It feels like Americans realizing other cultures do not necessarily adhere to their norms.
kingkongkeom
Which is nothing more than a No, sometimes in a assholish way but a No nonetheless.
InTangier
They might even know they exist, they just refuse to serve it, or care.
MisterTortuga
Sure, but getting mad at its existence because of some misplaced loyalty to dairy is stupid and uninformed.
BrdCdn
It's the culture. Demanding they cater to your tastes is stupid and uninformed as well. If you want American food don't go to France.
Taxicat
It’s not a matter of “taste,” it’s a matter of not wanting to be stuck in the bathroom in excruciating pain for the whole vacation.
MisterTortuga
Almond milk is listed as an ingredient in medieval european cook books. So it's the Frenchman who was uninformed on his own culture! Lol
InTangier
Dude lol each region specializes in certain things, and we kinda changed since medieval times. Coffee wasn't even a thing, why be pedantic?
BrdCdn
European is not one culture. It's also not the medieval era. Culture isn't static.
iamthemanwithnoname
What's a 'Paddy's' as a drink? I'v spent plenty of time in Ireland and have never heard of it.
marthafarquar
Its called Paddy's as the original name was "Cork Distilling Company Map of Ireland Old Irish Whiskey"
DesperateDunn365
It's a whiskey. It's cheap and shit. It definitely wouldn't be held in the reverence that was in that tweet. We can be fussy about Guinness
rtysiiik1
Equivalent would be "how dare you mix coke with your sailor Jerry's"
MrListerTheFirst
https://www.paddy.ie
iamthemanwithnoname
Cool so it's discount Jameson's. What an odd thing to go to Ireland to order.
Feldspartacus
What about that site says discount Jameson to you?
iamthemanwithnoname
I googled it once you showed me what I was looking for. It was bought by Pernod to be a mellower, cheaper Jameson's.
iamthemanwithnoname
*Not you, that guy.
CaptainTinyTongue
Whiskey
aChungusAmongUs
Probably just a made-up thing for a fake anecdote to land a clever twit
iusedtodream
If you want to put a mix in your whiskey, fine, but don't waste good whiskey. Use a well. You're ruining the flavor, why pay more?
ThatDudeInTheMitten
No, it's real... My hockey buddies are obsessed with that whiskey and usually bring a flask to the locker room for the postgame...
Oldestavocado
Irish guy here, Paddy is muck and most Irish people won't drink it. Old dudes drink it with pints of Guinness. I like Bushmills or Jameson
AnalFistingPornstarLegendWolverine
That's right little buddy, absolutely nothing on the internet is real and only you can see through the lies. You're so smart.
aChungusAmongUs
Feel better now?
AnalFistingPornstarLegendWolverine
Cynicism is not an acceptable substitute for intellect.
AmicusPlaga
Most of these people are self-absorbed pricks. There are non-rude, non-entitled ways to refuse to serve. Allergies exist and kill people.
DrMaggot
Nah. It's cultural. It's a pride here to save your taste buds from eldricht horror foods.
Rodenbeard
Really. I'm so tired of hearing about people ordering "the wrong way". Sure, I think well done steak is shit, but youre allowed to order it
Gaelwyn
I have food texture issues and if the meat isn’t cooked until it’s extra well done, trying to eat it will make me gag.
edgareplekjekk
"Allergies exist and kill people" How is this relevant?
AmicusPlaga
Relevance is: Don't be a dick to someone because they can't or won't eat something, it can be out of their control. For example, let's say I
AmicusPlaga
can't eat peanuts due to an allergy, and I ask for no peanut topping on my icecream. The owner proceeds to kick me out. That sounds
edgareplekjekk
It is his private establishment. It is his right to refuse customers for reasons like this. You say don't be a dick to someone. Well maybe
edgareplekjekk
the owner considers your request a dick move.
AmicusPlaga
unreasonable, no? Now imagine the chef thinks they are entitled to their sacred recipe, and instead of kicking me out, they sneak peanuts
AmicusPlaga
into my icecream, out of pride and spite, for a laugh, and I die from it. Unlikely to happen, but don't fuck with people's food.
Fishkeeper
And even when an intolerance won't kill someone, it sucks! People deserve to have food that won't make them sick.
Taxicat
I’ve joked that my lactose issues won’t kill me…but they might make me wish I was dead.
LoopStricken
French.
GoliathSkittles
"Sorry we don't have that option available" aint that hard to say. Food/drink isn't fucking some sacred item that can't be changed. Fuck 'em
JesusTapdancingChrist
Or, and here’s a thought, don’t order things you’re allergic to.
AmicusPlaga
Do you understand that recipes can be completely different from chef to chef? It's not that simple and you know it.
nodyourhead
In Mexico, when I was a kid I didn’t eat seafood but the whole family wanted seafood. At the restaurant the waiter said “no hay problema”
nodyourhead
& got on the phone dialed the restaurant next door &ordered a burger for delivery. Served it up with homemade French fries.They were so nice
GoliathSkittles
Dang, as someone from a non-tipping society, that is a service worthy of a nice tip.
nodyourhead
most definitely, even when there’s no tipping being asked he still tries haha
AmicusPlaga
Exactly. Food isn't sacred, and just because one can eat something someone else can't or won't, doesn't make them superior.
onlyhalfghost
this attitude about food is why I do not seek advice on culinary matters from French or Italians, honestly
SteveMcCroskey
But their food so good though
onlyhalfghost
their food is fine, their cooks and chefs' comments are unwelcome in my kitchen
Raoooh
What you don't get is that food IS sacred in France.
vernicator
THis.
Gaelwyn
Nope. French people thinking food is sacred doesn’t actually make it sacred (nothing is sacred), especially to anyone else.
bububub2
We need to stop normalizing being shitty to people with different dietary concerns. A lot of this is really not great.
merxman
Yea, there's a fine line between "what, I want it like I have it at home in my country" and "I need to know there's no X in this or I die."
Taxicat
Die, or at least be trapped in a bathroom in excruciating pain for the rest of your vacation…
bububub2
Even if it is just preference, there is a massively fucked up mentality that the servers preference is superior. No need to be rude.
NeonGravestoneLights
Not superior, there's just no concept of customer service/complaints in France. Hence, why they can be themselves, unlike here.
bububub2
I'm fully, 100% going to assume that in any place with commerce there is a concept of customer service. What you said is absurd.
NeonGravestoneLights
Hyperbole on my part. They do have a concept of customer service, but not as Americans think of it. So, not absurd. Sauce:
BrdCdn
It's a different culture around food. Don't like it? Don't go to France.
bububub2
There is a difference between telling someone you don't carry something and insulting them for asking for it- no matter the culture.
LoquaciousDude
It's a different culture around womens rights, don't like it? Dont go to, most places - Like dude, sometimes a cultural norm just needs to >
LoquaciousDude
die. Being arrogant shouldn't be culturally "oh thats fine"
AttilaTheHungover
The English and French have had their differences over the years, but I fully support the actions of those French waiters.
Pally01
Ne too! They don't have to serve the food I order, and I don't have to give them my money. Everybody is happy.
Gayforbae
90%of this is just being needlessly snotty. Saying we don't have that in the kitchen is reasonable but saying no because opinions is foolish
kanybal
I'm French and VERY doubtful about the well done steak. Beware of people making up stories for attention
Drunkenhalfling
I worked in a restaurant in the Netherlands, and the chef would go livid when he got an order for a well done steak. He still made it tho
ziger41
what about people who have dietary needs for those things, not saying you have to make special orders for people but you needn't be a dick
MarioBoon
That's up to the people and not the restaurant.
n0n53n53
check the menu and decide if you want to go there, don't ask them to be personal chefs because you can't eat what they sell
IdRatherBeOnThePlaystation
DdCno1
If a place doesn't offer it on their menu, don't expect them to cater to you, no matter the reason. People with celiac disease should 1/
GeorgeSantosTheCreatorOfLight
I went to a restaurant on Saturday and one option was 2 Eggs your way - $19. That was all the menu said. I asked if it came with anything
GeorgeSantosTheCreatorOfLight
After sitting down and the waiter said yes - Bread, avocado smash and mushrooms. If I had relied only on menu then $19 for eggs is excessive
GeorgeSantosTheCreatorOfLight
But the menu was simplified to the point it was missing key items. They also didn't list almond milk which they had.
DdCno1
only eat at places that are equipped to make sure that there is no contamination,which can not be expected of a normal bakery or restaurant.
IdRatherBeOnThePlaystation
You can ask, but don't be a dick if they don't have what you need.
meskarune
Coffee creamers and milk types aren't normally on menus though? Nor sugar/sweeteners
meskarune
I'm diabetic and have to ask about sugar free sweeteners or ask if drinks have sugar in them
ziger41
They are assholes, they could have been much kinder about a simple request, who are you to be mean if someone like almond or oat milk
RideTheStimutacs
If you get nonstop Amerikarens making a stink about it, the next tourist that orders the same thing is going to get jokes at their expense.
vegivamp
Do you have any clue how many dummkopf tourists these people see every day? If you're nice about it, the cockroaches tell their friends.
elegost
I know right? Can you IMAGINE being POLITE in a service industry? What would be next?...Good reviews, attracting MORE customers? Ridiculous
vegivamp
There is a lot of grey between being friendly and putting up with your bullshit.
elegost
And there's a bit less grey between declining a request and being a dbag about it
RideTheStimutacs
Part of the American privilege is assuming they have a sparkling reputation and need their every whim catered to.
raminagrobis
French here, I have nothing against almond milk or the like, we buy some at the supermarket. But it's something no restaurant has. You can't
Gayforbae
Most restaurants in the US have menus that cater to a wide variety of diets. Especially chain restaurants.
raminagrobis
In France the most that we have are little marks next to items to indicate when they are vegetarian or spicy. But there is no catering to
raminagrobis
diets. There is this notion that if you go to a restaurant, it's to enjoy yourself, indulge in good cuisine that's outside of any diet.
Eldibs
Southern Missouri here, our restaurants rarely carry it as well. It's not worth carrying it for the 3 people a year that would order it.
raminagrobis
expect them to. It's just not a thing. Maybe Starbucks has it, and I'm not even sure.
Delabouilliederizquisourit
They do, some of the more "bobo" type of cafes have different milk now
unclesporky
And in that case, the correct response is "apologies, we don't stock almond milk in this restaurant." Not mocking the person.
PleaseLetThisNameBeAvailable
Toughen up, not everywhere gives "American treatment" and worship customers
Haemaelaeinen
Imagine how your typical USian would order that? I bet their attitude has a lot to do with waiters' responses. I never had problems there.
ChocolateCookieAndFudge
That's the cultural difference between you and the French. They are just very direct, they mean no disrespect. No is their answer.
raminagrobis
The sass is due to the combination of foreigner and unusual item. Imagine I go to a grill in Texas and order snails. That'll get me laughs.