Stay charming and professional at all times. Do NOT flirt with the handsome man who wants you to buy his wine. He probably has a lovely wife and family back home. Ignore any advice from Kate and Amber on dating techniques.
Do not panic or blurt out your life story if the conversation flags.
Keep your taxi money handy—you will be going home alone.
Twenty minutes later Saskia strolled out of the ladies’ room at a wonderful Italian restaurant she hadn’t known existed until that evening, just in time to see Rick being back-slapped by the rotund father of the family while Rick chatted away in fluent Italian to the two sons who took care of the bar and waiter service on a Monday evening.
He might have been part of their family.
How had he done that?
The other diners in the packed restaurant were certainly enjoying whatever story he was regaling them with.
