rant · moment 6 of 15
Getting Seated by the Wall and the Little Dog Incident
from You Can't Have Everything · #50
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3 minTim describes being moved to an inconspicuous table at a restaurant because staff didn't want him seen, then holding a tiny dog and drinking tea at the club while disgusted members watched him.
- 19:16Tim and Ray were moved to a table against the wall at a restaurant because the staff found them unsuitable for the prominent seating area.
- 20:08Private clubs let you sit all day with a MacBook without being rushed out, unlike restaurants that turn tables constantly and demand you leave after paying.
- 20:55Tim held a friend's tiny dog while drinking tea in a teacup and told it to shut up, then ordered more beignets, prompting disgusted looks from the other patrons.
- 21:30Tim suggests the incident reflects the decline of New York old money, though he imagines John Rockefeller was probably a quiet poor guy who worked with his hands.
- 21:57Modern social media generation treats their greatest life moments as online content, creating relationships and experiences entirely within internet spaces.
- 22:20A photo of Tim with the dog is what people had to witness that day, and it was not the picture of luxury living they wanted to see.
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