etiquette

I recently went to a restaurant where there were 4 ladies taking up a booth. They had already eaten their last bite and paid for their meal, yet they continued to sit there for over an hour chatting away and nursing their water. This would be acceptable most of the time. What made it unacceptable [...]

I recently went to lunch with a co-worker of mine. When we reached the end of our restaurant visit, my co-worker asked for separate checks. Apparently, here in Sioux Falls, SD that’s the way it’s done. All of my friends here ask for separate checks. This annoys me to no end. Why not make it [...]