Summary: Florida restaurateur says he was shocked by a note a patron recently left after dining at his St. Augustine establishment. Michael Lugo, the executive chef and manager of Michael’s Tasting Room, a modern tapas bar in the historic Floridian city, has been playing holiday music in his dining room post-Thanksgiving to promote a festive spirit among diners. But on Dec. 3, one patron allegedly thought Lugo’s music was too much. A waiter at the restaurant found a note scrawled on the back of a receipt that read, "Christmas music was offensive. Consider playing holiday music or less religious themed." “My server in concern had to show me and we posted it," Lugo told First Coast News. The chef posted the note to Facebook with the caption, "'Really...what's wrong with people'."The post has since received over 800 comments and dozens of shares, with many rallying in support of the restaurant manager's decision to play Christmas tunes this time of year. Spite being surprised by the receipt's message, Lugo says he wasn’t trying to demonize the note’s writer or complain about the situation. Instead, he says he just wanted to protect his staff. "Thank you all for the support. I'm very comfortable with these situations, but the stress it puts on my staff is unfair,” Lugo posted after the outpouring of support, according to First Coast News. “Between social media and review sites I swear they are under constant pressure that someone is going to write something bad about us. People no longer deal face to face, and feel it's their duty to tell everyone one else how bad you are. The crazy part is no longer is it regarding facts, and now it's opinions about decor or opinions about Christmas music."
Analysis/Synthesis: I agree with Michael Lugo, honestly if you have problem with the music they are playing leave and find another restaurant because last time we checked you don't own it. Also Christmas is based on a religious belief so I don't understand how someone is saying Christmas music was offensive when that is what the holiday is based on. Concluding this restaurant has the right to play whatever type of music they want if they want to play Reggae, Classical, Halloween, Pop, Indie, or Christmas they can play it. This could be synthesized to when the Puritans fled England because they were being victimized for their religious beliefs.
http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2016/12/12/diner-at-florida-restaurant-reportedly-asks-eatery-to-change-offensive/
I agree that this is the right of the managers whether or not to play Christmas music. I think this should make us realize how grateful we are to live in a country where we can play whatever kind of music we want.
ReplyDeleteI know that some people don't celebrate Christmas, but that doesn't mean they can't listen to the music. There really wasn't anything wrong with it.
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