Restaurant Service-1

Diners = people who are having dinner (who are eating) in a restaurant

Customers = people who buy sth from you

(NOT clients = people who receive professional service from a lawyer, architect etc)

Menu = a list of dishes (and drinks) in a restaurant

Specialty = a special dish (“Fried octopus is our specialty”)

Place	Man	Woman	Non-Sexist
Restaurant	Waiter	Waitress	server	“Hi! My name is XXX. I’ll be your server for tonight”
Airplane	Steward	Stewardess	Flight attendant
Post Office	Mailman	? [there is no word]	Mail carrier

My name is so-and so. I’ll be taking care of you today.

My name is Leslie. … Do you need a moment to look at the menu? Take your time!

Bisexual names: Chris (Christopher = M, Christine = F), Sam (Samuel = M, Samantha = F), Leslie

Common Sense	General Knowledge
= Reasonable behavior	= Something that everybody knows (in this culture)
People who have no common sense are stupid	People who lack general knowledge are ignorant

Use common sense and general knowledge to figure out what people are probably saying.

The customers are studying the menu

So ... questions … menu …. Order?

So, did you have any questions about the menu, or are you all set to order?

I’m trying to decide between the burger and the shepherd’s pie

the shepherd’s pie is an excellent choice

It has mashed potatoes, beans