[J.A.Sucker]

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That is very often the case at all restaurants, including fine-dining places. And you don't have to chat them up if you don't want to. Just some simple eye contact, acknowledgements, and appropriate "thank yous" go a long, long way towards receiving excellent service.

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If I'm paying 300 bucks for a nice dinner for two, this should go without saying. But that's not really my point here, however.