With all the craziness in the world today, I decided to take just a moment to post a rant so trivial it can be entirely ignored without consequence. But I wanted to get some input on something that bothers me, and which has become much more common in my experience since my wife and I have returned to eating out now that COVID-19 isn't as much of a problem here:
All of a sudden, almost every single waiter will use "we" instead of "you." "What will WE be having for an entree?" "Will WE be having any appetizers?" "Would WE like a cocktail?"
This drives me crazy. My waiter isn't dining with me so I have no idea what they may be having for dinner. I'm pretty sure they would like a cocktail, though.
I would much prefer it if they said "What would YOU like to order?" Second person, formal.
In all of my interactions with customers over a long career that included decades of client-facing work, I never once used "we" to describe what they may want/need from the products I represented.
I'm always polite and have never asked a server about this... social anxiety prevents me, but maybe I should ask. And I always tip generously. But, why has this become a thing? Any insights?