Had a great day, went back to the restaurant and was coerced to sit down with this guy. This “guy” will remain nameless. My phone was on my lap, the time read 8:05pm. When I looked down again it was 8:37pm. What the @$#*? I didn’t even know this persons name until he referred to himself in his rant. Wow! Is all could think. Never once did this person stop talking. How does he do it? After awhile, I just tuned out. And Yawned. Nameless took this personally! He got up and left. Just like that. Not sure what happened. May be I was hungry, maybe I was not in the listening mood, maybe I’m rude? Was this rude? I thought he was rude for making me listen to his Me Speech. 10 minutes OK, but half an hour? Come on! What does one do in this type of situation?
Kinda like what I did: 0:41
It’s only rude if you had to go to the bathroom in minute 2 and he kept talking until you saw flashing spots all over your field of vision in minute 22. That and what you described.
Dude, you should have just said something like, “I’m sorry, but I just remembered I’m supposed to donate a kidney this evening. Excuse me.” Then walk away. The fact that you spent so much time talking to him proves you’re not rude.
But this reminds me that I need to get back to your restaurant soon. The chicken I had last time was awesome and I’m craving it. Damn you for being so far away on the west side!
maybe he was nervous in your presence so hence, he went into chatterbox mode to compensate. you have powers beyond your imagination…
he was probably only looking for his red stapler.
next time to get away, do something not rude, but gross. like start scratching your balls in front of him. and smell your hands. then start licking them one by one. finally, pluck out some nose hairs. trust me, it always works.
If you were rude, you would have probably told nameless to @$#* off to begin with instead of being nice enough to sit down with him. Nameless seems to be the the rude one here- taking a mile when an inch was given. In an earlier post didn’t you say you were trying to listen more?- Don’t let this guy discourage you!
I hate rude customers… but be careful. I 86ed a kid from my gallery once during the art walk… he came back with his friends and tagged my bathroom up real good. People are weird…
30 minutes with a complete stranger is GENEROUS… you should come up with hand signals with your staff to coordinate gracious exits.
i think the fact that you droned out and was in a trance, that he allowed the 30 minute time lapse. you probably were in the middle of the mojave desert with jim morrison and an indian with a g-string.
That video is so good.
People are unusual and have different perceptions. In his daily life, this guy probably has no idea he’s talking too much. It’s possible that if you yawned hugely w/o covering your mouth, he might have thought you were trying to be rude. perhaps he was drunk and lost track of time.
In the future, you can always do the studio exec thing and just stare penetratingly at the subject, nodding every couple of minutes saying, “interesting”, “great”, and conclude with “you’ll be hearing from us”.
@Elaine–love your studio exec thing.
No, you are not rude. Unless the sign outside your restaurant says “Saketini Creative Asian Cuisine and Psychotherapy,” you don’t owe a stranger that much time. I do have a friend who talks too much when she’s nervous, and it can be embarassing. Still, you were right to get out of it.