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I suppose so. As well as the fact that table settings, since time immemorial, have included glass wear, although that could be just a reserve water in case of choking or something unsavory being served (to wash it down). The cups and saucers could be for dessert coffee, which I'd go along with.
You really think place settings had a glass in case the food sucked? LOL
Place settings often included numerous glasses. Drink has long accompanied meals.
95% of the time I just drink water, both at home or dining out. Sometimes I'll drink warm herbal tea or unsweetened sparkling water w/ a lime but that's about it. No Starbucks or soda for me...too much sugar. I don't even drink alcohol. I don't care if some consider it "unusual" ... I'd rather keep that extra money in my wallet than wasting it on added sugar and calories.
I don't drink anything during meals and don't serve water or any other drinks to my family during meals.
At a restaurant, we usually each have a glass of water just because the server asks what we'd like to drink and it seems rude to say "Nothing." But the idea that some people need a drink to wash down their food is something that never even occurred to me.
I don't drink anything during meals and don't serve water or any other drinks to my family during meals.
At a restaurant, we usually each have a glass of water just because the server asks what we'd like to drink and it seems rude to say "Nothing." But the idea that some people need a drink to wash down their food is something that never even occurred to me.
Same.
I NEVER drink anything with my meals.
I try to remind myself to give my kids a glass of water with theirs that way the option is there, but more often than not, the glass is ignored while they eat and is left on the table after. Or they drink it after they've eaten.
I don't drink anything during meals and don't serve water or any other drinks to my family during meals.
At a restaurant, we usually each have a glass of water just because the server asks what we'd like to drink and it seems rude to say "Nothing." But the idea that some people need a drink to wash down their food is something that never even occurred to me.
How is it rude to say that you don't want a drink? The waiter would probably appreciate not having to bring glasses of water if you're not going to drink them.
How is it rude to say that you don't want a drink? The waiter would probably appreciate not having to bring glasses of water if you're not going to drink them.
I think it'd be awkward to just sit there waiting empty-handed until the waiter came back again to take your order. Of course, if all at the table are in agreement that no beverages are wanted, you could just proceed?
I think it'd be awkward to just sit there waiting empty-handed until the waiter came back again to take your order. Of course, if all at the table are in agreement that no beverages are wanted, you could just proceed?
I don't think it's awkward at all, even if the table isn't in agreement. Just simply say "I don't need a drink, thank you."
I don't feel the need -- or seem to have the time or the room -- for a 64 oz. (or whatever it is) beverage.
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I'm pretty sure no one ever drank a 64 oz. Big Gulp (American invention) of red wine with a rare steak.
Why do you seem to think people are required to drink 64 oz if they choose to have a drink with their meal?
I typically have a glass of water with dinner. My cups are all pint glasses, so I'm typically drinking about 16 oz with dinner. I like to have a drink when I'm eating, but I wouldn't refill my cup 4 times during a meal.
At restaurants, I tend to have my cup refilled 2 or 3 times, but with the amount of ice being used, it's probably only about 24 oz of liquid.
How is it rude to say that you don't want a drink? The waiter would probably appreciate not having to bring glasses of water if you're not going to drink them.
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I think it'd be awkward to just sit there waiting empty-handed until the waiter came back again to take your order. Of course, if all at the table are in agreement that no beverages are wanted, you could just proceed?
Awkward is a better word than rude. Servers expect to bring you something. When we would go out to eat with my father-in-law and he was asked what he'd like to drink, he always said, "Nothing." Then the server would say "No water?" or "How about water?" and he'd repeat, "Nothing. No water, no fluids" and the server would say, "Oh, okay."
After sitting through this exchange about 65 times, I really started wishing he would just say "Water" the first time. Someone at the table would have drunk it.
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