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As part of my New Year's resolution and a transgression with a nearby McDonald's I have been trying to eat less fast food. Unfortunately, it has been a busy couple months so I have not been making food at home as planned. Instead, I have been eating at a diner close to my place of work 3-4 times a week.

I was pretty anxious the first 5-6 times I visited and ordered the food to go and ate in my vehicle. Just waiting for my food was difficult and I felt awkward and unsure of what to do with my hands just standing there, so I started eating in a booth. It was a big step for me and I was eating less out of fear of being seen in public eating large quantities of food.

I really started to feel comfortable until today, when I came in and the waitress asked me if I wanted, "my usual". I froze and felt my cheeks burning and asked what she meant and she repeated what I had often ordered (a bacon cheeseburger platter with pickles on the side and a can of Diet Coke with a straw). I said yes please and had problems finishing my meal.

If someone says "your usual", are they implying that you eat at their establishment too much for their comfort or that your eating habits are predictable and boring? She seemed pleasant enough, but I thought it was a bit of an odd thing to say. I've heard it in movies, but to have it done to me was not a comforting experience (the opposite in fact).

How should I respond in the future (e.g.: a joke of some sort)? I do not want to go to the closest McDonald's because of an incident in December and the one that is the second closest has no drive-through. To be honest, I am enjoying the healthier eating and forcing myself into social situations, but it has been hard and today just felt like one of those days.

Have you had awkward diner experiences or are you a regular at a local non-franchise restaurant?

>> No.11709838

Yes. They expect people to be predictable and boring. Most people are, and are comforted when others recognize their predictability and cater to it. So waiters make an effort to recognize habits and cater to them. You shouldn't eat at the same place all the time if you're so neurotypical that you want to try a variety of things. That's asking for trouble. You need to be autistic if you're going to be a regular.

>> No.11709839

just walk up and immediatley say your order, dont say it in a rude way, just go and say, "hey, ill order a.....", best way to avoid that

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>> No.11709907

Nice spin.

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>>11709835
>another fast food thread

>> No.11710159

Just go with the flow bro

>> No.11710209

>>11709835
I used to order a large coffee from my local cafe every morning, to the point she'd prepare it in advance, but then I quit the caffeine jew and changed to herbal tea. The person kept asking what is wrong with me. So I stopped going and 6 months later it closed down.

>> No.11710219

>>11709835
dude that waitress wants to fuck you

>> No.11710331

>Trying to eat healthier
>Still eats bacon cheeseburger everyday
Good job, you absolute idiot.

>> No.11710337

>>11709835
go back to r9k you fucking faggot

>> No.11710495

>>11710209
"and then everyone clapped"

>> No.11711725

>>11709839
I printed out some cards with my regular orders on and laminated them. It is a lot easier to just hand a card over - no chance you will mis-sequence your words.

>> No.11711729

>>11710219
this guy gets it.

she was doing a cute joke referring to herself as "your usual" since she normally serves you.

All OP had to say was "yes" and he would of been getting some waitress-head in the restroom

>> No.11711788

>>11709835
What was the transgression at the McDonalds?

>> No.11711893

>>11711788
A shirt ketchup

>> No.11711903

>>11711893
explain

>> No.11711915

>>11709835
>You need to be autistic if you're going to be a regular.
>be diagnosed autist
>order different things in rotation and occasionally add in an anomaly so nobody knows.

>> No.11711920

>>11711903
A sachet squirted over my shirt when I tried to open it but the establishment refused to replace my shirt or pay for it to be laundered.

>> No.11711934

>>11711920
Lol why would they it's not their fault you're too stupid to open a ketchup packet

>> No.11712100

>>11711920
This is blatent bait. Wtf ppl takin this seriously. Obvious troll is obvious

>> No.11712990

>>11709835
>>>>>>eating fast food
>EVER!
YIKERS½!

>> No.11713048

>>11711788
An employee suggested he eat inside instead of in his car.

>> No.11713070

>>11709835
Where do you live that McDonald's sells cans of drink? I've only ever seen them do postmix.