Do/would you eat at restaurants alone?

[vraiblonde]

It's so weird to me that people have a hard time doing basic things by themselves.......If I'm on travel by myself, I don't look to go to dinner with people i'm visiting....they have their own lives and making small talk is exhausting to me.....so i'll go somewhere i want to eat, and i'll throw in a movie if i have time.

At my local movie house every Tuesday is $5 movie day, so my NY resolution is lunch and a movie every Tuesday. We'll see how long this lasts because although there are movies I really want to see, most of them are crap I wouldn't stream for free let alone pay $5. Also I can see myself devolving into picking up a pizza and taking it home to eat. Or not being hungry and then not wanting to go back out.

I like my neighbors and any of them would happily accompany me, but I don't want to debate what movie we see - I want to see what I want. I also don't want to discuss what's for lunch - I want to go where I want.

 

[Merlin99]

It's so weird to me that people have a hard time doing basic things by themselves.......If I'm on travel by myself, I don't look to go to dinner with people i'm visiting....they have their own lives and making small talk is exhausting to me.....so i'll go somewhere i want to eat, and i'll throw in a movie if i have time.

When I’m on travel I go into nosh mode ham and cheese on ritz, cream cheese and hot pepper jelly with club crackers, chicken salad finger sandwiche, pickles, pickled beets, cucumber and celery spears…

 

[PJay]

When I’m on travel I go into nosh mode ham and cheese on ritz, cream cheese and hot pepper jelly with club crackers, chicken salad finger sandwiche, pickles, pickled beets, cucumber and celery spears…

I need to try that..

 

[PJay]

I wasn't the only one initiating the flirting

I never did. I was a teenager.

This was a big family restaurant. Each night we were assigned a different station. The bar station was the worst...you talk about hives, I got big ones on those nights.

Not all bad memories, tho. The cook, dishwasher, and a waitress there were kind to me and became my friends.

..oh and Deputy Dawg, too!

 

[Merlin99]

I need to try that..

I make a version with Polaners all fruit and three processed jalapeños. Just melt the jelly and mix in the peppers put it back in the jar while still warm and relid, it will reseal.

 

[AnthonyJames]

It's so weird to me that people have a hard time doing basic things by themselves.......If I'm on travel by myself, I don't look to go to dinner with people i'm visiting....they have their own lives and making small talk is exhausting to me.....so i'll go somewhere i want to eat, and i'll throw in a movie if i have time.

^^^^

I just root around in their dumpster and usually there's a nice variety of items to choose from.

You can't beat the price either!

 

[phreddyp]

At my local movie house every Tuesday is $5 movie day, so my NY resolution is lunch and a movie every Tuesday. We'll see how long this lasts because although there are movies I really want to see, most of them are crap I wouldn't stream for free let alone pay $5. Also I can see myself devolving into picking up a pizza and taking it home to eat. Or not being hungry and then not wanting to go back out.

I like my neighbors and any of them would happily accompany me, but I don't want to debate what movie we see - I want to see what I want. I also don't want to discuss what's for lunch - I want to go where I want.

Damn you sound like me, after travelling with a companion or group for years I travelled by myself during covid, Now I really don't want to travel with anyone anymore. Doing what I want when I want to do it is PRICELESS.

 

[PJay]

I make a version with Polaners all fruit and three processed jalapeños. Just melt the jelly and mix in the peppers put it back in the jar while still warm and relid, it will reseal.

Thank you!

 

[rio]

I like my neighbors and any of them would happily accompany me, but I don't want to debate what movie we see - I want to see what I want. I also don't want to discuss what's for lunch - I want to go where I want.

I have been known to call a friend and say "I'm going to (name a specific restaurant) and then go to peruse (name a specific junk shop, cause I don't like going to the movies much), would you like to join me?". Then there's no debate about where or what, just do they want to go.

 

[Grumpy]

Last few times I've traveled, its always been like an all-hands meeting but with just the folks in our department. Everything is planned, catered lunches, mandatory dinner in the evening. Hate it, I like my alone time. Sure, I enjoy meeting folks from other offices and putting a face to a name but it typically works out to 13 hours out of the day with these people whether I like it or not. Back in the 80s, I took 4 classes at IBM in Chicago, traveled and ate alone and enjoyed every minute of it.