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indigo_rose99I dislike eating breakfast in hotels. Often they are run by people who think that how the room works is Completely Obvious. Of course it is not. Can I just walk in and sit down? Do I have to wait for someone to seat me? Is this a menu situation or should I wander until I find a buffet?
And then there are the other patrons. I have been seated by a hotel person and told to go to the buffet for my food. I came back from the buffet to find my table occupied by other people. And since the room was full of people, there I stood with my hands full of food and nowhere to put it. Several other times I have been eating and ignoring the rest of the patrons by reading when someone said, "Excuse me, may I sit with you? All of the other tables seem to be full." Ugh. Of course the polite thing to do is let them sit down. But then what? Do I talk to them? Can I ignore this stranger completely? Some fuzzy line between talking and ignoring? Ack!
Today was the first time I went down to breakfast after almost a week in this hotel. It looked like a typical breakfast buffet... but there were almost no people. Sweet!
I gotta take my victories where I find them.
And then there are the other patrons. I have been seated by a hotel person and told to go to the buffet for my food. I came back from the buffet to find my table occupied by other people. And since the room was full of people, there I stood with my hands full of food and nowhere to put it. Several other times I have been eating and ignoring the rest of the patrons by reading when someone said, "Excuse me, may I sit with you? All of the other tables seem to be full." Ugh. Of course the polite thing to do is let them sit down. But then what? Do I talk to them? Can I ignore this stranger completely? Some fuzzy line between talking and ignoring? Ack!
Today was the first time I went down to breakfast after almost a week in this hotel. It looked like a typical breakfast buffet... but there were almost no people. Sweet!
I gotta take my victories where I find them.
