/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>>/r9k/

One of the few things that really, really makes me happy anymore is going out to eat and enjoying my meal while reading a novel or listening to audiobooks or podcasts. I get a sense of satisfaction and peace that I genuinely treasure.

But sometimes seeing some pair of scumfucks making a big show of enjoying something that I know I'll never have ruins my whole experience and I want to execute them on the spot.

>>7456585
This desu

So here's my idea:

Why aren't there restaurants that exclusively allow unaccompanied customers? It would a perfect place for people like me to enjoy a nice meal alone without having to be surrounded by constant reminders of our condition.

Maybe regular restaurants could have special seating areas, or even certain days of the week that are reserved for single patrons.

>>7456581
The Elliot posters are taking over.

>>>/r9k/

>>7456607
Or you could just go to a restaurant by yourself and act like a functional human being.

One of them will disarm you for attempting to harm their partner. Very imaginative tho

>>7456581

I can see where you're coming from, but only for cliche couples. The people who are feeding each other. The people who are intentionally making a big deal about their date night or whatever it is. Yes, those people need to be taken down a notch. Those who just quietly have a nice evening out enjoying a night away from their work or kids I completely understand; they're trying to get away from the insanity of life and have a good night out. But the assholes who want everyone to look at them and go "aww, what a quite couple" need to be slapped with a dose of reality. Nobody cares, nobody wants to see that, and they're ruining the nights of others.

>>7456590
This guy gets it. Just enjoying an evening out by yourself is great. You're trying to come down from the day, enjoy some good food, and have some peace of mind. You're doing what one would consider a normal night out for those who aren't completely consumed by being an attention whore of some sort. I applaud your not-giving-a-fuck frame of mind and wish more people were like you.

>>7456607
Diminishing returns. I'd love for a restaurant to cater to singles just doing their thing, but they take a profit hit and that's not how business works unfortunately. The world isn't up to that frame of mind yet, and may never well be what with herd mentality.

What small advise I could give, is just enjoy your evening and ignore everyone else. What you enjoy, and what you do matters most. Comparing yourself to anyone else is belittling yourself and all that you do. Let the cliche couples do their thing. Let the hipsters be hipsters. You know you're better than that. I know you're better than that. In the end what we're left with are the moments in which we enjoyed, and letting others ruin those moments takes from the cherished we put ourselves to sleep with.

I guess the easiest option would be to stop going out to eat but I don't want to just sit at home all the time

There are certain things that I can't make here and it's very lovely to not have to worry about cleaning up afterwards

Sometimes I think that maybe someone will see what I'm reading or listening to and come over to talk to me about it

This has not happened yet but maybe one day

This is some prime autistic shit.

>>7456581
I always keep a few farts in reserve for these situations. Casually let a silent one off as you pass by, then do it again later on. Ambience can make or break a date.

Do Americans really like to have their first couple of dates at hamburger places? When I visited St. Louis I saw several hamburger places which advertised themselves as "great place for a date!".

>>7456762
Yes, usually the first few dates are casual.
Don't get dressed up and go out to somewhere fancy until you're at least a month in.

>>7456762
Low key low expectation venues do help keep both parties comfortable in an otherwise anxious circumstance, but I personally prefer a lunch date at a cafe.

>>7456781
Why does it have to be a hamburger place of all options though? Would you actually go "Hey, do you want to have hamburgers with me sometime?" to your crush?

>>7456789
Ubiquity, you would just ask them to go eat at a regular restaurant. Most have hamburgers.

>>7456789
If you both enjoy hamburgers, sure, why not?

>>7456581

>>7456799
>>7456802
I understand. It seems to be a very elegant way of asking someone out in the US then. Is it ok to ask if someone likes deep fried oreos, too? Probably only in redneck states.

>>7456806
You don't have to put on the ritz whenever you want to spend time with a member or the opposite sex, especially if they're agreeable to something as common as going to get something to eat. You're trying to equate restaurants that serve a common dish to "fair food" like deep fried butter, it just doesn't hold up.

>>7456806
There's nothing elegant about hamburgers. Not every date you go on needs to be at a fancy expensive restaurant.

Sometimes it's nice to just go have a burger and enjoy each other's company.

>>7456813
>>7456818
Understood. No bragging about the place serving hamburgers. Stating that not every date has to be at an expensive restaurant.

>>7456806
I hope you snag that first date one day, dude. Just be yourself and it everything should turn out fine.

>>7456805
It has nothing to do with autism

I just really hurt and upset when I see people having romantic interactions sometimes because I've never had much luck in that department and it reminds me of my shortcoming. Social interactions in general are baffling to me a lot of the time unless there's some come of clear structure like a game or something, that way i know at least a bit about what's expected of me instead of just having to bumble and guess about what to do all the time. I enjoy role playing games, team trivia and historical reenactments/LARPing as social activities for this reason

Also, when I'm in a situation where I'm already kinda edgy and uncomfortable (like being in a restaurant) I like to retreat into my books or podcasts to help me tune out all the noise and excessive visual stuff going on. Once I finally settle in to my zone where I'm enjoying my meal and book it's so frustrating to have that turned sideways by seeing people do things that remind me of how lonesome I feel sometimes.

>>7456842
Grow a pair, you flaming faggot.

Find a girl and just ask her if she wants to go eat hamburgers with you.

>>7456581
honestly pretty much same

i fucking hate listening to people in relationships speak. they don't have any actual problems, and i don't need to listen to them fucking brag about how happy they are. no matter what problems they think they have, it's better than being horribly horribly lonely

>Reminder: 4chan.org is an 18+ website.

>>7456854
i feel like so much of fucking society is geared towards making these fucking people that are already happy enough have an even better time

like everything can't just be fun itself, it's 'oh grab some friends and come'

fuck.

>>7456842
>>7456854
What's wrong with you morons? Nothing about a relationship is desirable. Even the sex starts to peter out after a bit.

As your own man, you can go where you want when you want. You can afford to go places twice as often, because you only have to buy one ticket for each visit. If you get bored of something, you just leave. No need to stick around just because the person with you wants to.

Count your blessings instead of yearning for a whole new set of problems.

>>7456633
>Diminishing returns
That's not what that means
>herd mentality
Also not what that means. You are the biggest pseudo-intellectual faggot I've ever seen.

>>7456842
goddammit i'm reading this and totally understand everything you mean

i didn't know i had autism until now

>>7456581
How bout if you are eating alone you mine your own Damn business.
Read a book , but for fucks sake don't play your handheld.
Baby bitch boy

>>7456869

Diminishing returns is the of lack of income due to the decrease of output of production. If a restaurant catered to singles only, they would lose profit because 2 meals gains them more profit than 1. That's exactly what it means, and I used it exactly how it should be used.

On herd mentality, you'll see more couples in fancy restaurants dining together because that's what is socially acceptable for couples. That's the god damn definition of herd mentality. One couple does it and makes it look like all couples do it, then all couples do it even if it looks retarded as fuck. You can thank Hollywood for that. They program every sap couple into thinking a romantic dinner at a high class restaurant while making a scene is normal.

>>7456842
Get yourself an asian girlfriend :)

>>7456880
>implying couples don't constantly make everyone in the room aware of their presence and status.
It might be sub conscious, but they do it.

>>7456911
So you know you are getting trolled.
I just tune Shit out.

no

seek help/get laid

>>7456903
>lack of income due to the decrease of output of production

That's literally just logic. Less productions means less income. That's not diminishing returns.

>they would lose profit

They wouldn't lose profit, the profit would stay consistent. They would just profit less --all of the time-- compared to other restaurants. One meal for every two (or more) meals, assuming no other variables.

Diminishing returns is like.. If you hire one chef, you get 100 meals a day. Two chefs, lets say you get 200 meals. But if you hire four chefs, you get 250 meals. It's like a very basic logarithm. You spend the same every time per chef, but you get less and less back each time you spend.

>>7456581
We understand the burden of your feel, but honestly, go post about it on tumblr.
>TFW you see somefagit who posts about TFW no gf on /ck/

>>7456910
Did someone shoop Mark Zuckerberg's nose to look super hooked and Jewish, or is it actually like that?

>>7456842
>It has nothing to do with autism

>Now here are two paragraphs describing high-functioning autistic behavior

>>7456864
Hehe, you know, I have a good friend who has been in multiple BAD relationships over the last 15 years. He constantly barks at us "betas" how awful women are and how much he hates his life, and wishes he was single.

But, that's not something you can teach to another man. We listen and understand his problem, but the truth is, that's something that has to be experienced personally. The biological attraction to women is simply too strong.

>>7456842
Lmao A+, anon. Not even mad about this /r9k/ trash shitting up my board anymore, this is some elegant trolling

>>7456848
>Just bee yourself

I wish you shitposters would fuck off.

>>7456581
Angry for the reasons you stated? Yes. Do I cause a scene? No.