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      <![CDATA[With one huge exception at Lidia&rsquo;s where I carpet f-bombed an extremely abusive group of douchebags (this was a while back, but these days they would be your garden variety Ed Hardy shirt, Maltese Cross on rear jeans pocket, flip flop wearing, roofie toting, Power and Light DICKS) , I generally agree with what Dave has to say.&nbsp; At Lidia&rsquo;s the staff all knew me well enough for my behavior to provide a level of validation and joy, but in general you&rsquo;re just going to light an additional unnecessary fire by calling someone out for their behavior.<br>&nbsp;<br>If a server is taking a lot of crap from someone, I just lighten the mood whenever they come over to my table.&nbsp; Imitating or making fun of the offending party for them is usually appreciated&hellip;.if they are a professional they&rsquo;re not going to come over and complain about the people specifically, so I&rsquo;ll say the things they cannot in a manner that helps to relieve some pressure. &nbsp;Sometimes a skilled bit of improv can get you a free dessert.
        
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      <![CDATA[I would say at least once a month I make a point to verbally shred someone that doesn't realize how much of a jackass they are being. Working as a server and also someone that eats out at nice places you often see people that think because they are in a seat and the server isn't common manners go out the window.
        
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      <![CDATA[I think in general I would prefer you not to intervene. Someone who is blatantly being a jerk is likely to be more of one if they know they have an audience.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Bradleythe]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[tip bigger to make up for the lousy tip that the other person will give.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Eric]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[I was thinking about this when this happened on a recent Nurse Jackie episode.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Brian W]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[I haven't intervened, but on several occasions I have talked to my wife or the server (loudly) about difficult/stupid people in general or what a rude a-hole the other person was being. Intervention or confrontation isn't necessary to send a clear message.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Abe]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[No point in opening an unneeded can of worms. If this person was being loud and rude, there is no doubt everyone in the room knows that person is a jerk, they were just embarrassing themselves at that point.
        
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