So I'm at our local Downtown bagel shop and I overhear the customer in front of me say, "I'll do the honey wheat bagel with plain, light cream cheese." What? You'll do the? What the heck is that?
Come on, good restaurant-going people of Milwaukee, let's put an end to using the phrase "I'll do the ...."
It's "may I please have (or order) the honey wheat bagel?" "Thank you." That's how you order.
Now, I realize that in our fast and furious world that good grammar and "please" and "thank you" are easy to shun for more simple terms. So, I get it when people resort to "I'll do" instead of "May I please order." But come on let's all strive to be better than this.
Here's my challenge to you. For the rest of this festive holiday season, no matter which beautiful holiday you celebrate, let's stop saying "I'll do the ..." in our coffee shops, delis, fast food lines and for sure in our amazing local restaurants.
It's not too hard to say "may I please have." Is it?
A life-long and passionate community leader and Milwaukeean, Jeff Sherman is a co-founder of OnMilwaukee.
He grew up in Wauwatosa and graduated from Marquette University, as a Warrior. He holds an MBA from Cardinal Stritch University, and is the founding president of Young Professionals of Milwaukee (YPM)/Fuel Milwaukee.
Early in his career, Sherman was one of youngest members of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, and currently is involved in numerous civic and community groups - including board positions at The Wisconsin Center District, Wisconsin Club and Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. He's honored to have been named to The Business Journal's "30 under 30" and Milwaukee Magazine's "35 under 35" lists.
He owns a condo in Downtown and lives in greater Milwaukee with his wife Stephanie, his son, Jake, and daughter Pierce. He's a political, music, sports and news junkie and thinks, for what it's worth, that all new movies should be released in theaters, on demand, online and on DVD simultaneously.
He also thinks you should read OnMilwaukee each and every day.
