Validation

[poliphilo]

We have this new habit. Every Saturday we go into Manchester and have lunch at a place called the Shalimar. They do a really good curry and it's cheap.

It's nice to have habits. They're comforting things. If we didn't show up one week we'd be missed. A sense of obligation has been created. We validate the Shalimar and the Shalimar validates us.

Comments

[idahoswede.livejournal.com]

I love having one restaurant where I'm known and valued. Where when you go in, they know what table you like and what you are probably going to be drinking and they are glad to see you. I do miss good Indian food in this town, so perhaps when I'm up in Stockholm next week-end, I can talk my friends into finding Indian for lunch. That way, my vegetarian friend can be easily accommodated as well.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

They know us so well that they no longer bring us the menu. I've eaten my way through all the vegetarian curries and have have long since decided which one I like best.