PSA: restaurant waiters actually can clear $1M USD

[JDHURF]

I agree with Boris. I've actually had outrageously expensive steaks and meals and the taste (and especially the measly size) just doesn't correlate with the price. It's just a con that sucks in people who are so dumb they think that just because something is expensive it therefore must be greatly better than anything cheaper. It's not too different from the girls who pay a bill and three fourths for an ugly pair of boots. It's not really about quality, it's about status and self-aggrandizement. It's transparent and pathetic.

Food is made with the same ingredients. Surely there are better quality foods and there are reasonable price ranges that reflect this. There is, however, a limit, beyond the limit you find what Boris begins to describe.

[eynon81]

[Boris Johnson]

[Dylan]

Some places yeah, but def not all.

[Boris Johnson]

[Boris Johnson]

[JDHURF]

A perfect example of price not reflecting quality would be to compare various brands of absinthe. They all run similar prices, but some are genuine and you can taste where the money went and there are some that are not genuine and you realize the brand is running a racket. Just because they are all more expensive than the average spirit doesn't mean that they are all of better quality than the average spirit. This generalizes unto the entire food and drink industry. It is so obvious that it should go without mention.

[eynon81]

[Dylan]

[JDHURF]

Case in point with absinthe:



^$175 - widely considered dog piss, faux absinthe.



^$75 - widely considered, in raving terms, top shelf, unique and genuine absinthe.

$100 difference and the quality goes the other way. Interesting, that.