Results tagged “guys” from Birmingham Mail - Restaurant Spy

HANDS up anyone who gets intensely irritated when invariably young waiters refer to you and your companions as "you guys"?

Don't get me wrong. I hate formality in restaurants. I generally wear jeans - even to Michelin-starred joints. But I don't want staff to pretend to be my best mate.

To someone of my age, the use of "guys" by waiters seems patronising - like they're seeking to be reassuringly jolly with someone who's slightly senile. Come to think of it, I'm beginning to understand why they use the term when I'm around...