Any dinner reservation or plan after 8pm is way too late
Summary
A straphanger makes the case that any dinner reservation after 8:00 p.m. is way too late, and Kareem is right there with her. They bond over preferring dinner between 6:00 and 7:00, maybe even 4:00 if you're feeling bold. The math is brutal: a 9:00 p.m. reservation means someone shows up late at 9:20, apps arrive at 9:50, and entrees don't hit the table until 10:30. By then you're starving and exhausted. The real issue? New York's trying too hard to be European when it should embrace Midwestern energy. Plus, when you break down your rent by the day, you realize you need to actually be home to get your money's worth. Stop pretending to be cool. Eat at 6:00.
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So, what's your take? Any dinner reservation or plan after 8:00 p.m. is way too late. 100% agree. I only want to go to dinner between the hours of 6:00 and 7:00.
I would go as far as saying 4:00. 4:00 dinner. I don't have a 4:00 dinner. Well, when I was growing up, my dinner was at 5:00 p.m. My family.
Here's the problem with the 9:00 p.m. dinner. Let's just say you go someone's going to be 20 minutes late, right? For sure.
That's 9:20. You order a round of drinks apps 9:50 10:30 by the time the entree comes out and then you need to have a pre-dinner dinner an afternoon snack. The other problem I have with it obviously other than being hungry is just I'm tired. I'm tired. I—I feel like I don't even want to go to dinner at all.
Right. And the later it gets, the more excuses you could build up in your head to not go. I feel a raindrop. My bed looks really comfortable right now. Last night I had dinner plans and they were at 8, which is the cut off. It's very close. And I was going to text everyone and say, "Hey guys, I'm free if anyone wants to go to dinner now at 7:00." And I didn't do that because I didn't want to be perceived as a loser.
You know what it is too? We are so routined right now, right? I have a skincare routine. I have shows to catch up on. I want to go home and enjoy my rent.
Enjoy your rent. Yeah.
Oh, you want to get your money's worth? Yeah. My money's worth, not my rent.
It's true. I have been saying this for a long time. If you pay rent, you should be home as much as possible. As much as to get to get the dollars 100%.
The most depressing thing in the world. Yeah. Take your rent, divide it by 30, and realize how much you spend per day to rent your little hotel room in New York City. It is miserable.
Don't do it. Actually, don't do it. You can so easily get tricked into the 9:00 p.m. 10 p.m. dinner. It's dangerous out on these streets if you're not careful. I think everybody wants to be European. Like, New York wants to be European. What are they trying to prove?
No, I think New York should just be Midwestern. Go to dinner at 6:00. Go spend time with your family. Go for a walk after dinner. Run an errand. Get some steps in. And stop trying to be cool. Yes.