At some point we will have to stop and ask ourselves what's the point. Lack of self esteem starts when you begin to want approval from people around you. Listen

At some point we will have to stop and ask ourselves what's the point. Lack of self esteem starts when you begin to want approval from people around you. Listen, fuck this. Be your own person. If you cannot get a table at this place, go to the next one. The "hole in the wall" where no-one gives a rat's ass if you are regular or not, they just love what they do and take care of people. I was a bartender for 4 years and yes I had lots of regulars whom I enjoyed talking to, but I can tell you that there are lots of times when someone totally new would come in and make our day just by being themselves. If your bartender cannot appreciate that, then so be it.