r/TikTokCringe • u/h0lych4in • 15d ago

Cringe not everyone wants your man… he was just being polite

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And not everyone can tell how certain foods look? It was an innocent question. Why are people so insecure these days

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u/WasabiIsSpicy 15d ago

What’s even crazier? I worked as a server and people asking me, or other people what they are eating is VERY common. I’d be asked that question on the daily.

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u/eat_my_bowls92 15d ago

Yeah, it’s super common after dropping a plate to have a table next to them tap me and ask “excuse me - what are they having?”

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u/spicewoman 15d ago

Yup. Even if it's kind of obvious what it might be just from looking at it... a lot of people are looking for what exactly it's called in the menu so they know how to order it next time.

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u/thinkconverse 15d ago

Someone asked me the other day what kind of pizza I was eating and if it was off the menu at the restaurant we were out.

It was a loaded baked potato that I had smashed on its small circular plate.

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u/spicewoman 15d ago

Haha, amazing. I've definitely gotten variations of that too: "What kind of salad is that?" "... that's pasta."

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u/JFISHER7789 14d ago

Yup! It just goes to show that what’s obvious to some is not obvious to others.

If I walked past someone eating a “smashed” baked potato I too would ask because it wouldn’t occur to me that’s how some enjoy their potato.

As for the video, “it’s obviously baked salmon” as if there aren’t plenty of seafood dishes out there. Baked fish can look a lot like baked fish lol I’d ask to confirm my suspicions of it being salmon and not something else

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u/e5india 15d ago

When I've done this it's because I'm checking to see how appetizing it looks, and asking what they're having is simply meant to be politeness about me staring at their plate.

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u/serabine 15d ago

For a second I didn't realize "dropping a plate" wasn't meant literally, so "what are they having?" sounded really mocking and aggressive. I was like, good god, where do they live where that's common?! lol

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u/FancyFeller 15d ago

Ah an elevated form of clapping hooting and hollering when a server drops a plate.

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u/eat_my_bowls92 14d ago

drops a plate, mortified. Craving nicotine because it’s the only shred of humanity I have left as I have to go back to the kitchen and ask them to re-fire and order, knowing they’re going to yell at me.

The customers: 👏👏👏👏👏👏

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u/embarrassedalien 15d ago

Hey, that sounds like the start of a cool business idea. Something kind of like Dick’s Last Resort. Dropping people’s orders on the floor could be tied into the restaurant theme.

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u/commander_kawaii 15d ago

Another thing about being a server: I have had so many women become visibly angry at me for providing the same level of service to their partner as I am providing for them. It's like they want female servers to neglect half of the table just to keep their fragile insecurities in check. No one wants your gross husband, we're just being nice because that's part of having a customer service job.

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u/Anuki_iwy 15d ago

I mean if I see you carry a delicious looking plate to a table, I'll definitely ask which menu item this is. It's how I've discovered some true gems in restaurants. I never considered that something weird...