No, this is a reasonable reaction.
Any balanced person would feel this way.This. No one should be called like this.
In Brasil, if you don’t call your waiter/waitress they are not coming to your table.
But not like that!
Do you snap your fingers tho?
Only when making a sassy comeback.
I don’t think so, but you may say “garçom” to get their attention.
Same in all of Europe
I think it’s just the USA that’s… different
Same over here, but if you snap your fingers at me they’re getting broken off till you learn to use them properly
imo that’s how it should be
Meanwhile my autistic ass just sits for a long time until they look my way and I wave awkwardly hoping I didn’t do anything wrong
You snap your fingers, I snap your neck
My step-dad would raise his hand and say “Teacher!” when they were in ear-shot.
Never got why my mom hated it. She’s more of an “Excuse Me!! Let me tell you my life story while you refill my water! No ice please!”-lady.
This is the US. If they expect a 30% tip, they better be prepared for the occasional finger snap.
You’re blaming the workers for the system that keeps business owners from having to pay them, shoveling the responsibility into the customer? They don’t expect it, the system keeps them relying on it.
I am not able to snap so I cannot snap at service workers. Feels bad to learn I’m not an American.