I love reading all these contradicting irritations! One person hates having the table cleared while people are still eating (do you want to stare at dirty plates for half an hour?) or they hate plates that are stacked while being cleared and the next person stacks his used plates at the end of the table to be cleared. 99% of these things are non-issues for those of us who aren't OCD. If they ask if you want change, just say "yes". Problem solved. If they crouch next to you or touch you, just ask them not to! Are you so shy or non-confrontational that you can't set your own comfort zone when you don't like something? Not to mention most of the things people hate about thier servers cannot be controlled by their servers, but are more of the stupid company or management policy. I had to deal with these issues as a teen sacking groceries. We weren't allowed to accept tips so when we declined, most people felt offended and ended up getting pissed. Another thing was a worthless "check card" that was like the modern discount card, except you had to have one to use a check at the store. Obviously if you're just passing through, you don't want to spend 30 minutes at the service desk filling out forms and most just left their groceries and walked off. I'm just saying, if you don't like something bring it up instead of being passive-aggresive and whining on a bulleting board. You might institute change that everyone enjoys. Heck, write to corporate if it's a chain. You'll even get some coupons out of the deal! Other than being completely ignored or bothered every 2 minutes and of course hygenic issues, there really isn't a whole lot to complain about here...
