Dining alone in restaurants and drinking alone in bars or pubs used to bother me.

[Burney]

No idea why. The self-consciousness and lack of confidence of youth, I suppose. Didn't want to be seen as the sad loner or something.

These days, both are things I absolutely love doing. Isn't that odd?

[Sir C]

No idea why. The self-consciousness and lack of confidence of youth, I suppose. Didn't want to be seen as the sad loner or something.

These days, both are things I absolutely love doing. Isn't that odd?

I used to find the slightly pitying looks from waiters disturbing. Nowadays I positively wallow in the experience.

They always seem surprised when I order a bottle of wine. Like they're expecting me to ask for a half bottle.

[Burney]

I used to find the slightly pitying looks from waiters disturbing. Nowadays I positively wallow in the experience.

They always seem surprised when I order a bottle of wine. Like they're expecting me to ask for a half bottle.

I use this as a guide for tipping. if they don't bat an eyelid, they're going to get well tipped. Any hint of surprise that crosses their face is going to cost them.

[eastgermanautos]

I used to find the slightly pitying looks from waiters disturbing. Nowadays I positively wallow in the experience.

They always seem surprised when I order a bottle of wine. Like they're expecting me to ask for a half bottle.

The thing to do is to order two bottles. This causes one's person to be enveloped in mystery.

[Maravilloso Marvo]

They always seem surprised when I order a bottle of wine. Like they're expecting me to ask for a half bottle.

This is like when I go to K10 and order about £25 of sushi at lunchtime. "How many sets of chopsticks would you like sir?" Just one mate, I am going to eat it all myself thanks.