On Sun, 02 Mar 2008 16:38:22 GMT, Golden California Girls wrote:
> Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:09:20 -0800 (PST), David Downing wrote:
>>
>>> I recently asked out a barmaid/waitress at a restaurant I go to
>>> regularly, and she declined, saying that they have a rule against
>>> dating customers. I was subsequently told that the entire hospitality
>>> industry imposes this rule, Can anyone explain the rationale for this
>>> rule to me?
>>
>> It's an informal "rule" invented by the servers. Servers are the
>> most hit upon people in society, and this is their standard
>> explanation to avoid having to tell you're they're not even
>> slightly interested in the likes of you.
>>
>> That's the rule.
>
> In a small place there may not be a rule, in a chain you can bet it is a
real rule.
I've asked a couple people (men) who have worked in the business
for a while and they have never hard of such a rule, but they say
the girls use that excuse all the time.
-sw
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