Waiterrant
Guest Bloggling Aftermath
So last week, I wrote an article that
was posted as a guest blog entry
on Waiterrant.net. The concept behind this was simple. I would create
a humorous/entertaining article based on my past experiences as a waiter
and bring some simple entertainment to a wider audience of people.
Fortunately, most people understood this
and enjoyed the article. Unfortunately, not everyone did and therefore,
decided to have an angry reaction to the article. I especially enjoyed
the ones that defended obnoxious children as well as the ones that suggest
that waiters are some sort of low-class people that should be looked down
upon. Internet comment boards really bring out the best in people.
But in the end, the article was a success
as the day after it was posted, it was made popular on Digg and made the
buzz section of Stumbleupon, resulting in the website being forced to
go offline for a short period of time. The end result was a huge traffic
boost for Waiterrant.net
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And wouldn't you know it, I even received
some intelligent emails from it!
From:
"royall" <XXXXXX@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, September 8, 2007 7:00 pm
To: tl@goldenliterature.com
Subject: Ten Amazingly Ignorant Customer Quotes Article
Hey,
I love your "Ten Amazingly Ignorant Customer Quotes" article.
I wish I could contact Tim to commend his great cynicism, unless of
course you were the one who wrote the commentary. In that case, I think
it was great.
His wish came true, he did contact me.
From:
"Marc Welsher" <XXXXXXX@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, September 8, 2007 3:55 am
To: tl@goldenliterature.com
Subject: Your 10 Amazingly Ignorant Quotes Article
I
read all of them and agree wholeheartedly. However, I do have a comment
regarding the mother with the baby. You stated: "better yet, not
bring an infant to a restaurant at all." I wonder if you have children.
I do. Sadly we don't have the luxury of a babysitter where we can just
take off and leave our 1 year old at home. We do try our best to make
sure it's during a time when he's already been fed and is calm. During
the unexpected times when he does get upset, one of us will take him
outside to the car until we can calm him down again. However, I think
it highly unfair that children should be considered unfit to be anywhere,
whether it be church, the store, or a restaurant. Granted, I'd not take
the baby to a movie theater because of the atmosphere. It's expected
to be quiet.
To be sure, I've been in restaurants where the grownups were loud enough
and obnoxious enough to destroy the atmosphere of my meal. More's the
shame that supposedly mature people act that way. Perhaps that's something
you should address in your blog. A child doesn't know any better, but
what about the jackasses that are so into themselves they could care
less about their loud voices and asinine conversations? These people
should be asked to leave by the management but they very rarely if ever
do.
Sincerely, M.R.
I like how he reminded me about the problem
of adults who act like jackasses in a restaurant, couldn't agree more
there. As for how I feel about his comments, I'll just cite part of my
email response:
As
for actual infants, in my experience with serving customers, it just
doesn't seem worth it to take an infant to a restaurant mainly because
too many of them are prone to beginning to fuss and cry out of the blue,
regardless of how skilled the parents are. However, if the parents feel
they are still able to handle their infant appropriately, then there
is no problem.
Your
email makes it clear that you are the type of parent who acts responsibly
when out in public with their child, which is great to hear. Since this
is the case, by all means continue to enjoy family outings with your
child.
And yes, some adults are very obnoxious in restaurants. This is an unfortunate
reality that would be a good discussion point for a waiter blog.
See
how sensible I can be?
On that note, I'll end by saying that
I enjoyed the opportunity to exchange a few emails with Waiter, the author
of Waiterrant.net. He's a pretty cool and classy guy and I recommend checking
out his blog, if you haven't done so already.
-9.14.2007
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