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> On 15 May 2006 11:14:20 -0700, "LeeNY" wrote:
>
>>
>>Reclining Buddha wrote:
>>
>>> Lee, if you go through life looking at the actors in a show as being
>>> 'demeaned', you will find much to be unhappy about.
>>
>>Huh? Actors in a show are being compensated to act. Why would I look at
>>them as being demeaned. I don't follow.
>
> The WAITSTAFF are playing a role. They are hired not only to get your
> food, but to entertain you. Did you think these people are
> professional waiters in their home country?
>
>>Carnival doesn't
>>> 'shanghai' waitstaff out of a four star restaurant and force them to
>>> dance for your enjoyment and ridicule. This is part of their job as
>>> an entertainer.
>>
>>Silly me. I thought their job was to familiarize themselves with the
>>menu to answer any questions a diner might have, to serve the food in a
>>professional manner and to make sure that the table is cared for -
>>water glasses filled, bread served, etc.
>
> You must have them confused with a different cruiseline. On Carnival
> ships, that is the position held by the staff at Cartnival's "extra
> price" dining rooms. Impecable, aloof service,meant to be invisible
> until it is desired, with no relationship with the guests and
> certainly no individuality or personality required. While I enjoyed
> that experience greatly, the relationship with our waiters is what
> kept us coming back to the main dining room on the Legend.
>
>>That's right, the vast majority of Cruiseline
>>> employees that you will normally come in contact with are there to
>>> entertain the guests to make them happy enough to sail with the
>>> cruiseline again and to earn good tips.
>>
>>Again...I don't expect,, nor do I want to be entertained by the dining
>>room staff. I'd prefer they concentrate on perfecting their skills at
>>waiting tables. We had a sweet waiter on Miracle, but she always seemed
>>to be running a bit behind. Having to take time out to sing and dance
>>set her behind even more. I'm not sure how this added to our dining
>>experience or how it benefited her, since her primary job function
>>suffered for having to "entertain". Believe me, when considering her
>>tip, it had absolutely nothing to do with how well she sang, danced or
>>waved her feather boa.
>
> That is all well and good, but your expectations and their job
> requirements weren't exactly sympatico. While you may have had a
> waitress with poor skills, it is not because of her participation in
> the performance part of the dinner.
>
>>The dancing becomes demeaning
>>> when you sit there, refusing to participate, and look at the waitstaff
>>> like you pity them.
>>
>>I (and the rest of my table) refused to participate because it
>>interfered with our meal. I was just served a nice hot cappucino and
>>dessert with ice cream. Why would I want to leave the table at that
>>point, only to return to melted ice cream and a cold beverage? We
>>continued our conversations (best we could over the noise). I don't
>>believe we looked at the waitstaff with pity. Participating in a conga
>>line in the middle of my meal is just not my thing.
>
> You have meals every day of your life - why not take time out to enjoy
> what is happening around you, instead of considering it to be a
> nuisance keeping you from your desert?
>
>>Try Carnival again, and when your waitperson asks
>>> you to get up and join them in the dance, do it!
>>
>>No thanks. I'd prefer to choose a cruiseline that doesn't put me into
>>this kind of situation which I don't enjoy.
>
> Then I am sorry that you are so set in your ways at such a young age
> that you can't open yourself up to a new experience that could
> actually be enjoyable if you opened your mind to it. Before my
> grandmother passed away recently at age 92, she was still open to
> enjoying new experiences around her, whether she asked for them or
> not.
Some of us aren't open to Poor Taste. If you enjoy poor taste... fine. But
that doesn't mean WE have to.
--Tom
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