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<blockquote data-quote="Crimson" data-source="post: 439726" data-attributes="member: 5079">Even as someone with no hesitation to lodge complaints (albeit of the &quot;polite but firmly insistent&quot; variety), I never complain about food and wouldn&#039;t dream of sending it back to the kitchen.&nbsp; It&#039;s rarely a good idea to offend or antagonize the person making your food behind closed doors.&nbsp; With people who are demanding and rude to restaurant staff, I often wonder how much spit they end up in their food.And considering how rude some people are, I hope the answer is &quot;a lot&quot;.I hadn&#039;t given it much thought.&nbsp; The accent seemed a bit wonky to me, but accents can evolve over nearly 50 years; it might have just been an archaic accent that&#039;s fallen by the wayside.&nbsp; Plus, I figured there was comedic exaggeration.&nbsp;&nbsp; So I hadn&#039;t even considered if he was British, American or another nationality.I don&#039;t know how the British, especially decades ago, would have viewed Mr Hamilton -- a stereotypical loud, pushy American flashing his money around?&nbsp;&nbsp; It might just be nationalism, but he struck me as one of the more reasonable guests that have checked into Fawlty Towers.&nbsp; Considering the comedic skewering that certain British stereotypes have received on this show, I&#039;d say America got off pretty easily!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Crimson, post: 439726, member: 5079"] Even as someone with no hesitation to lodge complaints (albeit of the "polite but firmly insistent" variety), I never complain about food and wouldn't dream of sending it back to the kitchen. It's rarely a good idea to offend or antagonize the person making your food behind closed doors. With people who are demanding and rude to restaurant staff, I often wonder how much spit they end up in their food. And considering how rude some people are, I hope the answer is "a lot". I hadn't given it much thought. The accent seemed a bit wonky to me, but accents can evolve over nearly 50 years; it might have just been an archaic accent that's fallen by the wayside. Plus, I figured there was comedic exaggeration. So I hadn't even considered if he was British, American or another nationality. I don't know how the British, especially decades ago, would have viewed Mr Hamilton -- a stereotypical loud, pushy American flashing his money around? It might just be nationalism, but he struck me as one of the more reasonable guests that have checked into Fawlty Towers. Considering the comedic skewering that certain British stereotypes have received on this show, I'd say America got off pretty easily! [/QUOTE]

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