So... tired... and... undeserving... of... sympathy...
We went out for pizza on Saturday, and had a confusing old time with a voucher.
A: "Oh, just before you ring the bill up, we have this leaflet that says 'Present this for one main meal free when you buy a main and a side'. So, here you go."
Waiter: "Yes?"
A: "Yes. So, that's okay, right? We checked with the waitress before we ordered."
Waiter: "You have a voucher?"
A: "Yes. This."
Waiter: "Yes?"
A: "...Yes."
Waiter: "You have a voucher?"
A: "Yes. Here. This. This is the voucher. This."
Waiter: *takes it* "This?"
A: "Yes."
Ah, there's nothing like having a conversation where both sides just say "yes" at one another for ages. Still, lovely pizza, lovely mozzarella salad, lovely semifreddo and espresso, and they were okay with the voucher/leaflet in the end. And it was in a castle. Sort of a castle. The closest Oxford has to a castle.
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This reminds me of our own recent restaurant issue- Last Saturday we decided to try out a Chinese fusion place nearby we've never been. After arriving and putting our name on the list, the 20 min wait they told us it would be stretched out to 45, and we finally left. We noticed they were really only seating people with reservations. So, this Saturday, I called ahead and told the woman that answered we'd like to make a reservation. She said, "We already have a list."
"OK, can we put our name on the waiting list?"
Instead of answering my question, she asks, "What time can you come?" (At this point, I feel like I'm in some kind of strange negotiation?!)
"7 PM, a table for 2."
"You give me your name, come here at 7, and maybe only wait 10 minutes."
Um. I'm pretty sure the restaurant doesn't understand the concept of reservations!?!
(PS- I was a very good meal though!)