Ending the weekend on a high note at The Royal Hawaiian's Azure, I was paid an interesting compliment by our waiter at the completion of the meal.
First off, this was my first experience with Azure, though I'd already made it tot he Mai Tai bar on a previous occasion to sample the famous drink, to which I am a big fan. The menu at Azure is loaded with local ingredients, attention to detail, and creativity. Drinks, salad, fish, everything was simply delectable. I'd not tried Ono or Opah before an was able to taste both. Oh my goodness, the fish was so flavorful, perfect texture (not too flaky), and difficult to choose which I preferred. The entire experience was fantastic, from the service to being seated in a cabana on the beach.
Now, for the compliment. As our waiter was thanking us one last time, he rounded back to the table to highlight my good posture and straight back. What's funny and interesting to me is how often I receive praise about my posture from all sorts of people. I've had comments from grocery store cashiers, friends' parents, audience members at a play, photographers, a whole bunch of random people. I get a kick out of it every time because, growing up, my figure skating coach was absolutely never pleased about my posture. She was really never pleased about anything to do with me, but especially the posture.
I'm sure other people get complimented on their posture too, but maybe not quite as often as other traits, like eyes or hair. It always makes me smile, and sit up even straighter.
