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Eating at a Waffle House (preferably at 1am following a night out) is a unique American cultural experience that especially those confined to the Bay Area have been denied. It's a place where those from all walks of life come together.
I don't think Waffle House has locations in any major Urban location. I really wish we had them in Boston also. It is an experience that even other diners don't really replicate. Especially the price, I am always shocked when I go to visit parents just how much you get at Waffle House for multiple people for what I am used to spending on just myself. But it is more than that. The size, the layout, the code words for…
Eating at a Waffle House (preferably at 1am following a night out) is a unique American cultural experience that especially those confined to the Bay Area have been denied. It's a place where those from all walks of life come together.
As a regular customer of the onboard dining on BC Ferries, I was always a bit mystified about how the cashier (maybe 20 m from the counter where you order) seemed to have some kind of clairvoyance regarding which type burger(s) to charge for, as they all use the same kind of wrapper. It turns out the wrapper (that's printed with patches of stripes and crosshatches in different colo(u)rs), can be wrapped in a way that…
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C'mon. Super pretentious viewpoint to think that employees at Waffle House are illiterate enough that they can't assemble orders without symbols.
This stuff can be Googled to level-set the conversation. First search result says: - 54% of adults have a literacy below sixth-grade level. - 21% of Americans 18 and older are illiterate in 2022. We can dig further to find more sources of data and judge how reputable they are. If those numbers are incorrect, correct them and go from there.
The south happens to be where Waffle House is common.
Eating at a Waffle House (preferably at 1am following a night out) is a unique American cultural experience that especially those confined to the Bay Area have been denied. It's a place where those from all walks of life come together.
I don't think Waffle House has locations in any major Urban location. I really wish we had them in Boston also. It is an experience that even other diners don't really replicate. Especially the price, I am always shocked when I go to visit parents just how much you get at Waffle House for multiple people for what I am used to spending on just myself. But it is more than that. The size, the layout, the code words for…
Eating at a Waffle House (preferably at 1am following a night out) is a unique American cultural experience that especially those confined to the Bay Area have been denied. It's a place where those from all walks of life come together.
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Sounds like IHOP / Denny's in other places
Waffle House is an entity unto itself: See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waffle_House_Index See: https://www.motherjones.com/criminal-justice/2011/11/four-se... See: https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/kid-rock-arrested... And the man himself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bct8stbZafI Waffle House goes from nice to war zone and back again just about every day. It never closes, never... If a Waffle House is…
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlqyWYgE6go (How About the Waffle House for Valentines Day?)
- https://www.wvlt.tv/2023/11/01/newlyweds-hold-reception-waff...
Lots of other tidbits:
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C'mon. Super pretentious viewpoint to think that employees at Waffle House are illiterate enough that they can't assemble orders without symbols.
This stuff can be Googled to level-set the conversation. First search result says: - 54% of adults have a literacy below sixth-grade level. - 21% of Americans 18 and older are illiterate in 2022. We can dig further to find more sources of data and judge how reputable they are. If those numbers are incorrect, correct them and go from there.
As a regular customer of the onboard dining on BC Ferries, I was always a bit mystified about how the cashier (maybe 20 m from the counter where you order) seemed to have some kind of clairvoyance regarding which type burger(s) to charge for, as they all use the same kind of wrapper. It turns out the wrapper (that's printed with patches of stripes and crosshatches in different colo(u)rs), can be wrapped in a way that…
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