I could walk down pretty much any beach in Florida and especially near Miami and see women wearing less. Having spent years working in the restuarant industry and knowing a few servers who worked at Hooters, they do make better than industry standard in tips and among female servers Hooters jobs can be pretty coveted.
Most servers I know who worked at Hooters have told me that the amount of jackassery they have to put up with isn't much more than they would at any other chain restaurant. If I were still young and cute I'd have no qualms about working there. I think making a blanket statement about ALL men who happen to go in there is ludicrous. I was in one once for a business meeting, but I would never enter one on my own. On the other hand it is a free country so they have the right to exist - just won't get my dollars.
Are men who go to beaches where women are in bikinis creepy to you? I'm not neccissarily disagreeing with you, although from the admittedly anecdotal evidence that I've got, most Hooters servers say their work experiences at Hooters are worse than they are at any other restaurant.
Most Hooters servers I've known have said the guys there are pretty well behaved and that the guys who are not well behaved are most likely not well behaved anywhere else either.
As a veteran of the food service industry, I can tell you that Hooter's isn't the only place using attractive women or men to bring in clients. There's a reason most bartenders at chain resturants and many non-chains are attractive men and women. Hooters can be a euphamism, and in this case it certainly is, but there's a reason the resturant isn't called tits. As I've pointed out, practically every service job in the country, whether it be food service or anything else, is one in which sex sells.
My girlfriend works in hotel sales and guess what, most of the sales managers are young and attractive. The hotel uses it's most attractive guy and girl as their public face most of the time.
If your argument is that Hooters objectifies women would you also argue that beaches objectify women? As far as making a buck off cheap food at high prices Again, you can hardly single out Hooters for doing that. It's a very, very successful business model.
Just always strikes me as odd when people have a moral objection to Hooters, but not going to the beach, or to a PG movie. You say it is what it is There's a pretty compelling argument, based on the clientelle, that Hooters is one of many family chain resturants in the country that uses a gimmick to bring in customers. I'll ask you again, if you have a moral objection to Hooters, do you also have a moral objection to public beaches or PG movies?
You keep saying Hooters is focused on tits. Have you ever actually seen a Hooters outfit? The girls wear tight T-shirts and short shorts. My point is that you will see the same clothing or less worn on a beach, or in many PG movies, etc.
You keep saying it objectifies woment but haven't presented any evidence that it does so and as I've said, the fact that on any night of the week you can find families with children dining there is evidence to the contrary. By your standard, we must believe that any tight clothing objectifies and dehumanizes women.
If the name of the restuarant was Shooters or Bumpers or Applebee's and the severse wore the same outfits, would it still bother you? Just like many chain resturants use.
No, I don't think it's about tits. Even in high end industries like medical and pharmasutical sales, you can bet that there's a high percentage of attractive young men and women filling those roles. You are, of course, welcome to your opinion and I don't think I'm going to change your mind at this point but the evidence doesn't support your argument. Please quit being obtuse. Hooters means tits. How many beaches do you know of that are named Boobs or Tits or Breast Beach? Why do men state that the food there is good?
Cause it's not. It's just a reason to oogle women. Just admit it and move on. How many billions of McDonald's burgers have been sold? How does Arby's stay in business? Personally, I find Hooter's naked wings unbreaded, just sauced pretty darned tasty. I've never eaten anything else on their menu. But I think every patron should be allowed to determine whether or not they like the food.
As for the tits, nothing to see at Hooters. I grew up on the beach in Florida I don't go to McDonald's to oogle the servers. I go to Arby's cause their roast beef sandwiches are pretty darn good. Sure, you can like the wings Again, quit being obtuse.
Everyone knows why men go to Hooter's. If the only reason for going to Hooters is to stare at women please explain why i can walk into a Hooters on any given night and find families, or even table of all women at a Hooters. You're making an awful broad-brush statement. YOU think Hooters has horrible food, but I like their "naked wings. Yet, YOU think you are correct about what is good and I'm wrong. Don't you see how ridiculous that is?
I actually DO like the wings at Hooters, and despite your own prejudices and hateful stereotypes about men, I could give a rat's ass about the server's outfits. They're not titillating in the slightest, no pun intended. You think you know why ALL men go to Hooters.
Just ridiculous. Don't accuse me of being obtuse until you quit being so goddamn judgmental and superior. And I bet you would eat something at Arby's if it was the last scrap on Earth. Quit being so superior.
While you tell me Arby's is good food but Hooters is dreck? And I'm the one thinking I'm superior? You aren't correct, nor am I. We simply both have different tastes and tolerances. That makes neither me nor you "superior. We have different likes and dislikes. The one I went to has a huge TV. Plus my friend and his wife invited me. No boobs to look at there, either. Note: I think both Hooters and Applebees are gross, but many people like their food.
The point I've been trying to make is that it doesn't neccissarily make Hooters a sexist place. Some guys go there to oggle. Some go because they like the wings or other foods. Some go because it's a convinient sports bar. Sure, hooters in this case is a reference to women's breasts but you can't compare it to the word tits.
Witness the fact that you can say one on network TV and not the other. I said I don't really like the food there, but as far as chain restaurants in the US go, it's no worse than most. American's aren't exactly setting the bar on making good food choices. The person I'm replying to said she felt like the customers of this restaurant are "creepy" and I attempted to make the point that Hooters is often seen as a family resturant by evidence that you can go in there on any night of the week and find families with children eating there.
That's your argument? When my friend in 5th grade talked about her older sister getting a job at Hooters, everyone in the class knew Hooters was another word for tits and the older sister was going to be making money by showing off her body to horny guys. Not making a judgment, but it is what it is.
What's the point of pretending otherwise? They have to wear the skimpy outfits to work at Hooters. There's a difference which you should be able to comprehend. Hence, nude art in a Florence museum vs. Catholic Cupcakes in Bondage on late night cable. But I realize that many people either cannot or will not perceive that particularly inconvenient distinction. Let's just say your car broke down and you went into some random coffee shop and tried to get online to see who might fix it.
A woman tells you about a great car repair place right down the road called Shaft. The repairs are not that good and it is a little costly, but the environment is fun and casual and the mechanics are friendly. Yes, all the men working there have to dress in Speedo thong bathing suits and nothing else, but that is almost an after-thought in Miami where a lot of men wear swimwear. How would you respond to her? One of our sales guys took me there while we were driving a long stretch through CT.
I was shocked to see families with young kids there eating lunch. Go figure. It's just a body, you know. On the list of things that will fuck kids up, seeing a woman wearing a tight shirt is probably very low on the list. Talking tits with your dad.
But merely visiting the restaurant will not do that. Tits will fuck up your kid? They sucked on 'em for a while unless you were so repulsed by nature that you nourished your kid with a canned chemical supplement sold to you by a big agri-business conglomerate , but now the mere mention of them, the mere thought of looking at them, will "fuck kids up.
Why are we once again the last nation on earth -- besides the enlightened Middle Eastern cultures who force women to hide under burqas, to come into the current century. We're regressing, not progressing. And believe me, a kid seeing tits is NOT at the root of the problems we're facing today. They're just tits, if people want to pay more for average food so they can look at 'em, who cares? A divorced father could take his 10 and 12 year olds anyplace and "talk tits" whatever that means.
Why do you think they'd be more likely to do it at Hooters? The blame for what might be inappropriate behavior lies with the father in your scenario, not Hooters.
Of course, we were at a Denny's, so it was slightly more odd. But Denny's should certainly be strongly condemned because my Uncle had the audacity to 'talk tits' there. Thanks for clarifying. Now objectifying the entire person, or reducing them exclusively to their breasts, that's another discussion. I've said it before and I'll say it again.
Even when they are under a T-shirt. I had that job until my husband not my husband yet then said.. I hated it anyway..
But I don't have any issue with those who are in to it. She started on the floor while in college and upon graduation was offered a position as manager. I actually like their buffalo shrimp. The waitresses uniforms were basically a bra top and super short shorts. I have no problem with strip clubs, I've enjoyed many a beer there after work especially when I worked at a car dealership. My problem is when I go to a supposed "family" establishment and they're pratically naked.
At least at a strip club, I know they're going to be topless. I was just surprised. Oh and the waitresses at Hooter wear more clothing than the Third Base place. Oh and for a sports bar I wasn't impressed at all. I've been to better. I went for the nuclear wings and the beer. If the women are happy working at Hooters, and the patrons are happy spending their money there, who am I to judge? If I'm gonna ride my scoot somewhere for a cold one, that place is way too clean, the girls are too young and skinny, often with fake boobs, and the chance for a brawl to break out is pretty much nil.
I like a good sleazy biker dive where they sweep up the teeth and eyeballs off the floor at closing time :P but, whatever floats your boat I found their costumes mild But then, in my youth, I went to some shows in Olangapo that set a pretty high bar for perv.
I imagine the Presbyterians from East Mudfood, Arkansas get a charge out of the girls. We were in Florida visiting and out hosts said the grouper sandwiches at Hooters are the best. They were right. Can't say how the other food was Regional specialties are often a good choice.
I had a Walleye sandwich at an airport bar in Minnesota once. It was fantastic. But it doesn't offend me personally or anything. I just think a certain class of person probably works or eats there. And they do tend to appeal to our baser motivations. Which is why we have plenty of strip clubs aimed at men, and far fewer at women.
Or in this case we have plenty of restaurants like hooters aimed at men, but far fewer aimed at women. So given that there is no law or material shortage affecting supply that means either women don't have any money which is obviously untrue or are less willing to spend it on this kind of thing. Or the third option is that businesses for some reason have decided not to tap a very lucrative market, inexplicably refusing to make money off of sex, for the first time in human history.
Meaning that others would have to agree with you for it to work. Are you seriously suggesting that rich people refuse to invest in a guaranteed money maker that is simple and legal? Neighborhoods with higher concentrations of gay men and also single females. I don't get it. But apparently those who are have deemed it's not worth the start up costs.
Because I'm sure I'm not the only one who would drive for 40 miles to eat there and would keep going back if the food and service was good and the servers were worth looking at.
But seriously, the food sucks and eventually I think we all realized that the novelty wore thin and we stopped going there. If I'm going to pay that much, I'd rather eat something that tastes pretty good. I eat at restaurants. I look at pretty girls. I don't see the need to combine the two activities, but that's me.
And don't tell me they have good wings. I'm sick and tired of us poor folk being the entertainment for others. They're not as good as mine, but they're still pretty good. And do you have a problem with rich folk being the entertainment for others? Because quite a few of them are in the entertainment business. What's wrong with a woman wearing attractive clothing if that's part of the job description? The indignation I'm seeing around here surrounding Hooters is pretty hilarious to me.
You can get them other places. Well, is Hooters in the entertainment business or food? I'm sure there are women who feel adored with guys oogling them and then there are those that just need a job. Many good looking women get really, really tired of being hit on and touched.
I hated it when I was younger, not so much for it being demeaning, but because of the intrusions - forcing me to be nice and polite to pains in the ass.
Personnally, I hate the name, I hate the uniforms - combined they give the impression that it's okay to grope and make snide remarks. On edit: since the food is crap, the drink too expensive and cheap quality Like getting ripped off? Or is it just entertaining getting ripped off by pretty young girls? Sure, the wings aren't terribly unique. But why should I go out of my way to get the same wings if Hooters is conveniently located?
And I'd contend that Hooters, much like most party-themed restaurants Fridays, Ruby Tuesdays, Bennigan's and such are in both the food and entertainment business. That's why they typically have liquor licenses. You may think that the name of the establishment and the uniforms give the impression that groping is acceptable, but the ONE time I ever saw anything approaching a grope, it was dealt with immediately and harshly.
And the reason that anyone would go to Hooters is rather simple. No one likes getting ripped off, but they obviously feel that having lunch or whatever in a relaxed, fun environment with attractive women walking around in skimpy clothing is worth the premium that they pay for average food.
You'll pay a hell of a lot more for a hell of a lot worse food at any strip club. You'll find similar values in just about any establishment that doesn't offer food as its primary attraction. Most all of the girls at the hooters around the corner are going to college and are driving a 50K BMW that Daddy bought. David Popowsky June 18, at am Reply. Hooters sucks but people keep going to eat for only one reason….
Okay okay… I fixed the TWO errors… man… somebody alert the grammer police! Tony June 18, at pm Reply. Aunt Louise June 18, at pm Reply. Get it right! Lori Smith July 4, at pm Reply. And second, a lot of old geezers go there and give big tips to have a rub here and there.
It is nothing short of an outdated prostitution ring. Lea November 21, at pm Reply. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Email required Address never made public. Name required. Papa K Who? If You're a Real Person You'll Subscribe To My Blog Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Join other followers.
Create a free website or blog at WordPress. Follow Following. Sign me up. Already have a WordPress. Log in now. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Here are their stories. An unfortunately common explanation for what working at Hooters is like is this: management acts like creeps.
So, something waitresses hate that guys do there is be terrible bosses. From flirting with their employees to playing favorites, a lot of the male managers at numerous Hooters locations weren't on their best behavior, waitresses wrote on Reddit. Since Hooters is a restaurant, you'd expect patrons to tip like normal. But as the waitresses there explain, a lot of guys seemed to think they were visiting a super-cheap establishment and tipped accordingly.
Even when the food was good and the service was impeccable, cheapskates were apt to tip barely anything, one waitress explained. Apparently, a lot of male guests seem to think that Hooters isn't actually a restaurant. Instead, they think it's a cheaper version of adult entertainment, waitresses claim. So the men expect special attention without giving tips and sometimes overstep boundaries, say the ladies who have worked there.
It's kind of weird to go to a restaurant and try and recruit the staff there for other work. But per some Redditors' comments, many guys come into Hooters and try to convince the waitresses to model. While it might be flattering to receive such a "compliment," we have to wonder whether those job offers are really legit.
Tons of former Hooters girls complain about male customers getting too handsy while eating at the restaurant. From guys who pretended they couldn't see to get a "helping hand" to ones who wouldn't hesitate to reach out and grab their server, guys who can't keep them hands to themselves are the bane of a waitress's existence. Hooters girls pay a lot for their uniforms , some waitresses explain via Reddit. But that doesn't mean they're willing to sell their unmentionables to guests who come in and wave cash in their faces.
It truly says a lot that we have to include something like this on the list, but the fact remains that people have a pretty interesting way of approaching social situations. Asking to give an employee of any business a massage will always be creepy, and no person out there should be going around asking this.
Hooters girls are known for being gorgeous and all, and some attention is expected when they are working. However, heading on in and asking them for pictures can get a little awkward, especially when the guy is super creepy and nervous.
Is it really that hard to just grab some food and go? A crush is completely normal, but there are certain things that should never happen.
Of course, we want to believe that we have a chance with a person that we are interested in, but calling in ahead of time to see who is on staff is just unsettling in the worst way. Getting handsy is bad in its own right, but asking for a hug is super odd. Flirting is one thing, but leaving a number on the receipt before leaving is just begging for the people working that night to have a good laugh and for the receipt to go in the trash.
Hooters can be a lively place at night, but this does not give people the right to get super loud and stick out like a sore thumb. People are going to be talking and having a good time, and all it takes is one loud, obnoxious person to spoil it for everyone.
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