Guest guest Posted June 21, 2001 Report Share Posted June 21, 2001 Ruthie wrote: > " Hey you guys. No linebusting! " I hadn’t heard that one before, either. We always called it line-jumping or cutting in. >What fascinated me in NY was how cheerful the waitresses >and waiters were. It’s still generally a degradation to be a waiter/waitress in the US, too. It’s just that they live on the tips they get (minimum wage for people who get tips is about ½ of the normal one) and have to really work for them - the tips aren’t usually included in the price. Plus in NY or LA, the server is likely to be an unemployed actor, so fairly good at pretending to be cheerful As for breakfast.... well, the English breakfast is a plate full of pan-fried stuff as well and after a few days in a hotel, I was gagging for something plain and all they had other than eggs and tomatoes and beans was toast and those little jam packets. But German hotels know how to put on a good ‘continental’ breakfast spread... Sorry this reply was a bit slow. It seemed that I was missing a digest and lo and behold, this one appeared from 2 days ago. Phyllis __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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