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[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Thems the one Brendan. I must frequent Victoria at odd hours then.

[Brendan]

I work around there and most of the people who work/live in the area tend to frequent the more off-the-beaten track places as those ones by the station don?t seem particularly inviting. If you go past them at about 6pm though they are normally full of groups of tourists.

[SimonM]

Anyway isn't the "crappiness" or otherwise of "Hooters" food beside the point? It's not its food it is being criticised for or campaigned against is it? :))

[suzilucy]

I used to work in Hooters in Birmingham when it was open and can honestly say it was the best job I have ever had. Yes there were many a stag party but we also used to get regular family diners in too and it is a BEACH THEMED restaurant hense the shorts and T shirts. In fact, there were 2 lovely elderly ladies who used to come in every Thursday just because they liked the desserts. My wages used to get paid into my bank account and I would live off my tips. Many a week end I would end up banking some of them too as I could not spend the money fast enough - it was easy when doing a double shift in one day to walk out with ?100 tax free in tips in my pocket (and 10 years ago that was a lot!)

In America, waiting staff earn the majority of their money from tips so clearly it helps if you can throw customers a bit of banter and a cheeky smile - and why not? It's all harmless flirting fun - not dissimilar and much less obscene to what it appears a lot of people have ended up starting to do on LL on a Sat night.....eugh.