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This article is incomplete. In another source (don't have the link here, sorry) he was deemed rude with coworkers, but totally great with customers. And this

by dudul 9y ago

This article is incomplete. In another source (don't have the link here, sorry) he was deemed rude with coworkers, but totally great with customers. And this is indeed part of French tradition for people to be very rude and agressive in the kitchen. I have a French friend who used to run a restaurant with his wife. They would be yelling at each other all day long in the kitchen, but be totally happy and great with each other at the end of the day. That's how he learnt it at school. Edit: found the link: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43507949 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43507949

galdosdi 9y ago
Yeah, there's something to be said for the bonding value of fake/play aggression. It reinforces feelings like "We must be close because we can call each other an asshole without actually damaging the relationship" and "I can say what's on my mind immediately without having to stop and filter and worry about whether this will ruin our relationship" I've never worked in this, but I would imagine cooks have to work very closely together, be fast and honest with no time to sugercoat things (other than pastries perhaps) so it's important to bond strongly as a team and to have a culture of saying what you think quickly so the work can get done quickly and mistakes dealt with quickly. Chesterton's fence, man. Human psychology isn't simple.