Etiquette expert reveals the CORRECT way to get a waiter’s attention
- Hanson has revealed the simple way to get a waiter’s attention in a restaurant
- In the now viral clip, the etiquette expert shows how to get their attention
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Trying to get the attention of a busy waiter at a restaurant can seem like an impossible task.
In these desperate times, diners may resort to clicking their fingers or frantically wriggling an imaginary check in the air.
While others wait endless minutes for the waiter’s eventual return, when it’s time to get them out of their seats for the next customer.
But according to an etiquette expert, the process doesn’t have to be so fraught.
Etiquette expert William Hanson has revealed the right way to get a waiter’s attention in a restaurant
According to the expert, you should never click your hands in the server’s face, but rather lean back and make eye contact
On his TikTok account @williamhansonetiquette, British etiquette coach William Hanson advises his followers how to get their waiter’s attention.
He begins by saying, “This is how you get the attention of a waiter in a restaurant.”
HE continues: ‘No clapping, thank you very much, but it’s all done with body language.’
He says guests should move slightly away from the table so they have a better view of the staff.
He continues, “If you need to use your hand, keep your hand level with your eye and sit as upright as possible.
‘Imagine a cord going through your body and make eye contact with them.’
The etiquette expert then demonstrates this by smiling and nodding politely.
William advised his followers to sit back once they finished eating and bring your hand to your eye line to politely ask for help
Since the video was posted, it has been viewed more than 800,000 times and received almost 50,000 comments.
Some etiquette admirers took to the comments section to praise the technique. One person wrote: ‘I absolutely love your videos. I’m not from high society, but it costs nothing to be polite!
Meanwhile, some waiters were grateful that William shared the technique.
One person wrote: ‘I’m a waiter and I wish everyone would see this.’
Another agreed: “As a server, he’s absolutely right.”
However, some claimed that the trick was not that simple.
One person wrote: ‘I do this and they pretend not to see me.’
Meanwhile, another claimed: ‘I did this… It took 45 minutes for the waiter to notice me.’