Is your chicken raw and your hotpot cold? Does your waiter smell like last week’s mackerel? Unacceptable! You are paying for a nice meal, and that’s what you should get. If you’re not getting it, you ought to complain. For that to help though, you must do so effectively, and that means politely. And who’s better at being polite than the British?
We know, we know, DC is in America, not Britain, where we prefer to be loud and demanding. And a bit (ok, a lot) rude. The thing is, just like in international politics, this does not often produce the best results. You want to voice your complaint, but you also want a fair solution, and even more, you want to make sure the restaurant can learn from its mistakes – and not repeat them!
All that said, here is a video guide (by some Brits) on how to complain, politely and effectively, at a restaurant.