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I would ignore them, sounds like very young people either still in their teens or just barely 20 who were bullies in high school and hasn't matured as adults yet.
Those people trying to insult you, were just demonstrating how dull and pathetic their own lives are.
I'm definitely not the OP of this thread or a sockpuppet, but I do agree with him to certain degrees. I got plenty of "dining alone" experience when I was doing the long-haul trucking thing. I'd ride my bike from the truckstop and into whatever town or city area was within riding distance. I'd order some food, try to even chat it up/start a conversation with random people. But after being blown off on multiple occasions, I decided to zip it and post up in a back booth some place.
So yes, I'll attempt to get past my own weirdness and become the poor attempt at a social butterfly every now and then. Sometimes it works, sometimes it crashes and burns like an F-15 swallowing a bird in the intake.
Now with a local/regional truck driving job, I drive mainly at night/early morning hours. So even if I did want to experience some "fine dining", everything's closed any way, love.
I've dined alone countless times and haven't experienced this sort of thing. I often bring along a book or a newspaper, or maybe do a quick email catch up.
Never. Usually the stares are more "curious" than degrading, and that only happens when I go to really ethnic places It can be kinda funny sometimes when you go to a restaurant of a cuisine that is not really popular, like say, Paraguayan, or Bangladeshi, and then seems like everyone else in the restaurant wants to teach you about their cuisine
Never. Usually the stares are more "curious" than degrading, and that only happens when I go to really ethnic places It can be kinda funny sometimes when you go to a restaurant of a cuisine that is not really popular, like say, Paraguayan, or Bangladeshi, and then seems like everyone else in the restaurant wants to teach you about their cuisine
There's a Bolivian restaurant that's been in the public market/farmer's market in Seattle for decades. It's very popular, even though Bolivian isn't "a thing", generally. The food is good, the views out the window are spectacular, and it generally represents the Andean region, cuisine-wise. You can't go wrong.
I have eaten alone before and nobody has ever made a comment. If it would make you feel more comfortable take a book to read. I also see people eating alone especially around lunchtime and I never think anything about it. I assume they are on their lunch break.
I'm in Hollywood. I eat alone all the time. Not at sit down restaurants, but at fast casual places (like Chipotle). Never had any problems. I also see many, many other people in all neighborhoods in LA eat alone all the time. I have to wonder if your post is fiction.
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