Friday, April 25, 2008

Wine boy 酒保

I have great chance to stay in Hotel for one month, as I benefited from my job relocation. I have my dinner in the hotel restaurant almost weekday evenings. Interestingly, before the starter, always one experienced man or boy comes to ask all guest for wine. As I am Buddhist and not drink wine, when the wine boy approaches me, he seems disappointed and walks away for other guest. As time goes, the shift has changed and changed, none of female wine girl does same job. I am interested in why? There is many female work in Pubs. Why female don't sell wine in hotel restaurant? Good Luck. If I buy a hotel, maybe, I will create the difference. I believe female can sell more wine as their smiles are more sex than male sometimes or mostly.

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Waiters vs waitress 侍男侍女?

I have found interesting scenario in the UK. In the hotel restaurant, if its ranking is three stars or less, you can find almost all waitresses working in restaurant. If the hotel ranking is four stars or above, you will hardly find female waitress in hotel restaurant. I wonder the reason. Is woman less effective or classics in four star hotel? I don't think so. Or, is this scenario just to proof more female guests eating in higher classics restaurants than male? If so, probably, it is the fact.

Sunday, April 06, 2008

Dancing with National Express Coach 與誰共舞(1)

I have just started new job in Bournemouth, South of England, for two weeks. But my home is located in Norfolk, East of England. There are 300miles (480km) away from home. Last Friday, I went back home via Heathrow airport. When the coach departed from Bournemouth to Heathrow, already one hour late. Then, in Heathrow, no coach could arrived for Norwich as two accidents on M25. So, another one and half hours waiting in Heathrow. Luckily, I cancelled the appointment with my friend in Heathrow. Otherwise, it would be nightmare for my friend. All the journey time, I was stressed by worrying loss the connection in Heathrow and worrying about my husband. When I finally arrived home, it was next day morning at 0:30am. It took me 10 hours to go home. My husband felt tired as well. As he waited me in Coach station for over three hours. I had no complaint for this travel because it is in the UK and not anywhere else. Good Luck for next.