Why in ancient times, waiters in restaurants were called waiters?

It is said that in an ancient restaurant, there was a man named Wang Shi, but he was often misunderstood as Wang Erxiao. , that is, the job of the waiter. In ancient times, people wrote vertically, so if the word "Xiao" is not written compactly, it will be mistaken for "二小" or "二小". Although this statement is far-fetched and even fabricated, it is still an interesting story. But at that time, ordinary people were not very educated, so they liked to use numbers to name their children. Like Zhang San, Li Si, or even Zhu Yuanzhang, he was originally called Chongba, but later he changed his name, and then he got the name Zhu Yuanzhang.

Although this story has no historical verification, it can be seen that the title of waiter has existed for a long time. In ancient society, young men would also be called "小二哥", and waiters in restaurants were also young men. Adding the name of the store in front of "小二哥" later became the waiter. Therefore, waiter gradually became the collective name for waiters in ancient restaurants.

In addition to this story, the owner of the store in ancient times was naturally the biggest, so the waiter who was responsible for greeting the guests was second only to the store owner in the restaurant, so the title of waiter was also very important. It fits his identity. The title "waiter" is not only easy to pronounce, but also very easy to remember. It gradually became a unified title for waiters in ancient restaurants and hotels. The impression given by the waiter is that he is very enthusiastic, well-spoken, and always ready to greet customers who enter the store.

Although we don’t use the term waiter very much now, on e-commerce platforms, the customer service staff who are responsible for receiving customers are also called "waiters" by some platforms, which is indeed very interesting. . Some specialty restaurants, in order to create an antique atmosphere, will also call their waiters "waiter".