tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11526678.post5631616162810911144..comments2023-09-23T04:08:41.258-05:00Comments on billieblog: Questions About The Restaurant Scene in HoustonBillie Mercerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17826454938577230499noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11526678.post-28719601141239654352008-01-02T12:21:00.000-06:002008-01-02T12:21:00.000-06:00Answer to your question: Credit Cards!Answer to your question: Credit Cards!La Gringahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14603699579838114841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11526678.post-9575478755284518322007-12-30T19:06:00.000-06:002007-12-30T19:06:00.000-06:00Congrats on 51 years! That is so fantastic. I wa...Congrats on 51 years! That is so fantastic. <BR/><BR/>I was a little surprised to read this post re noisy restaurants. I haven't eaten anything or anywhere NOB since May 2006 so maybe I am just not remembering correctly but I don't recall them being noisy. Or maybe that's just Minnesota?<BR/><BR/>Loud Americans? Just this week I have had no less than 8 of my Mexican friends ask me why Americans have to talk so loudly!Islagringohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18181198510287530636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11526678.post-68776636527206916752007-12-29T07:11:00.000-06:002007-12-29T07:11:00.000-06:00All those rock concerts in your youth Jonna - alri...All those rock concerts in your youth Jonna - alright - rock on! ;-)<BR/><BR/>All good points about restaurants. Anita and I usually share one meal or maybe just order from the appetizers. We are light weight vegetarians.<BR/><BR/>Of course one might bring up the street noise in Mexico - I think the world has become considerably noisier as I have grown older.<BR/><BR/>How they afford it might be tied into the 14 trillion in credit card debit that is happening up there?<BR/><BR/>Congrats on the ann. - Anita and I will be doing that celebration tonight (actual date tomorrow) - not 51 years but a lot and all good ;-)<BR/><BR/>JuanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11526678.post-10323545697210656992007-12-28T23:11:00.000-06:002007-12-28T23:11:00.000-06:00I was told, by a former restaurant consultant that...I was told, by a former restaurant consultant that now lives in SMA, that the loud restaurant is done on purpose to promote faster table turnover. We have had the same experience in Houston.<BR/><BR/>Bill O.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11526678.post-4297210848764502862007-12-28T15:38:00.000-06:002007-12-28T15:38:00.000-06:00One of the cultural generalizations about American...One of the cultural generalizations about Americans is that we are loud. At first when I read this somewhere, I was surprised. I don't think of us as a loud culture, not like the Chinese for instance or even the Mexicans in their celebrations. But, what I discovered is meant is that we talk louder in regular conversations than other cultures do. Of course, if you can't hear what someone says unless you are looking at them speak, then talking softer won't work :) I blame all those rock concerts in my youth.<BR/><BR/>Happy Anniversary! and Prospero Año Nuevo!Jonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14775514857047122526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11526678.post-16741312759502059822007-12-28T10:56:00.000-06:002007-12-28T10:56:00.000-06:00Happy Anniversary and a Very Happy New Year.Happy Anniversary and a Very Happy New Year.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10494829427921648472noreply@blogger.com