Gay Restaurant

Yesterday I went to a gay restaurant for lunch. And I don't mean gay in the politically-incorrect-intended-to-insinuate-gayness-is-bad-when-it-isn't kind of way. I mean that I went to a restaurant that only has gay waiters and everyone calls the 'gay restaurant' (by everyone I mean the 2 other people that told me about it and me).

Let me tell you, it was honestly one of the best restaurants I have been to in the Czech Republic. Not because the food was stellar, or the decor was out of this world, but because of something completely simple. The waiters were NICE! This is the Czech Republic--the service is usually awful at best, and generally non-existent. That is something that you have to try to accept even though it can be difficult coming from a country where you have to be nice to the customer and the customer is always right. Remnants of communism I am told. You can't expect people to change their behavior and become friendly in the short span of 16 years. Shit like that takes TIME.

Things the waiter did that one does not expect from someone providing a service in the Czech Republic:
-Said dobre den (good day) and SMILED
-Asked how we were
-Promptly served our food (with a smile)
-Asked us how the food was (and actually sounded like he cared!)
-Told us to have a nice day (with a smile!)

You can't even get that many smiles at Mcdonalds and smiles are supposed to be free there!

Conclusion: Gay waiters are great, I am so going there again.

Plans for the weekend--going to an Aiesec conference one night and then rendezvous-ing with my Ostrava roommates in Zilina, Slovakia. I have been promised a good time. They better deliver. (This is not in doubt)