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Eating on your own in public
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Dubai Blue
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Re: Eating on your own in public
I do it loads and it doesn't particularly bother me. I always have a book/newspaper/magazine to hand though as I wouldn't know where to look otherwise. I certainly wouldn't care what anyone else in the restaurant thinks though. They'll all realise you're on business, as what kind of nutter would actually choose to go out for dinner in a restaurant on their own?
I do it loads and it doesn't particularly bother me. I always have a book/newspaper/magazine to hand though as I wouldn't know where to look otherwise. I certainly wouldn't care what anyone else in the restaurant thinks though. They'll all realise you're on business, as what kind of nutter would actually choose to go out for dinner in a restaurant on their own?
Plaything of the gods
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Re: Eating on your own in public
It used to be a difficult one for me but I got used to it. If I eat out with people it is usually as a small group of 3 or 4 or when a visitor is in town. My better half is confined to bed and it is about seven years since she was able to eat half-properly anyway. She has MS, very advanced now, and was affected cognitively very badly from the start. So I'm neither single and free nor part of a 'normal' couple. When fed up of cooking myself (see what I did there?), and want something more of an experience than just a takeaway, I do go out and eat alone. There are plenty of good eating places in town and the nearby villages, but it is never, at the end of the evening, a satisfying experience. What I find more depressing actually is being seen around town always on my own. That's why I do the shopping first thing as soon as the shops open and the couples aren't out and about. Oh god, pass the sleeping pills.
It used to be a difficult one for me but I got used to it. If I eat out with people it is usually as a small group of 3 or 4 or when a visitor is in town. My better half is confined to bed and it is about seven years since she was able to eat half-properly anyway. She has MS, very advanced now, and was affected cognitively very badly from the start. So I'm neither single and free nor part of a 'normal' couple. When fed up of cooking myself (see what I did there?), and want something more of an experience than just a takeaway, I do go out and eat alone. There are plenty of good eating places in town and the nearby villages, but it is never, at the end of the evening, a satisfying experience. What I find more depressing actually is being seen around town always on my own. That's why I do the shopping first thing as soon as the shops open and the couples aren't out and about. Oh god, pass the sleeping pills.
stonerblue
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Re: Eating on your own in public
room service.
LeeOnePen said:Tonight is one of those rare nights when I'm away from home for work, without a colleague or client to meet for dinner.
I'm in a depressing hotel restaurant, as I think that's marginally more socially acceptable than going to a 'proper' restaurant on your own. Also eating early to get it out of the way.
Bluemooners are a wide and varied bunch. Anyone face this situation regularly and have a strategy for getting through it?
room service.
peoffrey
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Re: Eating on your own in public
Didn't you become Matey with MCFC BOB via this very forum? Don't think we don't know.
glen quagmire said:peoffrey said:I'll often go out alone for a Full English after a heavy night out or to set me up for the day when I'm at football - and quite enjoy the peace of eating, reading the football in the paper and checking stuff on my phone. I'm never usually the only person doing this and think there's nothing wrong with it. However, I've never done it before at a regular restaurant. I'd rather get a takeaway or make do with something else as restaurants are more sociable places then Cafes or Wetherspoons.
If I hadn't been to Tottenham on my own once then I'd never have met my best Blue mate. He too was alone and we started chatting on the train and became firm friends since then.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2clzbfj-UL4[/youtube]
Didn't you become Matey with MCFC BOB via this very forum? Don't think we don't know.
Re: Eating on your own in public
I prefer it at times, I have no problem doing this. When I feel like I also go to bars/clubs alone or find myself a nice seat and just sit by myself. Even when I go out with a large group I some times peel away from the masses and do my own thing. It gives me a chance to think and just be with my own thoughts. Never had an issue with it and always felt that people who can be by themselves exude confidence.
I prefer it at times, I have no problem doing this. When I feel like I also go to bars/clubs alone or find myself a nice seat and just sit by myself. Even when I go out with a large group I some times peel away from the masses and do my own thing. It gives me a chance to think and just be with my own thoughts. Never had an issue with it and always felt that people who can be by themselves exude confidence.
mcfclovin88
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Re: Eating on your own in public
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtdpJlZ07u4[/youtube]
BimboBob
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Re: Eating on your own in public
Spit roasted?
JoeMercer'sWay said:thread for some reason reminds me of 2 cracking waiters I had on holiday, some top guys about.
Spit roasted?
gaudinho's stolen car
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Re: Eating on your own in public
I'm sorry to hear that mate although I know you're not looking for sympathy. Fuck what anyone else thinks the fact that you care for your wife and make sure the shopping etc. is done is a sign of how strong your relationship is. Just because you can't go out together much doesn't mean that you are a loner, it just means your wife is at home waiting for you.
HorshamBlue said:It used to be a difficult one for me but I got used to it. If I eat out with people it is usually as a small group of 3 or 4 or when a visitor is in town. My better half is confined to bed and it is about seven years since she was able to eat half-properly anyway. She has MS, very advanced now, and was affected cognitively very badly from the start. So I'm neither single and free nor part of a 'normal' couple. When fed up of cooking myself (see what I did there?), and want something more of an experience than just a takeaway, I do go out and eat alone. There are plenty of good eating places in town and the nearby villages, but it is never, at the end of the evening, a satisfying experience. What I find more depressing actually is being seen around town always on my own. That's why I do the shopping first thing as soon as the shops open and the couples aren't out and about. Oh god, pass the sleeping pills.
I'm sorry to hear that mate although I know you're not looking for sympathy. Fuck what anyone else thinks the fact that you care for your wife and make sure the shopping etc. is done is a sign of how strong your relationship is. Just because you can't go out together much doesn't mean that you are a loner, it just means your wife is at home waiting for you.