By AwkwardWaitress - 20/03/2011 23:29 - United Kingdom

Today, while serving drinks at work to a group of people getting tipsy on wine, I joked about it being obvious who the designated driver was to the only gentleman who'd been religiously sticking to Coke all night. He coldly informed me that he was a recovering alcoholic. FML
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Same thing different taste

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While I agree that you need to be careful how you joke with customers, in this context I don't find OP's comment that uncalled for.. It is normal to try to build up a good rapport with customers, because they are more likely to come back, and in a casual bar/restaurant this would be pretty common. Also you wouldn't really expect a recovering alcoholic to surround himself with people drinking a lot of wine. If it was that big of a deal for him why is he putting himself in that situation to begin with? Regardless, don't worry about it OP, this shit happens and the world needs to lighten up a bit :P

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jblovee02 0

you didn't know. he shouldn't be such a dick

babymickeycakes 0

jokes on them because he really is the designated driver

Oh, so he wasn't going to drive then? That guy's an asshole. Don't feel bad.

CrookedMick 0

What's a dry drunk doing in a wine party if he knows he's gonna get pissy and sensitive?

oh well so you say good for him, its not easy being the responsible one.

MyScrewedUpLifeS 0

lol eff that guy, he said that like being addicted to coke is better. sorry dude you're still an addict- stop trying to make servers feel bad cause your an idiot.

Still makes him the designated driver! & the rest the designated drinkers!