Red Lobster

My family and I went to Red Lobster after church on Sunday.

Everyone knows how these restaurants do their little shtick when someone is having a special occasion (birthday, anniversary, etc.).

My wife’s birthday is coming up so I ask the waitress if they can bring a desert and do the song thing.

Sorry, we don’t do that anymore.
Huh?
We don’t do that, too many people complained.
Huh?
People wrote to corporate telling them that they come here to eat and not be bothered into celebrating anything. We were told to stop.

I wonder what kind of response corporate received. Did the Jehovah’s Witnesses get offended because people were celebrating an occasion and conduct a write-in campaign?

Has some vast majority of our nation decided to take offense at others celebrating an occasion publicly? Is our new motto F-you and your silly celebration too!!!?

Aren’t these types of restaurants supposed to be less formal, easier going, laid back, and family oriented? Aren’t restaurant experiences supposed to be social?

I guess not. I didn’t realize that I was eating at Chez Langoustine Rouge…