The restaurant’s Facebook post resonated with many people online, who condemned the boorish behavior. “Giving us a little grace to come from zero to 60 would be nice,” he said. Next door to Massachusetts in Rhode Island, the head of the state’s hospitality association said in an interview on Tuesday that several restaurant owners had recently complained to her about customers mistreating their employees. One of them, she said, had expressed concerns that his workers might walk off the job. People do not have the same patience that they may have had in the past, and I’m hoping that’s going to change.”

Source: New York Times July 14, 2021 11:32 UTC