I used to be able to go through the drive through of a local taco place and order "2 Super Mightys, mild with sour cream", "Anything else?" "Nope", done. They've added a bunch of options to it and now I have to have a conversation: 2 Super Mightys... white or wheat? white... hot, medium or mild? mild... Would you like sour cream, guacamole or salsa on that? sour cream... Any chips? No... Would you like anything to drink today? No... Anything else? No... They always ask in the same order and I've tried giving all the selections at once in hopes they realize I know what I want and just let it be done, but they always ask the follow up questions anyway or they get tripped up and I have to repeat everything. Now, if I'm moody, I just go over to McDonalds and get the #1.
I was really shocked when first ordering food at a diner in Canada - what sides would I like, what kind of bread, what kind of sauce. Too many questions! In Australia the choices are normally already made on the menu or you have to go out of your way to ask for something different.
I know lots of people like the choices. I hate them. I don't want to be the chef, I want the chef to choose. When I choose I have no idea what goes together so I pick 3-4 things I love and then find out together they taste like crap. When the chef picks usually I get something that tastes good. If I'm lucky I get something I haven't tried before.
I used to be able to go through the drive through of a local taco place and order "2 Super Mightys, mild with sour cream", "Anything else?" "Nope", done. They've added a bunch of options to it and now I have to have a conversation: 2 Super Mightys... white or wheat? white... hot, medium or mild? mild... Would you like sour cream, guacamole or salsa on that? sour cream... Any chips? No... Would you like anything to drink today? No... Anything else? No... They always ask in the same order and I've tried giving all the selections at once in hopes they realize I know what I want and just let it be done, but they always ask the follow up questions anyway or they get tripped up and I have to repeat everything. Now, if I'm moody, I just go over to McDonalds and get the #1.