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Is this what it's like eating in America?

>> No.14479161

>>14479104
>>14479104
What movie is this?

No, ordering food is easy, and specifically in diners substitutions are almost always allowed.

>> No.14479163

>>14479104
not really. if you posted the same webm and replaced America with Europe I'd probably be like "Wow Europeans do this?"

>> No.14479183

>>14479161
Something deep in my brain says Five Easy Pieces but I don't remember ever actually watching the film.

>> No.14479219

I enjoy the anticipation in the lead up to ordering food and the ordering of the food itself (perusing the menu, enjoying the scenery of the dining area, chatting with the waitstaff and fellow patrons, etc.) but detest the actual eating of eating food in a restaurant. I try to get through that as fast and painlessly as possible so I can leave without much commotion. I even pay as soon as I order my meal (with a nice tip) so as to expedite the process, occasionally leaving the vast majority of my food on the table as I depart.

>> No.14479225

>>14479104
In America they harass you for ten years after ordering food and post creepshots of you online to give to strangers

>> No.14479238

>>14479219
This is the autism I like to see

>> No.14479242

Five easy pieces, 1970.

>> No.14479245

>>14479104
n, its very uncommon to not be allowed substitutions but it happens once in a while. Always very clearly marked on the menu when its the case

>> No.14479274

>>14479238
Thank you. The absolute worst is when the waitstaff first brings the breadsticks, soup, or salad. I usually excuse myself at that point and immediately make for the waiting room to fraternize with other fellow restaurateurs. If none are available there, I usually check out the dumpsters in the back for any cooks on their smoke break. Usually after 20 minutes or so I can head back in, where my entree will be waiting for me, menacingly.

>> No.14479277

Yeah, everything in America is just like a movie designed solely for your entertainment value. For fuck's sake. Anyway, some places you can't order substitutions and you can't order off menu.

>> No.14479297

>>14479104
HEY MICKEY WHAT A PITY YOU DON'T UNDERESTAND

>> No.14479314

>>14479161
Five Easy Pieces

>> No.14479333

Honestly the waitress is in the right completely changing a meal from whats listed in the menu just fucks with the pricing and makes it harder on her all for some fag that's avoiding potatos to watch his petite figure fuck that

>> No.14479350

I had a buddy once who would never look at a menu and would just tell the wait staff what he wanted to eat and haggle with them until they could compromise somehow

it was hilarious but I always felt terrible for the staff

>> No.14479352

>>14479104
Based. I wasn’t let down by that ending

>> No.14479429

>>14479161
Yeah this is just made up stuff for a movie scene by someone who had never been to a diner. Diners love doing all kinds of crazy substitutions and wacky shit, they even have nicknames for that kind of thing. Hell I wouldn't be surprised if in some diners a side of toast is called "chicken salad sandwich hold the chicken" just because of this movie.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diner_lingo

>> No.14479434

>>14479429
the workers in my local diner barely speak english

>> No.14479444
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>>14479434
yeah...sorry...I meant that's how diners used to be...

>> No.14479446

>>14479350
you're buddy has eaten a lot of line cook spit and pubes then

>> No.14479453

>>14479444
im not saying they aren't great and take care of my drunk ass at 4 in the morning while the hood rats mad dog each other but they aint sprechening much english much less diner lingo

>> No.14479456
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14479456

yes. ordering food in America is exactly like the .webm and these two morons are the hagglers
>>14479163
>>14479350 (your friend sounds like an insufferable idiot)

>> No.14479488

>>14479456
Not a haggler but most restaurants will replace stuff if you ask for it, if its a small diner they probably wont even charge you for it.

>> No.14479497

>>14479488
do you have free range grass fed beef? also im a vegan so i can't eat meat or anything that has or been prepared with anything that has touched an animal product

>> No.14479502

>>14479497
here's my list of things i'm allergic to

>> No.14479559

>>14479219
I'm with you. I hate eating in restaurants. I hate having to be faux social with the waitress as she does the same song and dance routine to get a good tip.

>> No.14479635

To my American friends are diners really as comfy as movies and series make them seem to be ? I always think it'd be nice to sit down at a table there alone, eat and kill time for an hour or so.

>> No.14479648

>>14479635
I've never liked them. Food is generally bland, waitresses are too chatty, decor is generally boring, music is generally boring, clientele is normally boring and boomery. To a lot of people, "boring" means "comfortable", but I find it off-putting and would rather go somewhere else. I like nice restaurants for the experience, and fast food for the convenience/privacy. Diners just don't seem worth it to me, especially given how expensive they tend to be for what they are.

>> No.14479649

>>14479635
yeah that's exactly the feel

>> No.14479652

>>14479648
it's because you go there sober like a retard...only go sober to a diner for brunch and have a spiked milkshake

>> No.14479655

>>14479635
That's exactly what people do, eat and then hust sit for an hour sipping coffee then leave a large tip if you're there for a long time. It's the number one thing me and my friends do after binge drinking the night before, especially on a rainy day.

>> No.14479659

>>14479655
i do the same but i have no friends so im the weirdo sitting at the bar alone lol

>> No.14479661

>>14479652
I'd rather be drunk at somewhere like a Denny's where all the staff are apathetic. I don't want to be drunk at an independent diner, run by an uptight boomer who could flip out on me at any moment. I assumed we were talking about local diners, not chains.

>> No.14479662

>>14479635
Most kino moments I've had are drinking coffee in a diner at 1:00 A.M.

This works even for Denny's, which is the shittiest of diner chains.

>> No.14479663

>>14479661
yeah you have no clue kid nice try though

>> No.14479669

>>14479662
i love sitting at the bat and talking to anyone around me about how great trump is it really brings out some magic in people

>> No.14479680

>>14479669
theres a lot of niggers and spics at the diner just to clarify the picture lol

>> No.14479681

>>14479662
I like doing this in places like tehachapi or kern county, but I live in the san fernando valley/ L.A. area so 1 am at dennys is filled with trash people which is why me and my friends wait until at least 4 or 5 in the morning to go to dennys, any other diner is fair game though, especially bowling alleys.

>> No.14479682

>>14479635
Hell yeah, alone or with someone it doesn't really matter. I'm not a very picky eater either so I never have trouble finding something to eat.

>> No.14479685

>>14479659
Lol. No worries man, been there before. Its depressing but those moments always become melancholic memories

>> No.14479701

>>14479429
>moo juice
C-cute

>> No.14479723

>>14479104
Based Jack

>> No.14479727

>>14479648
if u have a friend block the door you can usually rape one of those chatty waitresses in the bathroom

>> No.14479740

>>14479104

the scene is there to show you that jack's characters is "high society" and lacks common skills any normal person would have. he is out of his element, but is willing to adapt slightly, but has a hard time fitting in.

>> No.14479748

>>14479740
gee really i mean it's only a movie about a prodigy piano player from a wealthy family who decides to live like blue collar guy and then wants to reconnect with his elite wealthy family

>> No.14479778

>>14479648
>clientele is normally boring and boomery.

Look at this little snow-flake.
Well sorry, Ms Millenial, places don't have to provide nice pretty flashing lights, gay teeny music and touch screens to entertain your generation.

>> No.14479783

>>14479635
Here’s my comfy American dining experience. There’s a place called Buffalo Wild Wings and it’s got a bar area in the back. You can sit at the bar, or a Normal height seated table, or they have a few padded seat tables on the wall with barstools on one side. I like to get one of these tables and sit in the padded seat up against the wall in the early afternoon on a weekday. Preferably during baseball season when there’s an afternoon game to watch on the many tv screens around the place. I know the waitress and she gives me strong double rum and cokes and beers (if you go in the evening you can only order one drink at a time made that mistake once). And the cook comes out to chat cuz again I’m there at the slowest part of the day. So if it’s the guy I know he always hooks me up when I order wings or a sandwich or whatever I get. Waitress keeps the drinks comin and before rush hour hits I leave a big tip and head home (or to a friends or make a stop at the liquor store to keep it goin). Sometimes I go alone, sometimes I meet family or friends there and just hold court for an afternoon. It’s one of the things I’ve missed the most about life before Coronaland in 2020 because I haven’t gone in a few months.

>> No.14479788

>>14479219
>chatting with the waitstaff and fellow patrons
Do autists really?

>> No.14479790

>>14479783
this is about "diners" not fucking dining experiences are you even literate?

>> No.14479794

>>14479788
yeah imagine talking to people...you can even choose the topic and have a laugh

>> No.14479802

>>14479794
like what's the youngest age girl it's actually okay to completely destroy her virgin pussy and ass? i always vacillate on that issue

>> No.14479805

>>14479104
>wh*te Am*rican m*le acting like a Karen when he doesn't get toast
Yeah, sounds about right.

>> No.14479809

>>14479805
i say grass on the field play ball

>> No.14479810

>>14479274
Βased

>> No.14479814

>>14479790
Actually if you read the thread there’s a lot of posts about restaurants in general and not just diners. Why don’t (You) reply them too

>> No.14479818

>>14479814
why don't (you) suck my fat cock you pedantic faggot

>> No.14479832

>>14479783
Somebody's been binging Cheers.

>> No.14479834

>>14479818
Actually you’re the one being pedantic. (You) won’t find the word diner in the OP yet you flipped out because I posted a story about a non-diner. Take your meds

>> No.14479837

>>14479832
Sometimes you wanna go...

>> No.14479839

>>14479834
okay you totally proved you're not a pedantic faggot but why don't you just suck my fat cock anyway

>> No.14479843

>>14479839
(You) forgot to do the parentheses. We had a good thing goin

>> No.14479844

>>14479635
"Diners" don't actually exist in 2020. The closest is Waffle House, where a Tammy comes and takes your order for coffee and the eggs n hash browns.

>> No.14479848

>>14479843
naw you my bitch my dick is hard and out already

>> No.14479849

>>14479844
im at a 24 hour diner right now you mushbrain

>> No.14479850

>>14479783
Nice blog post

>> No.14479851

>>14479849
I'm also at the center of the sun.

>> No.14479854

>>14479851
that's right you definitely are a mushbrain just like i said

>> No.14479882
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>>14479104
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-BrALG2lfU
It's what happened in France when you ask for a crêpe au sucre.

>> No.14479960

>>14479635
Only ever been to a diner once on vacation in the US (yuropoor here) but it was supremely comfy.
went around 8 am alone, the guys I was travelling with wanted to sleep in. Only like 4 other patrons in there, ordered french toast with strawberries and bacon, some coffee. It was just a nice relaxed atmosphere with decent food. Maybe my impression was influenced by the fact that up until that morning, we only ever ate shitty motel breakfast but it's honestly one of my favourite memories from that trip.

>> No.14479971

>>14479274
>, menacingly
ok I lost that's fucking gold

>> No.14480279

>>14479104
If anything, in my experience America is the most easygoing when it comes to substitutions and other things like that. I've lived in the US, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore. Most American waiters will break the rules of their restaurants because don't give a fuck.

>> No.14480290

>>14479104
that'll be 20 dollars plus 40 percent tip!

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>>14479104
one time I went to a shit hole diner and I told them I want a burrito with an order of mozzarella sticks wrapped into it. They said they would call it "The Stoner".

>> No.14480321

This is actually what "The customer is always right" comes from. Maybe in the very old days of America consumerism something like this would have happened. Could be due to a variety of reasons, up to and including the owner being a faggot. The idea came about eventually, if the customer wants to buy something you should sell it to them. Fast forward damn year 70 years and you get modern capitalism/consumerism.

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>> No.14480350

>>14480337
cringe

>> No.14480460

>>14479748
>wants to reconnect with his elite wealthy family
not really. it's about le troubled cool guy who's a lone wolf going from place to place. it's basically 'he's just like me' that baits young outcast types. i'm surprised this movie isn't more popular on here desu

>> No.14480466

>>14480337
Nice my post was included. Thanks reddit

>> No.14480590
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>>14479104

>and you're still expected to tip.

>> No.14480597

>>14479104
No, whites have been genocided by the jews and baizuo. They barely exist anymore. You rarely see them in public.

>> No.14480598
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14480598

yup, it's real folks

>> No.14480599

>>14479104
I haven't seen no substitutions on a menu in years, I think it's exclusively a boomer thing

>> No.14480611

>>14479104
>Is this what it's like eating in America?
No, anon. That was a movie.

That's a diner, and that kind of restaurant would indeed have a side of toast with any item on the breakfast menu. Rolls aren't for breakfast over the choice of toast, of course.

Are there literal people when it comes to substitutions? Oh yes. There are hardass cooks who don't want special orders. They may be busy and are cooking combos basically back there not by the order. They'll have a slew of eggs going, and they're plating by special number, not some randoms desire to have no butter on their toast, or 3 whites 2 yolks and so forth. Splitting orders is a another big no-no. You come in the door, the average is 1 plate per person, not 1 plate per 2 persons. They want their tips or you sit at the bar, not taking up a table. Why be so shitty? People abuse the system, and also employees steal. Old people get water, free lemon meant for tea, sugar packets meant for coffee and make free lemonade as a way to get around buying a beverage. It's easy for a flirt to skip charging for the side of sausage, or the countless refills, and there are systems like cash register combo buttons that only let them charge by the meal, or managers counting cups or plates at tables. Who knows what system they have in the back, but employee shrinkage for more tips does have a bottom line for the establishment.

>> No.14481071

>>14479778
seethe

>> No.14481084

>>14479104
that's an absurd situation. a diner would never have that policy

>> No.14481092

>>14480611
Did you actually think someone would read all of that? The autism is strong today.

>> No.14481110

>>14479802
virgin detected

>> No.14481117

>>14479104
Who the FUCK substitutes tomatoes for potatos? What a retard.

>> No.14481129

>>14479225
This seems strangely believable.

>> No.14481130

>>14481117
I'm a cook at a diner that's been open since the 60s and tomato slices are a fairly common substitution for the standard hashbrown side. It's even stated on our menu that this is a cost free substitution. I assume it used to be common practice

>> No.14481136

men used to be that alpha
not anymore

>> No.14481138

What film is this? Ia that the guy from The Thing?

>> No.14481155

>>14480307
Why not just get a burrito and then a side order of mozz

>> No.14481161

>>14480460
Well it’s from 1970 a date zoomers on here can’t identify with

>> No.14481162

>>14481136
Being an annoying prick and throwing a tantrum is alpha?

>> No.14481176

>>14479104

I fucking wish. I work in a kitchen and the most annoying thing is when people order a bunch of substitutions and shit that's not on the menu.

>> No.14481218

>>14479662
I did this once while waiting to go fishing. Nervous art ho running the night shift client side kept pressuring me to leave. Literally no customers but myself since I came in and trying to pressure me out the door once I'm done with breakfast. I read Don Quixote for another hour and a half and left right at twilight. No tips for wagie that morning.

Thanks for reading my blog.

>> No.14481222

>>14479245

This is generally because niggers don't know how to act in a restaurant and try to substitute something cheap, like bread or veg, for something expensive like bacon or shrimp.

>> No.14481252

>>14481218
She was probably at our near the end of her shift when you showed up. Not super cool behavior on her part but I get it.

>> No.14481256

>>14479960
Are diners not a thing in Europe or something?

>> No.14481262

>>14481222
Substituting bread for shrimp?? What the fuck are you talking about?

>> No.14481273

>>14479635
>are diners really as comfy as movies and series make them seem to be ?
Man, diners are absolutely amazing. If you go there enough, the staff begin to know you and either hook you up, or just chat with you for a bit. Either way, you can just go there and sit, drink coffee, read a news paper/play around on your phone, watch people, watch tv, etc.

My favorite is the Waffle House or the Huddle House. You can't go wrong with either and they give you all the substitutions or add-ons you could possibly ever want. They are normally extremely cheap too!

I can't wait until I get back to America and get to go to a diner myself for brunch again. My favorite meal is always a medium rare steak, three over-easy eggs, and hash browns (all the way.)

Talk about food heaven Anon.

>> No.14481279

>>14481256
There's places that fill similar roles (pubs in Britain, bars in Italy and Spain, brasseries in France) but nothing exactly like diners, no.

Unless you count the "American diners" that serve bad americanized food and usually play 50s rock & roll on loop.

>> No.14481289

>>14479453
>while the hood rats mad dog each other
That's why you have to go in the morning, when all the truckers begin waking up and all the hood rats begin going to sleep.

>> No.14481327

>People who make it a point to argue about their specialized order and questioning every little thing when they can't have it their way 100% just because they don't understand the reason behind various rules
I've never taken food orders in my life but FUCK these people for being obnoxious over nothing. If you don't like the rules then eat somewhere else you moron. You don't have to put up with anything and trying to tell people how to run their joint is disrespectful.

People who have to customize their order no matter what are in the same ballpark of mouthbreathers. If you're not allergic you don't have to add 3 toppings, remove 3 toppings, ask for kosher salt, request the butter to be organic or wish for a certain plating.

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Actual pic of food at Kelly's Country Cookin.

>> No.14481398

>>14481279
>pubs in Britain, bars in Italy and Spain, brasseries in France
So basically you have to be around a bunch of drunks all the time to somewhat get a "diner" experience? Man, that must suck. That's really one of the last cozy things left of "Old America" unfortunately.

>> No.14481415

>>14479219
>>14479274
This reads like an excerpt from American Psycho.

>> No.14481422

>>14481162
Yes.

>> No.14481430

>>14481398
>>So basically you have to be around a bunch of drunks all the time to somewhat get a "diner" experience?
Depends on the place I guess, but most of those won't have drunk people in the morning.

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>>14479104
I get that wanting something like in this gif where he wanted some item they had prepared some way they don't do is pretty autist. It's a special request and fucks up the flow. But I went to some faggy hip new brunch spot in town. And they had a menu of like 12 entrees. They have 2 different kinds of hash browns. One was cheesy and one was some kind of take on eggs benedict with dill, holandaise and ham chunks mixed in. I didn't want that shit with the entree I got and asked if I could sub with the cheese hashbrowns and the dyke cunt waitress gave me a huge fucking attitude about it and the whole no subs thing. Like fuck, I'm probably asking for the cheaper and easier option, and it's already something you have prepped.

>> No.14481519

>>14481262

Worked as a server and had a nigger try to substitute a dinner roll, which came with a steak dinner, for a side order of fried shrimp. He could not understand why I couldn't do that for him.

>> No.14481561

>>14479161

five easy pieces

>> No.14481566

>>14481519
Ayo all you wypipo be eatin fan shrimp doe wut I look like i wanna no wonder bread ass head

>> No.14481580

Actually I wonder if ebonics is going to turn to autocorrect words

>> No.14481624

>>14479429
This usually a diner will make you whatever the fuck, especially if it's a mom and pop. That's how the saying "I'm not a short order cook" came about whenever a mom or person cooking at home gets asked to make substitutions for dinner. I'm pretty sure the point of this scene is the utter preposterousness of it all especially because at the end of the day the original request for tomatoes was easier and cheaper than the potatoes or the toast, but idk I haven't seen the whole movir