• Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    I was visiting family and we went to a restaurant in NC that did this and the waitress just shrugged and said “We are environmentally friendly, we don’t have paper menus. Borrow someone’s phone” and then walked away.

    Questions I didnt get to ask… Like how much environmental impact does a dozen menus have? Also before you walk away… can I borrow your phone? I am not asking some stranger for the phone.

    My sister ended up having a smartphone with her. We wanted to leave, but my mom wasn’t having none of it because “it would be impolite, they have already served us water”.

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      1 year ago

      You know who else serves water mom? Prison, prison serves water. Is it impolite to leave prison!?

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        1 year ago

        You gotta leave before your first cup of water. It’s one cool trick the prison industry doesn’t want people to know about.

    • SokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      I seriously doubt that a webserver running 24/7 has less environmental impact than printing 50 pieces of paper one time.

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        1 year ago

        Could be running on a service multiple restaurants can subscribe to. Also, paper menus could have to be replaced, whether by updates or damage.