Mr. New York.

Mark Simone on W-O-R.

Hey, let's take some calls.

800, 321-0-7-10 is the number.

Let's go to Dave in Chicago.

Dave, how you doing?

Good morning, Mark.

I'm doing very well, thank you.

Mark, there's two issues I have with the restaurants.

The first is I've noticed they become far more noisier.

There's loud music, people talking on the phone.

Sometimes you can hear the kitchen staff.

And the second issue is when it comes to tipping,

some restaurants add the tip into the bill,

but I always tip in cash. Well, you're like

a Tony Soprano, like, here you go, you know, with the big wad of cash. No, you're absolutely right.

Very good point. Tip in cash, because that helps the waiter a little. Hey, the reason for the noise, by the way, I guess you could say people are just, you know,

louder than they used to be.

But the real reason, restaurant decor changed over the years.

If you went back years ago, you'll notice every restaurant they had tablecloths and they

had carpet and they had drapes and curtains everywhere.

Well, all of that's out of style.

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