Post #32425 by thejab on Thu, May 1, 2003 6:57 PM

*On 2003-05-01 18:22, Luckydesigns wrote:*It's kinda like the way Billy's is in Newport. Usually I get pretty good service there, but when we came in with a bus-load of fifty drunk people all asking for Navy Grogs during the OC crawl, it's another story altogether.

Even so, what I heard the bartenders did and said at Billy's was inexcusable (like refusing to serve drinks), especially since much of their clientele is normally pretty boistrous (from what I've heard here).

In a perfect world it wouldn't matter what you wore or how much money you appear to have, but in reality first impression makes a big difference in a place like Trader Vic's, especially in Beverly Hills. They expect a certain clientele that is well-dressed and acts refined and sophisticated.

It's pretty much like it was in the 50s when you had to dress nice to go out as a social contract. The racist and sexist attitudes of the 50s we can all agree were terrible and are thankfully less common these days, but I personally feel that it's still a good thing to get dressed up, have good manners, and in general be a class act in certain establishments. I think if more people still did that than going out on the town would be more pleasant for all.

I certainly don't mind getting gussied up for a visit to Trader Vic's. In fact I really enjoy it.