i need to let this out somewhere.

There is a little walkway before you reach the restrooms in my restaurant.
like you know how some places have a door, and then a little room that lets you take a little walk while you double take at two more doors and decide which one is designated for your gender? (side note, this process is especially difficult at my particular restaurant because "man" and "woman" are written in italian. i have seen many confused customers.)

well anyway that little walk is always really uncomfortable to me. not just because sometimes i can feel people watching me to see which door i go into before they make their decision, but because it smells like food. and i guess that might be excusable for a restaurant, i don't really know, but i can tell you it's not a pleasant trip. when my brain puts together "food" and "restroom", i think digested food, or partially digested food going back up, or food that is causing bloating and bodily gases.
i feel like a public restroom should smell like vanilla or lavender, or at the very least handsoap or pinesol.

not only is this delicious smell in our restrooms, but it is in the dining room too. Every day when i walk people back i hear the same four phrases, and at least one or two of the following from each table:

- it's freezing!
- it smells great in here!
- can we sit over there instead?
- it's too dark in here.

sometimes i get all four.

and three of those i'm used to and can deal with. two of them i actually agree with. but one of them makes me nauseous, because when people tell me it smells good in here it reminds me that it smells bad in here.

i wonder if i'm the only one that thinks this.