We all have bad habits, I suppose. You might chew on your fingernails, use bad language, or maybe pop your gum. They may not be the best habits to have, but they’re also not the worst. Let me tell you the habit that will most certainly make your bartender or server hate you real quick. It all starts with six words: Can I get a spit cup?
Imagine for a second knocking over a cup with 12oz of tobacco spit in it, then having to clean that chew spit off the bar top, while the gentleman sitting in the next seat is trying to enjoy his chicken fingers. Yes, I can take that off my “bucket list.”
That’s right, I’m talking about people who enjoy the sweet nectar of chewing tobacco while sitting at the bar. Now, I’m the biggest advocate of the “to each his own” mentality, but when your habit directly affects me, I tend to get a little annoyed.
Let’s start with the sound of someone spitting into a plastic cup for their entire visit. You would think that in a noisy bar, the sound of someone spitting would be drowned out by the music or talking, but surprisingly enough you can still hear it – especially when they pause to spit while asking about the happy hour specials.
Which leads me to the smell.
Of course, you can smell the sweet aroma of winter green, or an exquisite long-cut cherry; however, the smell isn’t like smelling the tobacco directly (which actually smells kind of good, if you ask me). The scent you get from a cup of chew spit sitting on your bar top is quite disgusting – but if you can believe it, it gets a little worse.
Take everything you just read, but this time, instead of the guest requesting a plastic “spit cup,” they just decide to use their empty beer glass for a spitter. Yep. That happens. There are people walking among us that actually believe it’s okay to use a glass that I’m expected to wash as a human waste receptacle. It’s NOT okay.
Finally, after you’ve gotten past the sound of someone spitting into a cup every couple of seconds, and the smell of a cup full of saliva and tobacco sitting on your bar top, it’s time for the clean up! You guessed it: they’re more than happy to leave this cup of human waste for you to dispose of. There’s something about the weight of a full cup of chew spit that just freaks me out. The only obstacle now is not getting some of the spit that dripped down the side of the glass on your hand.
On a positive note, that person who pops their gum just got a lot less annoying.
Do you agree with me on this, or am I crazy? Leave a comment below!
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