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To: dowcaet

“The article implied the man was a regular at this restaurant when he came to NYC. Don’t you think the staff would have recognized that fact and allowed him to get the money? I don’t think this man was intending to stiff the restaurant on the bill. Of course he should have brought his wallet but this was a huge overreaction by this restaurant I believe.”

And maybe the article’s working hard to create that impression, telling us the offender is “clean-cut”.


11 posted on 01/25/2013 7:17:28 AM PST by treetopsandroofs (Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
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To: treetopsandroofs
The article implied the man was a regular at this restaurant

I noticed that too. Most people reading the article don't realize that this is not really a neighborhood restaurant.

It's a steakhouse that caters to a business crowd - I've probably been there 50 or so times, just because it's a "default" option for client dinners, and I doubt the staff would recognize me.

The place is generally packed, turnover is high, and most parties are 6 or more. Not a place where you linger wistfully with a bottle of wine and chat with the waiters - it's a fast-paced joint.

20 posted on 01/25/2013 7:30:25 AM PST by wideawake
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To: treetopsandroofs
maybe the article’s working hard to create that impression, telling us the offender is “clean-cut”.

But that point is neutralized earlier, as they also said he was a lawyer.

46 posted on 01/25/2013 8:21:13 AM PST by Michael.SF. (Obama lied, Stevens died.)
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