Post by Park Sung Jetson on May 7, 2023 17:43:54 GMT
A few weeks ago my brother was in town. We were just tooling around the Panhandle with no fixed plans and we wound up at Miller's around 3 in the afternoon. Just stopped on impulse for a beer.
We sat at the bar. I'd never been there before; its a large, roomy joint with lots of booths and tables. There were probably about 5 people at the bar, including my brother and myself.
So the waitress comes by, "Whatcha drinking?" We order a few beers and she bustles off. Comes back in a few minutes and I attempted a little small talk. She gave one word answers and bustled off again. Stopped for 10 seconds at each one of the other customers and kept on moving.
So we decide to order. Again, the waitress is matter of fact and uncommunicative. All business.
About this time I ordered a whiskey sour. She mixes it and slaps it down, and immediately she's back off to the races.
By now its about 4:30 and a few more waitresses pile in. Now there's 2 working the bar. We finished our meal and start looking for the check. Both these chicks are at the extreme end of the bar, leaning on the counter, entirely engrossed in their cell phones. We waited 20 minutes for the check.
Is it just me, or do ' kids today' appear to lack all understanding of how to interact with other live human beings? They do not understand small talk, or jokes, or customer service. They react with paranoia when they find you looking at them. "Hey pervert, I didn't Google you on my internet machine!" They seem entirely disconnected from the reality that pulses around them.
Or am I just an Old Fart who has officially arrived at the Pants Pulled Up To My Navel stage of life?
Let's do a poll.
We sat at the bar. I'd never been there before; its a large, roomy joint with lots of booths and tables. There were probably about 5 people at the bar, including my brother and myself.
So the waitress comes by, "Whatcha drinking?" We order a few beers and she bustles off. Comes back in a few minutes and I attempted a little small talk. She gave one word answers and bustled off again. Stopped for 10 seconds at each one of the other customers and kept on moving.
So we decide to order. Again, the waitress is matter of fact and uncommunicative. All business.
About this time I ordered a whiskey sour. She mixes it and slaps it down, and immediately she's back off to the races.
By now its about 4:30 and a few more waitresses pile in. Now there's 2 working the bar. We finished our meal and start looking for the check. Both these chicks are at the extreme end of the bar, leaning on the counter, entirely engrossed in their cell phones. We waited 20 minutes for the check.
Is it just me, or do ' kids today' appear to lack all understanding of how to interact with other live human beings? They do not understand small talk, or jokes, or customer service. They react with paranoia when they find you looking at them. "Hey pervert, I didn't Google you on my internet machine!" They seem entirely disconnected from the reality that pulses around them.
Or am I just an Old Fart who has officially arrived at the Pants Pulled Up To My Navel stage of life?
Let's do a poll.
