ブログネタ：お店をでるとき「ごちそうさま」って言う？ 参加中Most definitely. In the States, usually you are asked how well you were served, when the waiters come back with tabs. I usually say thanks and how good their foods were. When their serving isn't all that "well", and if they ask how well they served, I will probably say that I wasn't impressed in whatever kind that was dissatisfying. But I will still give a short thanksgiving prayer in my mind. Because the foods had been served, I was nourished, and whatever foods I consumed, those are from lives of other creatures. I believe I still should give thanks for that, at least.
Even at the buffet style of restaurants, I would say thanks at the casher. I mean, whatever the foods were being served, there are people behind it, in not just cooking, but raising those produces that were involved. Considering that, I could never just hand the money, without uttering a little thanks.
I like cooking and I usually cook my own meals. Not going out to eat so much, perhaps because I have so many allergy issues that I have to be cautious of. For instance, like those hidden ingredients/spices the restaurants might use. So, it is generally safe if I just cook it up myself, because then I knew exactly what went in to the dishes. However, sometimes cooking for myself could get boring or discouraging at times, even. I mean, it is not like I would be cooking for others, where I can see their reactions. So, once in a great while, when I'm feeling lazy, I go out to eat. In those cases, Not only the food itself to be thankful about, but any meal is a great meal, if you don't have to cook it yourself, I believe! You don't have to worry about cleaning the mess up after, so by that alone deserve a little thanks, I would say!
When I was in Japan, I did the same. I gave thanks, due to same reasonings. Tho, Japanese restaurants never tend to ask how well they served. I felt their restaurants were more strictly on business, you pay, they serve, you leave sort of. I think Western restaurants are much more conscious about their relationships with customers than the ones in Japan. Our waitresses or waiters are there to make sure that the customers are feeling comfortable with their restaurants, not just the foods, but communications inside the stores as well. They are watching whichever tables that they are assigned to, making sure that the customers won't have to interrupt their conversations in search of waiters to ask for refills on beverages. They will be right there, just around the time glasses get emptied, so customers can just be themselves not having to worry about a thing.
