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Cure for Anxiety due to Choice Overload
Those of us who enjoy going into an old fashioned diner or Jewish deli know what I’m talking about.
Ever been to a restaurant and be overwhelmed by the menu?
Diners and Jewish delis seem to take delight in offering an overwhelming number of choices. How do they keep that amount of food in the tiny kitchens behind those swinging aluminum doors.
Skyscraper high sandwiches stuffed with pastrami, brisket, turkey, roast or corn beef; choice of omelets Italian-style, Tex-Mex, French, Korean, California, a veritable United Nations of diversity.
The menu is usually encyclopedic.
Mostly, places like this have an adorable waitstaff, both male and female, who are young enough to not realize the difficulties and low pay of the job. They take such great delight in meeting new people they probably would serve the never ending party of foodies for nothing.
A little flirting, a smiley face on the tab, trying to catch a customer’s fancy. Niceties like that loosen a patron’s wallet for a generous tip or even better, a big tip and a drink after work.
And a happily ever after.
