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  1. NYC

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    Possibly the reason they ask, "One?", is that the realize just how bad their own customer service is and wish to save you the frustration of trying getting her back to order a second when you are finished.
     
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    NYC, Jan 16, 2020
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    Problem solved..........it sounds a bit like the he/she mixup thing that happens with my wife. She gets that wrong about 50 percent of the time.
     
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    cabb, Jan 18, 2020
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    One factor in the misunderstanding: Flipino English does not recognize the indefinite pronoun a/an. So you think you have already specified "one", but you have not. If you order "one beer" rather than "a beer", the server will understand.
     
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    jim787, Jan 18, 2020
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    They certainly know what a bar tab is and will let you run one. Better know the staff and trust them (or don't get drunk enough to lose count).
     
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    Rye83, Jan 18, 2020
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    There are bars in Dumaguete *cough*Cafe Racer*cough* that I will order all my drinks in advance...if the staff even comes to the table to ask for my order. I think some of these places are so popular because you can just go there to listen to the music, sit down at a table and never have to put in an order. You could probably bring in your own drink and food and nobody would say anything (or notice).
     
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    Rye83, Jan 17, 2020
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