"Aren't you eating dinner?" the organizer asked. Last night with a group of liberals, I was watching the Democratic debates at Bob's Burgers and Brews. They give us a separate room with a big-screen TV for free.
"I ate dinner at home before coming," I replied. "The food here is too unhealthy for me." She snorted and turned away.
"Do you have grilled chicken?" I asked the waitress at the first debate. "Yes," she replied. I ordered a green salad with grilled chicken breast and balsamic vinaigrette dressing.
My salad arrived with a nasty-tasting, processed mystery loaf with grill marks. The balsamic dressing was largely high-fructose corn syrup, water and chemicals. Iceberg lettuce has no nutritional value. Disgusting.
All I ate was four cucumber slices. $16.95 + tax + tip. Now I order tea and give a $10 tip.
How could I have been more tactful? This is how most Americans eat.