BEDROOM BLOG BY VERONICA
"Where Do You Want To Eat?" And Why This Question Annoys Me
Posted on September 1, 2009 12:00 am by
Veronica
It took us fifteen minutes to find a decent parking space in Eastwood City. If it wasn’t such a fun cliche, I'd never date or party on a Friday night. With everyone out to burn wads of cash on booze, it’s amusing to think that maybe the Philippines’ economy isn’t a disturbing case of negatives.
When we got to the city proper, he asked me what I wanted for dinner. Some lobster, some red wine, and a box of mint chocolate please, I thought.
This is the part I hate most about dating. “Where do you want to eat?” Come on, what are we supposed to say to that without sounding high maintenance or, worse, answering kahit saan-saan lang. For me, it’s equivalent to being asked “Pwede ba kitang ligawan, miss?”
In my book, if a guy asks you out, he should have an itinerary ready or, at the very least, a clear idea of what you’d like to do. While spontaneity is sexy, it’s so annoying to spend ten minutes asking each other where you guys should have dinner. Again, this brought back a lot of amusing memories:
FLASHBACK: I dated this young engineer once, a result of dodging our common friend’s persistent match-making for almost a year. Timothy wasn’t bad-looking; in fact, he was quite attractive. Unfortunately, he was worse than fickle-minded, he was…sabaw.
“So, saan mo gusto kumain?” he asked.
“Hmmm…kahit saan!” I replied gamely. “I eat anything, well, except raisins.”
“Hahaha, okay,” he said while scanning the restaurants we passed. “So, saan mo nga gusto kumain?”
Strike one.
“Let’s try Pancake House?” I offered. “I like their pancakes.”
“Sige.”
When we arrived at Pancake House, it was full.
“Oh no,” I groaned. “Paano na ‘yan?”
“Sa iba na lang tayo,” Timothy said.
“Sige,” I followed him outside. “Nakakainis! I want pancakes pa naman!”
Timothy smiled and then he asked “So, saan mo gusto kumain?”
Strike two.
I was sure we circled the entire second floor twice because we passed Pancake House twice. In my heroic attempt to dissolve my irritation and drown out my hunger, I talked to him about work. He kept giving me one word answers and I was tempted to borrow phrases from my list of sarcastic retorts. When we found ourselves standing in front of a still crowded Pancake House, he asked me for the third time, “Where do you want to eat, Veronica?”
Strike three. “Sa food court na lang!”
We ended up eating in World Chicken. It could have been fun if only he didn’t ask me three times what I want to order while we were in line. Needless to say, it was a bad date. We ate dinner in silence and when he started asking me about work, I resorted to giving him one word answers…in Spanish.
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When we got to the city proper, he asked me what I wanted for dinner. Some lobster, some red wine, and a box of mint chocolate please, I thought.
This is the part I hate most about dating. “Where do you want to eat?” Come on, what are we supposed to say to that without sounding high maintenance or, worse, answering kahit saan-saan lang. For me, it’s equivalent to being asked “Pwede ba kitang ligawan, miss?”
In my book, if a guy asks you out, he should have an itinerary ready or, at the very least, a clear idea of what you’d like to do. While spontaneity is sexy, it’s so annoying to spend ten minutes asking each other where you guys should have dinner. Again, this brought back a lot of amusing memories:
FLASHBACK: I dated this young engineer once, a result of dodging our common friend’s persistent match-making for almost a year. Timothy wasn’t bad-looking; in fact, he was quite attractive. Unfortunately, he was worse than fickle-minded, he was…sabaw.
“So, saan mo gusto kumain?” he asked.
“Hmmm…kahit saan!” I replied gamely. “I eat anything, well, except raisins.”
“Hahaha, okay,” he said while scanning the restaurants we passed. “So, saan mo nga gusto kumain?”
Strike one.
“Let’s try Pancake House?” I offered. “I like their pancakes.”
“Sige.”
When we arrived at Pancake House, it was full.
“Oh no,” I groaned. “Paano na ‘yan?”
“Sa iba na lang tayo,” Timothy said.
“Sige,” I followed him outside. “Nakakainis! I want pancakes pa naman!”
Timothy smiled and then he asked “So, saan mo gusto kumain?”
Strike two.
I was sure we circled the entire second floor twice because we passed Pancake House twice. In my heroic attempt to dissolve my irritation and drown out my hunger, I talked to him about work. He kept giving me one word answers and I was tempted to borrow phrases from my list of sarcastic retorts. When we found ourselves standing in front of a still crowded Pancake House, he asked me for the third time, “Where do you want to eat, Veronica?”
Strike three. “Sa food court na lang!”
We ended up eating in World Chicken. It could have been fun if only he didn’t ask me three times what I want to order while we were in line. Needless to say, it was a bad date. We ate dinner in silence and when he started asking me about work, I resorted to giving him one word answers…in Spanish.
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26 Comments
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26. V : waaaah..yo entiendo como usted se siente..hehe..you're perfectly right there, he should know how to impress or surprise you perhaps by taking you somewhere different or comfy..haaai..men,men,men..
April 24, 2010 at 08:32 am report abuse -
veronica1125. @lalabong: if a guy asks you that once, okay lang, but when he asks you that 3-4 times in one date, that's just lame.
March 08, 2010 at 12:35 pm report abuse -
24. When a guy says where do you want to eat it means na bahala ka na, kung san mo gusto dun din ako. i like a guy when he says that.
March 07, 2010 at 04:20 pm report abuse -
23. @keisha26: stupid questions grabe.
February 23, 2010 at 03:32 pm report abuse -
keisha_2622. were the same i also hate that line, also like "san tau?"; "anong gusto mong gawin?"; and right the famouse line "pwede ba kitang ligawan?" duh..
February 22, 2010 at 05:09 am report abuse -
21. so, V...san mo gustong kumain? lol.
February 17, 2010 at 01:56 pm report abuse -
20. haha. you're right. minsan nakaka-PO if the guy keeps asking 'where do you want to eat?' or 'what would you like to eat?' over and over again. :)
February 06, 2010 at 10:32 am report abuse -
19. @shirley: yeah, what's annoying is spending 30 mins asking each other where to eat. :))
February 05, 2010 at 09:56 pm report abuse -
18. Same here. It's very annoying coz sa place na lang na kakainan di pa alam kung san gusto. Pero until now ung hubby ko ako pa din tinatanong nya. I guess, gentlemen are like that. Gusto nila happy tayong mga girls. Gusto nila nag eenjoy tayo sa place na kakainan para masaya tayo and always naka smile. Now I know why do they always ask us if where do we want to eat.
February 05, 2010 at 06:30 pm report abuse -
17. Timothy must be someone we usually call a "dead kid".
February 03, 2010 at 12:04 am report abuse -
16. guys are so annoying in that sense. they should have decided where to eat earlier to save time, energy and effort.
January 28, 2010 at 10:08 pm report abuse -
15. hahahaha i can relate V. i was in that situation nung bago pa lang kami ng bf ko. mejo awkward nga kc you can waste a good 20 mins deciding where you wanna it. what we did is paunahan na lang. if siya una nag-ask, i should have a specific answer instead of "ikaw. san mo gusto?" this way, if i dont want his preference, ako pa rin magsa-suggest pero i will consider the food he'd like to eat.
January 27, 2010 at 02:09 am report abuse -
14. oh my. i dont like that question too! sana may agenda na agad naisip un guy and not ask the same question over and over again.
January 23, 2010 at 12:11 pm report abuse -
13. hahaha no the spanish answers are really funny!
January 23, 2010 at 01:41 am report abuse -
12. Oh my god! I can relate! I hate it too!
January 08, 2010 at 06:58 pm report abuse -
11. hahaha, he sucks!
January 08, 2010 at 02:10 pm report abuse -
10. haha..you're right V
January 05, 2010 at 12:23 pm report abuse -
9. @summerinparis128 & myrajoy: i soooo agree. after that incident, i stopped dating guys with no backbones. they're such babies/
January 02, 2010 at 12:29 am report abuse -
8. hahaha....yes V...it annoys me also..hope that guys will also have the guts in suggesting places to eat..ugh!
January 01, 2010 at 02:09 pm report abuse -
7. I think if the Guy is not so into you,di cla ngpaplano prang d man lng n-excite na mkasama ka or worst di lng tlg cla mrunong mg-plan.
December 25, 2009 at 05:14 am report abuse -
6. This is the part I hate most about dating. âWhere do you want to eat?â Come on, what are we supposed to say to that without sounding high maintenance or, worse, answering kahit saan-saan lang. For me, itâs equivalent to being asked âPwede ba kitang ligawan, miss?â In my book, if a guy asks you out, he should have an itinerary ready or, at the very least, a clear idea of what youâd like to do. While spontaneity is sexy, itâs so annoying to spend ten minutes asking each other where you guys should have dinner. I couldn't agree more. HAHA.=P
October 24, 2009 at 07:19 pm report abuse -
Louise5. I can relate with the "Mr. One-Word-Reply" date. Super annoying (and super boring).
September 25, 2009 at 01:10 pm report abuse -
Amanda4. me too!
September 21, 2009 at 06:04 pm report abuse -
Honey1213. Hahaha, I can so relate! :)
September 21, 2009 at 06:04 pm report abuse -
PaTriCia_Honeybun2. i agree. nakakainis when they ask you paulit-ulit!
September 14, 2009 at 03:57 pm report abuse -
lily_anne81. hahahahah :)) that really is annoying. :P
September 10, 2009 at 02:33 pm report abuse
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