Heh, I went to O'Charley's for supper tonight, and the funniest thing ever happened.
First off, O'Charley's in this town is where all the cute girls work. I don't know why, but I have yet to find a restaurant here with as many consistently pleasent waitresses. The hostess seated me, and then my waitress came by.
She was pretty cute, and the first thing she said was "Aww, you're all alone, there's no one you're waiting on?" I told her no, and she took my drink order. I thought she sounded kind of funny when she asked if I was alone, but I dismissed it as simple fantasy.
The straw she brought had a hole in it, so when she came back by, I asked for another one. I took it, and kept waiting for my food. She came back and asked to make sure the straw was OK. I thought this was wierd, usually my servers don't pay that much attention, but I ignored it. From this point on, though, she came to the table almost every 3-5 minutes to let me know the status of my order and apologize for the kitchen taking so long.
After I got my food, she continued to check frequently, even asking if I was getting full, something I can't remember a waitress EVER asking me before. While eating, I was trying to figure out if she was flirting with me or not, and decided I was probably flattering myself. But when she brought the bill, she had left a message on the back:
"Come see me again soon! -Tammi"
This made me feel she was definitely flirting, and maybe expected a phone number or some further input from me. I don't know. I've got a girl already, so I wasn't really interested, but I think it's the first time I've ever had a waitress flirt with me.
So, do you think she just wanted a tip, or was she flirting? I'm just curious about this, such social interactions are alien experiences to me. Talking with strange girls is where I act like the traditional geek. For a while, I was going to flirt back, but when she'd come by and I'd try to think of something to say I'd get nervous and freeze up. So, I just kind of made sure that when she walked by I'd look at her until she made eye contact, and then look away quickly as if I weren't really looking. Anyway, what do you guys think?