#the kicker is that it'll be pitch black by the time we get to the restaurant and there will be zero view

[regina-bithyniae]

I don't actually think this is a cultural disconnect as much as a only child versus child-with-sibling disconnect, but my girlfriend has this desire to be catered to in exact ways that I find very alien. I would never say "I want you to reserve at the restaurant and I want window seats, and yes you reserved it online but I want you to call and ask for the window seat," to someone who's working while I'm on vacation.

No child is making that request, of course, but as a kid I always knew not to push my luck when asking for things, that people are busy and to appreciate what I get even when it's not 100% perfect. It's probably unconscious, but I pick up on these differences while she doesn't.