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idestroyedthetoilet said:
I ask waiters and waitresses at new places what they recommend then usually disregard it. Sad thing is I know I'm being that guy.
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I’ll do something like that but usually when I’m stuck between a couple different choices. So I’ll name my choices and ask which they think is better. Usually they’ll answer with what they like better or what “most people” like better, and Ill go with that. Sometimes I just say “surprise me”

I bet they HATE that.
 
Wes Mantooth said:
Awful. My wife does this but doesn’t disregard it. So dumb. As if what one stranger would like means she too would like it.
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I actually care about their opinion and many times I order whatever is recommended. But like Log and Ron pointed out the servers can give dumb responses. It's not always a genuine suggestion. It's often programmed responses, nothing more than a quick robotic answer. "Most people get..." usually sounds to me like "cows prefer the grasses on the shady side of the hills because it's full of more water".

I mostly don't ask anymore unless it's some dive and everything looks the same. Like most Mexican places.
 
idestroyedthetoilet said:
I actually care about their opinion and many times I order whatever is recommended. But like Log and Ron pointed out the servers can give dumb responses. It's not always a genuine suggestion. It's often programmed responses, nothing more than a quick robotic answer. "Most people get..." usually sounds to me like "cows prefer the grasses on the shady side of the hills because it's full of more water".

I mostly don't ask anymore unless it's some dive and everything looks the same. Like most Mexican places.
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Some places tell the servers to all suggest the same thing, usually something fairly benign but high margin for the restaurant, most often a chicken based dish for example.

My favorite answer was this cute little waitress at a Greek place in Long Beach. She was pretty shy when I asked her what she recommended then mumbled something. I asked her to speak up and she leaned in closer and whispered "I never eat here, I hate Greek food". I told her don't worry I wouldn't tell anyone. Then she giggled and more or less ran off. Hilarious
 
Ok so now it’s time for an actual pet peeve. Or maybe just a bit of quirky behavior.

And bigb as an electrician might get a charge out of it (ha ha)

So when we travel, my husband brings a little plug-in nite-lite that he plugs in to an outlet in (or near) the bathroom. Now we’re at a cottage in Michigan and he plugs it into the only outlet in the bathroom. Trouble is, this outlet is controlled by the wall switch, which means the nite-lite only goes on when you turn on the light. Which sort of makes the nite-lite pretty pointless.

So I unplugged the nite-lite and told him he should find someplace else to put it. But he said he liked it there and plugged it right back. Oh well, to each his own.

By the way, it’s not a GFI outlet either.
 
LOL!

So he can see where he’s aiming.

At home there are street lights that keep our house light enough, plus there’s a window in the bathroom. And it’s familiar territory.

Now we’re in northern Michigan and when it gets dark, it’s REALLY dark.
 
moevillini said:
LOL!

So he can see where he’s aiming.

At home there are street lights that keep our house light enough, plus there’s a window in the bathroom. And it’s familiar territory.

Now we’re in northern Michigan and when it gets dark, it’s REALLY dark.
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I'm from Michigan. Love northern Michigan but without that night light Freddy Krueger will definitely get you.
 
moevillini said:
LOL!

So he can see where he’s aiming.

At home there are street lights that keep our house light enough, plus there’s a window in the bathroom. And it’s familiar territory.

Now we’re in northern Michigan and when it gets dark, it’s REALLY dark.
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Why doesn't he just turn the bathroom light on when he goes in? Also why does he have to pee so often at night?
 
Ron Mexico said:
Why doesn't he just turn the bathroom light on when he goes in? Also why does he have to pee so often at night?
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I don't like to turn the light on when I use the bathroom at night. I've come up with an ingenious solution... I sit down to pee at night.

Yeah, crazy.

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RJF said:
Cognitive dissonance. People can’t look past their belief even when the proof is staring them in the face.

Not really a stupid pet peave but, ffs people, you don’t have to cling to your beliefs when there is clear evidence to disprove it.
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I'm not sure you understand what cognitive dissonance is.
 
moevillini said:
Ok so now it’s time for an actual pet peeve. Or maybe just a bit of quirky behavior.

And bigb as an electrician might get a charge out of it (ha ha)

So when we travel, my husband brings a little plug-in nite-lite that he plugs in to an outlet in (or near) the bathroom. Now we’re at a cottage in Michigan and he plugs it into the only outlet in the bathroom. Trouble is, this outlet is controlled by the wall switch, which means the nite-lite only goes on when you turn on the light. Which sort of makes the nite-lite pretty pointless.

So I unplugged the nite-lite and told him he should find someplace else to put it. But he said he liked it there and plugged it right back. Oh well, to each his own.

By the way, it’s not a GFI outlet either.
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That's cute of your husband.
 
Ron Mexico said:
Why doesn't he just turn the bathroom light on when he goes in? Also why does he have to pee so often at night?
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I'm guessing his age.
Gameface said:
I don't like to turn the light on when I use the bathroom at night. I've come up with an ingenious solution... I sit down to pee at night.

Yeah, crazy.

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A pet peeve of mine is when I've tried this, it always feels like I should wipe my butt afterwards. So I guess, in other words, ghost wiping is a pet peeve.
 
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idestroyedthetoilet said:
I actually care about their opinion and many times I order whatever is recommended. But like Log and Ron pointed out the servers can give dumb responses. It's not always a genuine suggestion. It's often programmed responses, nothing more than a quick robotic answer. "Most people get..." usually sounds to me like "cows prefer the grasses on the shady side of the hills because it's full of more water".

I mostly don't ask anymore unless it's some dive and everything looks the same. Like most Mexican places.
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But why? Why would you compare about someone else’s opinion? People have different taste buds and experiences eating (good) food. And if you get dumb responses too half the time, what’s the point?
 
Turning the light on in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom is a huge no-no for me. It will wake me too much and maybe hinder falling back asleep. I just sit down and take a piss. Which I do 90% of the time anyway.
 
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