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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.13582186

reported for tldr and scurrilous slander against fast food

>> No.13582191

dude.

>> No.13582201

>>13582174
>How should I respond in the future (e.g.: a joke of some sort)?
Smile and say something like, "Yup, you got it!" Make them feel good for remembering you and your order. They'll smile back and maybe you even have a little conversation. Just own it and don't act awkward. Remember, they had to make an effort to remember your face and your order; they could have just forgotten you and treated you like any other faceless customer. Reward them for their effort; you should feel good that they cared to remember you and you should make them feel good in return by kindly thanking/praising them for extending that effort toward you.

>> No.13582209

You're the real life McChicken guy

>> No.13582218

>>13582201
Yeah this

>> No.13582363

How about saying

"Yes ma'am/sir, that's right"

Why do you guys have so much trouble

>> No.13582384

>>13582174
>a bacon cheeseburger platter
What exactly is this, like 5 cheeseburgers?

>> No.13582765

I only get this at a local wing place, and only because I order 20 of their hottest sauce choices every time I go. Their shit is way hotter than any usual chain so it gets noticed I guess. I've been doing that order once or twice a month for years. One time I called (they don't have online ordering) while their phone was busy, so I hung up only for THEM to call ME a few minutes later and then ask if this was Anon before I even said anything. Really spooked me to realize they have my number and info saved like that on their caller ID.

>> No.13582769

>>13582174
>all these people replying seriously to pasta

>> No.13582780

>>13582769
Let us have fun in something that isn't one of the 50 fast food threads on the board.

>> No.13582816

>>13582174
>bacon cheeseburger platter
>healthier eating

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13582835

I didn't read it....actually I'm just here because I've been looking for a place to post this Akari

>> No.13582851

>eating garbage is healthy because it’s not from a fast food restaurant

>> No.13582858

>>13582174
pee pee poo poo

>> No.13582868

>>13582835
>he's still posting his little animes

>> No.13582916

>>13582174
It's more uncomfortable for staff to pretend they don't recognize you. No one's judging you, you have to grow out of your insecurity. It's a fast food chain, they serve everyone. There's usually a 300+ lbs woman with 2 kids ordering as much food as I eat in a week or a homeless who just wanted to use the bathroom. I have a terrible mushmouth, and I usually need to repeat my order 3 times and something is still wrong but none of that matters because the employees deal with a thousand times worse everyday.

>> No.13584239

>>13582174
lmfao do americans really eat cheeseburgers everyday?

>> No.13584262

>>13582174
Nobody cares fatty