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16036526 No.16036526 [Reply] [Original]

Is it weird to eat in a restaurant alone?

>> No.16036531

No why would it? I do it all the time. You're just eating, nothing weird about it.

>> No.16036537

The only people who care about this, are the kind of awful people who can't mind their own business. Busybodies need the bullet to make them calm and relaxed.

>> No.16036543

>>16036526
Yes. Just get some take out and stop trying to be in a social setting if you're not going to be social.

>> No.16036549

>>16036543
Nope. I completely disagree.

>> No.16036560

>>16036526
i used to do this all the time before covid. i would usually be the only one in the restaurant eating alone (note: these weren't diners, they were like nice places), i would get one glass of wine so they'd slow the fuck down and not IMMEDIATELY ask me my order, I'd pretend I don't know what I want so they don't IMMEDIATELY ask me my order...

and it's a great expereience. especially if you're not on your phone or listening to anything, it can be a great way to relax the brain and eat better food than takeout. expensive, though.

>>16036543
is misguided, it's typically but not necessarily a social setting.

>>16036537
i don't know anyone IRL who cares about this, personally

>> No.16036565

>>16036560
on the IMMEDIATE thing, I sense it might have to do with them wanting to clear the table for more customers, but I typically don't spend an INORDINATE amount of time.

will definitely return to doing it after covid.

>> No.16036630

>>16036543

Fuck that, homo. I’m getting them free refills

>> No.16036641

>>16036560
What do you do while waiting for your food? Just stare into nothingness?

>> No.16036647

We spit in the food of people who visit our restaurant alone. You block a whole table and are usually a sad fuck who can't be arsed to tip properly.

>> No.16036649

>>16036526
I ate at mcdonalds alone and didn't realize it until I was almost finished. It didn't feel weird until I suddently realized I was sitting at a table alone, it's all in your mind and just ignore what everyone else thinks

>> No.16036651

based on my research it is considered weirder in USA than in Europe

>> No.16036666

>>16036641
look around, relax, pretty much do nothing. im at my computer all day for work and recreation, being able to do nothing for a bit was very liberating.

>>16036647
this is a lie. dont (you) me

>>16036651
maybe, but having done it myself i've never gotten any negative results in any way. maybe silent judgement that i've never seen, but i dont think that should affect my behavior.

>> No.16036676

>>16036526
No, I do it. It's fine.

>> No.16036682

>>16036676
If you do it, I'm pretty sure it isn't.

>> No.16036686

>>16036526
Better than eating in your car or a parking lot. I'd never go out to eat at a sit-in restaurant by myself though. Just get takeout.

>> No.16036692

>>16036641
Browse 4chan on the phone?

>> No.16036699

>>16036692
Browse /ck/ the way they can see it so they won't fuck with you because they will understand you are somewhat a connoisseur

>> No.16036705

>>16036682
Just trust me bro

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>>16036537
yeah honestly some ppl don't know how to keep to themselves sometimes.

>> No.16036714

so what if i order a meal for 2 and 7 beers, im not tipping anyway

>> No.16036721

>>16036526
went to a bar with my sister and she thought she was my suck n fuck. and for that reason i go alone

>> No.16036737

>>16036641
I bring my diary/journal and write in it. It’s not any different than talking to another person and it feels better; talking to yourself helps you bring yourself to peace

>> No.16036741

No, maybe in America

>> No.16036743

>>16036526
I can't eat around other people or with clothes on.

>> No.16036834

>>16036743
>I cant eat around other people
Same. It's a big problem, I cant even enjoy Thanksgiving or christmas dinner with my family because I'm stressed out the whole time. Why couldnt I just have been born normal

>> No.16036902

Before covid, I used to work 12-9pm, there's a McDonald's literally one block away from my house. Every two or three days I would go there on my way home from work, order something, and just chill in a corner booth with my laptop and chill until they closed at 11pm.

It was very pleasing, I don't know why exactly, but it was. I also tried to order something different every time

>> No.16036987

I used to grab dinner at this little bar a couple blocks from my apartment once a week. 8ish on Wednesdays, just between the dinner rush and the weekday drink "rush". It was always near dead, and I tip well (25-30%, being a server fucking sucks), so maybe a month in the servers would just start sitting with me and shooting the shit. It was pretty great, we'd chat, one of them would usually "accidentally" make the wrong drink for another customer and pass it to me, real Cheers atmosphere. Fucking shame the place folded last year. Going to have to find a new place and start over when this is all done with.

>> No.16037050

before I had friends and a gf, the thought of this made me really insecure and I would never do it. But once u actually have a life u realize how based it can be to eat alone at a restaurant. I go to diners and cafes alone a lot too. It's very nice to have some metime and enjoy the restaurant experience in a very quiet and personal way.

>> No.16037057

I'm a sperg with ADD and I don't like the sound of lots of people talking. Their words invade my train of thought and I can't focus. So I can never really be truly relaxed in public because there's too much shit going on.

I'll order food and pick it up and then go home and eat it.
It's a little bonus that you don't have to tip for food you pick up.

>> No.16037075

>>16037057
>Their words invade my train of thought and I can't focus
yeah, i hate people laughing especially women since they cackle

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>>16036531
>t.

>> No.16037139

>>16036526
y does this question keep getting brought up? as if it isn't weird i'm supposed to feel bad about going to restos to grab food alone? what do you think those places are for? eating w groups and thats the only way to eat at restos? if you go to a resto alone ur a loser? i met so many illegals who are broke and addicted to drugs comgin from poor families that all believe this.

>> No.16037150

>>16036526
if you're gunna eat in a restaurant alone, you have to sit at the bar. then its fine.

>> No.16038878

>>16036526
Maybe for self-conscious teenagers? As you get older you gradually grow out of that, though. Eating by yourself at a restaurant and browsing stuff on your phone is max comfy.

>> No.16038889

>>16037098
i dont like black button downs but yeah

>> No.16039420

>>16036526
Not at all.

>> No.16039430

>>16036526
If you feel awkward about it, dress in business casual clothes and go at lunch time of a work day. It will just look like you are taking your lunch break at a restaurant and nobody will care that you are alone. Its the only time I will eat in a nice sit down restaurant alone.

>> No.16039435

>>16036526
Yes

>> No.16039451

>>16036543
stupid

>> No.16039464

>>16036630
Go back to plebbit, we don't like homophobes here

>> No.16039475

>>16036526
No, you're an adult already. You can eat alone by yourself. It isn't hard at all. Why are you over thinking something so trivial? You must have autism.

>> No.16039482
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16039482

>eating alone at resturant
>waitress starts brow-beating you and hurrying you to leave because you're taking up a table that can seat 4 customers who will leave her a bigger tip

>> No.16039500

>>16036526
No.
but in case you feel insecure get a glass of wine and don't finish it until you are done eating.

>> No.16040095

>>16036543
Been a while since I read something this fucking stupid.
I guess all us social diners should just sit down at your table then, right? So that we're being appropriately social while we eat?
Absolute brainlet

>> No.16040103

>>16040095
You're not making any sense.

>> No.16040805

>>16036526
Nope. Who cares? I'm a 40 year old virgin and I do it all the time.

>> No.16040811

>>16039482
>implying I don't give her the biggest tip ever

>> No.16040813

>>16036537
people that talk about other people are literally the most boring people on the planet. think about it. if you literally cannot come up with anything to talk about other than "hey look at that guy there sitting alone" then that is some proper, og, depressive shit.

>> No.16040822

>>16036526
It is kinda weird to eat a fancy restaurant alone. I am talking about a restaurant that requires reservations in advance. Why go through all that effort if you are just going to eat a meal by yourself?

>> No.16040824

>>16036531
/thread

>> No.16040829

>>16039482
If you are by yourself you sit at the bar. They basically allow you to spend all day there.

>> No.16040830

>>16040822
>It is kinda weird to eat a fancy restaurant alone
No, fuck you. My money is as good as anyone else's. Just because I'm a virgin and I will never have a gf it doesn't mean I can't enjoy a nice dinner in a fancy restaurant. Let the normies feel awkward because I'm sitting alone in the table and eating a delicious food.

>> No.16040831

>>16040813
No, people who talk about themselves are the most boring people in the world. People who make observations have a working mind and are interesting.

>> No.16040833

>>16040830
The fact that you don't consider sharing good experiences with others is part of the reason you will never half a gf.

>> No.16040836

>>16040833
>part of the reason you will never half a gf
Nope, big autism, low confidence and a terrible feeling of inferiority is what made me a 40 year old virgin. I thought everybody was staring at me. Well, not anymore. Fuck you normies. For years I never ate out because I thought everybody was staring. Not anymore. I go out ALONE in fancy restaurants, sit right in the middle ALONE in the table that everyone is seeing. and I eat ALONE. FUCK YOU.

>> No.16040839

>>16040836
Somebody has to be the village idiot.

>> No.16040842

>>16040831
Often those are the same sort of people.
Have you been at a table with one of those sorts of people talking about people in the room? because I have.
I'll spare you the details but the key point is it's not intellectual conversation.

>> No.16040848

>>16040836
Stop associating everything with bullying. No one gives a shit about you eating by yourself. It is just weird that you won't even consider sharing your experience with someone else. You can live your life alone until you die and no one would give a shit, but it would do yourself better if you try to condition yourself to be more social.

>> No.16040858

>>16037050
This. If you’re eating alone because you want to and not because you have no friends, you’ll enjoy it and you won’t be self-conscious about it. If you’re eating alone because no one ever wants to eat with you then you’re going to be anxious about what other people think

>> No.16040868

>>16036526
Are people really this insecure? What possible reason could you have for depriving yourself of the pleasure of fine dining?

>> No.16040915

LOL at all the mommy advice in this thread. How can there be so many people on 4chan who don't understand living outside the flock? Being by yourself makes you stand out. Always, in every situation, and any weird habit becomes noticed.

>> No.16040923

>>16036526
depends what type of restaurant and what meal, if its out of convenience and youre using it as a break from work then its fine, but if youre going out of your way to get dinner at a restaurant by yourself then thats fucking weird, just get take away and eat at home

>> No.16040931

>>16036647
You're lying because as a cook I love single tables. Easy order. If anything I would spit in the food of everyone at a table of 12.

>> No.16040950

>>16040915
You sound like you have an pretty high opinion of yourself. How old are you? Still in high school or have you made it to college yet? Once you get a bit older you'll quickly realize that, in fact, no one gives a fuck about you and it's actually pretty hard to get them to.

>> No.16041164

>>16040915
>t. oversocialised person

>> No.16041216

>>16040931
I would consider shooting a cook in the head if he spit in my food and I found out. I’d probably just get him arrested on felony level charges for food adulteration tho.

>> No.16041235

>>16036526
hui

>> No.16041240

>>16041216
Harsh but fair, anon. Those stupid fucking wagies will think twice before messing with you

>> No.16041246

>>16036526
if you are attractive then its okay, if you are a fucking loser its disgusting
this is how everything works for fucking moron

>> No.16041310

>>16041216
>I would consider shooting a cook in the head
they same way you considered shooting your bullies in high school I bet you impotent fag

>> No.16041391

>>16039482
Honestly if the waitress is thinking like that she can get another job anyone with a tip job who isn’t jaded asf knows it’s all about the avg you win some you loose some

>> No.16041520

>>16036560
Good for you.

>> No.16041533

>>16036560
>i don't know anyone IRL who cares about this, personally
You don't know anyone irl

>> No.16041581

>>16036543
Found the incel

>> No.16041593

I used to eat alone at lunch for work quite a bit and never had a problem. Id go to dinners and fancy places, there was an ice cream place I would sit at the bar and eat while chit chatting with the owner

In fact one of the best meals ive had was alone at some facny fish place, it is just a different experience then without others, its more meditative if you will.

>> No.16041604

>>16036834
Sorry to hear that. Maybe go see a therapist cause that is not normal and would deff interfear with my life and talking to someone could seriously help you get over that.

>> No.16041627

>>16036987
Places like that are great

My roomate and I used to drink at this bar we could walk to from our house. Got to the point where we walked in and they just set two glass and a pitcher on the counter. We knew the employees names, it felt like cheers...ah good times

>> No.16041641

I prefer dining alone.
People can never decide what to order, they ask stupid questions ( Does the spaghetti taste good?”.

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>>16036526

YES!

this is what you're telling people when you eat alone

>I have no friends or family that think I'm worth their time right now

>I'm conditioning myself to be happy alone with positive reinforcement

And if you're not skinny
>I'm eating right now purely out of the desperate need for a dopamine hit or to get rid of ghrelin because I have poor will power or/and self esteem

The only way eating is socially acceptable by yourself is if you're a lone contractor eating on-site or in your car when there aren't other people there.

>> No.16042891

never sneed alone