tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353489745782837825.post1916163124708966698..comments2024-02-25T00:38:34.874+08:00Comments on Patrick Cowsill: 村子口 = Entrance to the Village RestaurantPatrick Cowsillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12904899672214340947noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353489745782837825.post-42584150148599847502010-08-29T22:14:29.165+08:002010-08-29T22:14:29.165+08:00patrick: u r too kind, from what i read she was j...patrick: u r too kind, from what i read she was just being a tard.dennisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353489745782837825.post-85681392399915375792010-08-29T20:43:43.494+08:002010-08-29T20:43:43.494+08:00Situations like this are a pain in the butt in you...Situations like this are a pain in the butt in your first years in Taiwan but the more Chinese you learn, the more fun you can have. Being aggressive, rude or walking out is a losing game. You guys handled it very well.<br /><br />Standard of service generally sucks in Taiwan but it was the same in Australia 30 years ago. Imagine being a non-English speaking Asian or African and walking into the average mom or pop store in Shmuckville, Tennessee. Ever tried being an English speaker in Paris?<br /><br />Taiwan service is often unprofessional but it's not particularly rude compared to a lot of countries.Philliphttp://www.thewildeast.net/news/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353489745782837825.post-68522493185953300842010-08-29T13:21:55.562+08:002010-08-29T13:21:55.562+08:00What a story! You gave that waitress wonderful edu...What a story! You gave that waitress wonderful education. Lots of people need to be re-educated!<br /><br />But my general impression about Taiwan's service industry is rude and arrogant. I feel as if a beggar most of the time I dined out in any restaurant, chic or shabby. Only a small handful of them are OK. I have been thinking if I ever had money, I would go into the food/ service industry and beat those rude business people. I also don't go back to a restarant or drink stand if their attitude is bad. I think it's the employers who encourage that kind of bad attitude. I wouldn't allow my own waiters to be rude. That's the basic human respect. <br /><br />Yet, my British friend, though thinking Taiwanese waitors and waitresses are rude, prefers Taiwanese to Japanese ones. His theory: Japanese are so hypocrate to him. He prefers down-to-earth rudeness. O LA LA!!!Yu-Fennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353489745782837825.post-57024960278932764472010-08-26T07:29:40.612+08:002010-08-26T07:29:40.612+08:00In the past week I have been in two situations whe...In the past week I have been in two situations where every person before me was asked if they had the store's "extra value card" and, when every person said no, were asked if they wanted to get one. Me? Not asked at all but I felt like volunteering that I also did not have a card and also did not want to get one.<br /><br />In neither situation did I get any real response.Terry J. Benzienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353489745782837825.post-41043334513592641142010-08-25T23:07:36.880+08:002010-08-25T23:07:36.880+08:00Dennis, I'm gonna miss a lot of meals if I tak...Dennis, I'm gonna miss a lot of meals if I take that attitude. Some people just take longer to get through to. I blame myself too, for not being a better communicator. Cheers.Patrick Cowsillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12904899672214340947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353489745782837825.post-10060016330177410942010-08-25T19:52:47.619+08:002010-08-25T19:52:47.619+08:00i would've walked offi would've walked offdennisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353489745782837825.post-61969299246448074002010-08-25T06:39:25.229+08:002010-08-25T06:39:25.229+08:00台北市松山區八德路三段12巷52弄34 or No. 34, Alley 52, Lane 12, ...台北市松山區八德路三段12巷52弄34 or No. 34, Alley 52, Lane 12, Bade Road, Section 3, Songshan District, Taipei. <br /><br />The phone number is (02) 2579-6455.Patrick Cowsillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12904899672214340947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353489745782837825.post-81569573098810866782010-08-24T23:42:10.247+08:002010-08-24T23:42:10.247+08:00I also work in the SongShan area. What road is it ...I also work in the SongShan area. What road is it on? I haven't seen it around.Richardhttp://www.cruisy.com.tw/blogs.jspnoreply@blogger.com