I Impress The Waiter

When a friend of mine moved here many years ago, a clerk at a bank asked him to spell his last name as she was filling out a form for him. Upon completion, she said, "brilliant." Which left him thinking that brits are easily impressed if being able to spell your own name is regarded as a brilliant achievement.

I thought of that Saturday night when, after placing my order, the waiter congratulated me with a "well done". Blimey, this meal negotiation process must be more difficult than I thought.