It's a bit like going to your favourite restaurant. But as you enter, you notice that the place has changed. The decoration has changed, you no longer recognise any of the staff, strange music is playing - its no longer the same restaurant that you remember. But you sit down anyway, because you have plenty good memories here and you think maybe these changes are okay.
The waiter comes over and takes your order - a cheese burger. The waiter also asks for money up front, which never used to happen at this restaurant but okay. As you look around the room, you realise that almost no one is eating anything. Instead, everyone is sat at their tables staring forward into space with big smiles on their faces. Weird, but you think nothing of it...
30 minutes pass and you're starting to get hungry. You spot the waiter running across the restaurant floor, but he doesn't appear to be carrying anything or delivering any food. He makes eye contact with you and quickly mutters, "Its coming right out, sir! They're plating up your burger now!" He seems incredibly busy so you give him the benefit of the doubt and continue to wait patiently.
Another 30 minutes pass, your stomach is grumbling. You call the waiter over and ask for an update on your food. "I'm very sorry, sir" he says, "the chef has actually redesigned the menu. We no longer serve cheese burgers now." Thats strange, you think to yourself. "But don't worry, sir" the waiter continues, "our new menu contains a really excellent chicken burger which we're certain you're going to like, its just being plated up for you now, sir. It will be ready soon."
Another 30 minutes pass, and you're starting to get a bit annoyed. Your order was changed and it still hasn't arrived, even though the waiter promised twice that your burger was being plated up. If it was being plated up, why haven't they delivered it? Frustratedly you wave the waiter over.
The waiter looks very upset, and you feel sorry for him. "I'm really sorry, sir" he says, "your food is ready, its just the chef can't decide what kind of plate to serve it on. We're doing a quick poll with everyone to find out what their favourite colour plate is. Would you say red or blue, sir?". Confused, you say that you prefer blue plates. "Excellent, sir! Your food will be right out." Okay you agree, okay...
Another 30 minutes pass. You're almost ready to leave, just when you spot the waiter approaching with a red plate in his hands. With a beaming smile on his face, he puts the food in front of you. Very neatly arranged on the plate is a single slice of bread, with no butter. You start to explain that this is not what you ordered, when suddenly the waiter bursts into tears. "I don't understand why you're upset with me, sir!" he says. Every other patron in the restaurant turns to face you, calling you an entitled chud for expecting anything from this man.
You quickly eat up the strange food in front of you. Its ok, tastes just fine but at the end of the day its only bread - there are plenty other restaurants that do better food, with more of a selection too. As you leave the restaurant you make a vow never to return. One final glance into the room as you leave, and you notice that the other customers still have not received their food either, yet they are all still smiling....
