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Ok then why do waiters always make it SO FUCKING HARD TO LEAVE?! Most of the time, I wind up waiting for the check to show up, often I have to flag someone down to get it.
And then, the most ridiculous part of the whole ritual; they drop off the check and then leave! Imagine if that happened anywhere else. Go through the grocery aisle, get all your stuff scanned, and then the person working the checkout just walks away for 5+ minutes.
And then, when they finally show up and take the check with your card, they leave for another 5+ minutes. What is taking so long?! It is 2026, how do you not have a functional POS system??
Places that let you pay with your phone and leave when you're ready are the best. Even ones that have the waiter come to the table with a pad you can pay on are good. I just hate the black booklets, such a horrible, inefficient way to pay.
I like NZ.
When you're done, you get up, walk to the counter, pay, and leave.
Card never leaves your sight. No timing issues. No tipping.
I know right? They even get paid a 'proper' wage regardless of how busy the restaurant is.
In Brazil they bring the POS to your table. You pay with your card and leave. I like this here too
In the US we have a wide variety of ways to pay. Some have the waiter process it, which can be slow as dirt. Some have a little electronic thing at the table you can pay and go, like Red Robin. Some you walk up to a counter and pay when you want, like at a couple of local Mexican restaurants. Some you pay when you arrive and order, like Jason's Deli.
These are all in a city of about 125,000 people in a central US state and within a three mile stretch of road.
Italy as well, and i assume many other places in the world outside of north america