I always eat alone, no matter where i am. If people want to judge me, then let them. They are the ones staring at the guy eating by himself and being so antisocial that they would rather point and mock, than to invite me to join them, Far as I’m concerned that makes them the losers.
I used to take a book with me on smoke breaks so I had an excuse to be alone for fifteen minutes. I didn’t think anyone noticed me. Ten years after I quit smoking, people at the office are still recognizing me as “that woman who was always reading in the smoking shelter.”
If you got to a buffet, or a place with a salad bar, take a hat with you.
In the past I would come back to my table and it has been cleared. Then I started leaving a hat on the table so the bussers would know I was still there.
There was a time when I felt that way but I got over it ages ago. Now it doesn’t even occur to me that there’s anything remotely unusual about a table for one. And no one’s ever, not once, acted in a way that made me feel I was being judged.
Well one of Wisconsin’s serial killers will try to make a silk purse out of your ear, sow or not, if you try to discuss politics or religion or Budweiser.
I can’t figure out why I subscribe to this cartoon. Maybe the sardonic humor? The illogicality? The side view of social reality? Or the obvious, intelligentsia denouement?
BE THIS GUY about 2 years ago
That’s why I like diners with counters. It looks like you’re having dinner with 15 people.
BasilBruce about 2 years ago
If anyone notices you, Pig, it only means that they’re not very happy with whomever they’re with.
Ratkin Premium Member about 2 years ago
“There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.” – Oscar Wilde
ronaldspence about 2 years ago
Rat reveals another truth!
Wilde Bill about 2 years ago
As my grandmother used to say, “You wouldn’t worry about people talking about you if you realized how seldom it happens.”
Concretionist about 2 years ago
Dance as if nobody’s watching!
PS: I don’t like to eat alone whether it’s “out” OR “in”. But if I AM eating alone, I always have my Kindle with me…
Aether [real one follower] about 2 years ago
You know, Rat’s a bit of an antisocial himself
The dude from FL (not bragging) Premium Member about 2 years ago
I have never cared about opinions, I’m not antisocial, I will be civil and I mingle and chat…but I’ve never care or asked for opinions!
Imagine about 2 years ago
Eating alone is cheaper.
B UTTONS about 2 years ago
Pig will be keeping his reservation at Dickeys Barbecue Pit.
Cornelius Noodleman about 2 years ago
The Universe never talks to me.
blunebottle about 2 years ago
Since when did Rat get to make common sense?
aciem88 about 2 years ago
I needed this.
Katje about 2 years ago
Well, I am thinking about Pig. I’m considering having a ham sandwich for lunch…
AndreasMartin about 2 years ago
Having no social life DOES have its merits.
Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus Premium Member about 2 years ago
You must be worried about going to dinner alone if the food is you, Pig.
iggyman about 2 years ago
Did it all the time when I was on the road, not too many people looked or cared !
SNVBD about 2 years ago
“this too shall pass”
MayCauseBurns about 2 years ago
Pig is assuming people will look up from their phones long enough to notice.
Gent about 2 years ago
Me sure lotsa peoples thinking about Pig just before dinner. Mmmmm!
juicebruce about 2 years ago
Eating alone means you do not have to think about talking with a mouth full of food ;-)
mwest about 2 years ago
The only time I notice other diners is when they or their kids are being noisy and obnoxious. Dine alone – no skin of my nose!
bignatefantic2.0 about 2 years ago
I’ve eaten at a restaurant by myself before, and it wasn’t that bad
ascanio about 2 years ago
The “Ass-on-the-Hill” wouldn’t have had a better answer. Go for it
some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member about 2 years ago
Rat’s been dropping a lot of truth bombs recently.
SusieB about 2 years ago
I don’t mind eating out alone. I just bring a book to read.
Troglodyte about 2 years ago
So what Rat is trying say is: “It isn’t about you”?
colddonkey about 2 years ago
Live life like nobody else cares, it’ll be more fun.
Ellis97 about 2 years ago
Life’s too short.
ajr58(1) about 2 years ago
You never try to keep the wild ones home
But mister don’t just sit there and wait
Go out on the town makin’ all of the rounds
It don’t matter if you’re your own date
Cameron1988 Premium Member about 2 years ago
Rat is correct again
YippiKiAyMofo about 2 years ago
Coincidentally enough, I don’t think about other people much! Win-Win!
James Wolfenstein about 2 years ago
Forget about going out to dine alone. Think about that next time you post something online :D
dziner88 about 2 years ago
I eat out by myself all the time! It’s no big deal.
I often travel on my own, too. Once did a 5 week holiday in Paris….rented an apartment, explored, was great!
And guess what, dined out by myself every night! Met many interesting people and had no one else’s agenda to follow.
txmystic about 2 years ago
Never in my life have I had a problem dining out alone…
Znox11 about 2 years ago
It took me far too many years to realize that I don’t and shouldn’t care what people think of me.
uniquename about 2 years ago
That’s neither good news nor bad news. It just is.
theincrediblebulk about 2 years ago
I always eat alone, no matter where i am. If people want to judge me, then let them. They are the ones staring at the guy eating by himself and being so antisocial that they would rather point and mock, than to invite me to join them, Far as I’m concerned that makes them the losers.
Zebrastripes about 2 years ago
Bring a book or newspaper….yeah! That’s it!
TimBenzidrene about 2 years ago
When we’re young, we worry about what people think about us.
When we’re middle aged, we don’t care what people think about us.
When we’re old, we finally realize…….
People weren’t really thinking about us at all.
Bookworm about 2 years ago
“Don’t get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.” Dolly Parton.
MitchellTimin about 2 years ago
First good advice from Rat!
aerotica69 about 2 years ago
I used to take a book with me on smoke breaks so I had an excuse to be alone for fifteen minutes. I didn’t think anyone noticed me. Ten years after I quit smoking, people at the office are still recognizing me as “that woman who was always reading in the smoking shelter.”
Komix Lover about 2 years ago
Sage advice…and it comes from Rat!
KEA about 2 years ago
I prefer eating alone… fewer criticisms
raybarb44 about 2 years ago
Actually. It’s pretty good advice. The sooner that we understand that each individual is not the center of the universe, the better we all will be…..
Goat from PBS about 2 years ago
We can do that now, post Corona, so let’s go out.
PoodleGroomer about 2 years ago
Few things are sadder than a self-deluded influencer.
198.23.5.11 about 2 years ago
Eat alone in one of the Brazilian all-the meat-you can eat places——and you won’t want to stay long.
David_the_CAD about 2 years ago
If you got to a buffet, or a place with a salad bar, take a hat with you.
In the past I would come back to my table and it has been cleared. Then I started leaving a hat on the table so the bussers would know I was still there.
John Jorgensen about 2 years ago
There was a time when I felt that way but I got over it ages ago. Now it doesn’t even occur to me that there’s anything remotely unusual about a table for one. And no one’s ever, not once, acted in a way that made me feel I was being judged.
NWdryad about 2 years ago
I enjoy dining alone because you can even get a seat in a crowded restaurant.
zeexenon about 2 years ago
Well one of Wisconsin’s serial killers will try to make a silk purse out of your ear, sow or not, if you try to discuss politics or religion or Budweiser.
catmother1964 about 2 years ago
I don’t worry about what others think.
willie_mctell about 2 years ago
Like te C programming language, the universe doesn’t care.
Ka`ōnōhi`ula`okahōkūmiomio`ehiku Premium Member about 2 years ago
I can’t figure out why I subscribe to this cartoon. Maybe the sardonic humor? The illogicality? The side view of social reality? Or the obvious, intelligentsia denouement?
TurbosDad about 2 years ago
We would worry less about what people thought about us if we really knew how seldom that do…
old_geek about 2 years ago
Not sure how that is ‘bad’ news.
christelisbetty about 2 years ago
So Rat, are you saying Pig is a bore…er…boar ?
Bilan about 2 years ago
One of my maxims: The universe is not out to get you. It barely even knows that you exist. Or care.
knight1192a about 2 years ago
I went out to dinner alone myself. Never cared what people thought.
Buoy about 2 years ago
It’s true, people don’t really think that much about you. It only takes a moment to judge you, and then they are on to the next thing.
Timothy Coyne Premium Member about 2 years ago
And Oscar Wilde.
Arghhgarrr Premium Member about 2 years ago
Find the fanciest restaurant you can afford, ask for a table for one, read a book while eating and tip well. The staff will love to have you back.
Otis Rufus Driftwood about 2 years ago
Can’t tell if Rat is being dour or reassuring. Discuss.
Sisyphos about 2 years ago
That’s the way of it, Pig.
Being a single guy, I used to dine out alone a lot back before I retired….
LKrueger41 about 2 years ago
Rat’s advice needs to be sorted carefully, but there are some gems like this.
The one and only Eldest Arc (now at peace) almost 2 years ago
Dance, and I will dance with you