Markus Häggberg writes a corona diary with a wink. Today it’s about the topic of ordering in the restaurant, special requests made and bathroom tiles.
“Dear Corona diary, when you go out to eat, you want to have a good conversation. Good conversation is the most important thing when going out to eat.
All alone in the restaurant
The other day I made it a point to have a good time while eating, and I chose someone who was well versed in pharmacy and art history to do so. But the person had to cancel at short notice and so I sat alone in the restaurant and was already afraid for my good conversation. But shortly after 7 p.m. she came in the door and quite loudly and with eight people. A mother-in-law, a father-in-law, two mothers, two fathers and two babies.
Absolutely not a bad start
The table reserved for the family had to be re-reserved to accommodate the baby carriers. Then it was implemented. Mother-in-law thought that there were too many trains near the door and father-in-law said that the trains were more late than before. Not a bad start for good entertainment, I thought to myself.
Then I witnessed how interested some people are in their food. They don’t just order blindly, but duly ask the staff about the food and drink. ‘What kind of vegetable is that?’ I thought was a very appreciative question, which the waiter answered correctly. However, he started to swim when a young mother asked him what the difference between hot and medium hot was. And while he was probably secretly wondering if everything was okay with his guests, two of the family made a change of order.
Fallow deer instead of spaghetti
Apples for pears, fallow deer for spaghetti, lettuce for pudding – something like that. Then the subject changed, and the men talked to their wives and in-laws first about labor pains, then about artistic bathroom tiles.
Dear Corona diary, I can’t tell you how and whether I liked my own food. I just felt way too entertained to pay attention to that. I don’t know if it was hot or medium hot.
