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" There is a fine line between attentiveness and tedium, and it&amp;#039;s usually crossed with one too many questions. And at no place is this more unwelcome than at a restaurant that was supposed to be a refuge from a rough day. Then again, who wants to be that guy? Annoyance quickly turns to low-grade guilt, and that turns into a standard-if-not-better tip. Still, it was nice to hear those fleeting moments captured by Robert Sietsema, who turned in a heckuva restaurant rant in the Village Voice this week. Our favorite: his problem with the question, &amp;quot;Are you enjoying that?&amp;quot;  In a poorly run restaurant, you rarely see your waiter. If you need water or bread, ask the bus boy. In fact, many places the waiter appears only to top off the wine glasses, hoping to sell another bottle, and to ask you at intervals of 20 minutes or so, smiling and nodding furiously, &amp;quot;Did you like the vegan beef stroganoff?&amp;quot; Or, &amp;quot;Wasn&amp;#039;t that lavender flan wonderful? It&amp;#039;s my favorite dish!&amp;quot; (You may later overhear him telling another table that something else is his favorite dish.) The only polite answer to any of his questions is &amp;quot;Yes.&amp;quot; This is a way of forestalling any complaint you might have, and creating a special moment of emotional uplift through your compulsory affirmation of just how wonderful the dish is. Even if it isn&amp;#039;t. Read the whole thing at the Voice. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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