Holier-Than-Thou
I work for a famous resturant chain that requires us to bring a wine bottle to the table with us when we do our greeting.
Not bringing a wine bottle is a fireable offense (otherwise all the servers would constantly “forget” them).
Walking to the table, a typical family of five, I see that they have pushed their wine glasses to the very end of the table, as if they were a pack of poisonous snakes and they were trying to get as far away as possible. I’ve seen this behavior before and know they won’t want any wine samples.
Tucking the wine bottle under my arm, I try to respect their obvious lack of interest (instead of automatically pushing the wine on them as required) and proceed to take their drink order. As I am about to leave the table the father of the family points to the wine bottle and asks “What is that?’
Figuring I must have misjudged them, I show him the wine bottle and start my spiel. He interupts me seconds later to state in his most stuck-up and holier-than-thou voice, “No thank you, WE don’t drink.” Sammymi05