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I may be getting old, but when I make reservations at a restaurant I always give them my last name. Lately, however, sometimes when I give them my last name the person on the phone will laugh and say, "Your first name is fine." My last name is not particularly funny, nor is it hard to spell. Is this the way it is now? First name only? I notice this happens more often in restaurants with really young staff. I kind of like the formality of using your last name. Just like I think kids should call their friends' parents Mr. or Mrs. Soandso instead of Cathy or Bob. Maybe it's time to put my name on the wait list for the nursing home. I hope they serve pink jello.
PF, I agree that there should be more respect regarding last names. For the survey, I put first name, but again it depends on where I go. My grandmother used to absolutely refuse to be referred to by her first name, by someone she was unfamiliar with. I think it's a standard we should return to. She would say, "You can call me Mrs.________. I don't know you well enough for you to call me by my first name." These days, our reservations sound like: "Kim, party of 2, your Quarter Pounders are ready!" :lol: 8)
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I give my first name because my last name tends to be a little difficult...
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Which is why we have the "Snack Bar". If you're looking for stuff about football look in the CFL Football threads or the Chalk Talk threads. Pretty much every forum I know has a separate thread or threads for "general", non-topic related discussion. This is one of those threads. That is a good thing.maddeep73 wrote:Here I am scouring this thread looking for possible 'reservations' about the lions' play.
Doesn't this thread belong on marthastewartbackers.com?
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If she's making it, last name.
If I make it, first name.
Much like Orangeshoes, my last name is mangled all the time.
If I make it, first name.
Much like Orangeshoes, my last name is mangled all the time.
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Pleased to finally know your last name, Mr. Mangled.Canuck_4_Life wrote:If she's making it, last name.
If I make it, first name.
Much like Orangeshoes, my last name is Mangled.
I use last name for reservations almost exclusively.
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Can you imagine the confusion when the waitress announces: Table for Bob ! Lot less confusion when it is: Table for Mr. Mangled
lol all of my friends parents would laugh at me if I called them by their last name, I donno what it is, I guess times are just changing.Calling a friends parents by Mr. or Mrs. is pretty much a sign of respect.
Then there are teachers that try to get us to call them by their 1st name, that I will not do, its just weird...
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maddeep73 wrote:Here I am scouring this thread looking for possible 'reservations' about the lions' play.
Doesn't this thread belong on marthastewartbackers.com?
Easy maddeep. Sniff. I'm just a girl.