Imagine the following scene.
You are hosting a dinner party at your house with a friend.
You spent time shopping, cooking, and sprucing up your living room to welcome her with dignity.
The clock is ticking.
He still isn't there.
One o'clock.
Two o'clock.
No answer on his phone.
Your friend didn't come.
He gave you a
no-show
.
This scourge mainly affects the world of catering, when customers reserve a table, and ultimately do not come.
No-show
is a neologism that comes from the English.
In the Cambridge Dictionary it is defined as:
“a person who is expected but does not arrive.”
Understand:
“person who is expected but does not arrive”
.
This is a very unpleasant habit.
And very expensive, according to a recent survey published by RTL.
Because not honoring an order placed with a restaurant has unfortunate consequences.
“Empty tables, food thrown in the trash and part of the turnover going up in smoke.
In the middle of the tourist season, the phenomenon jeopardizes many establishments already weakened by the health crisis.
The
no-show
can also apply to a planned event that ultimately does not take place.
For some people,
no-show
is set up as a real rule of life.
It could become a social habit, in an ultra-connected world, where invitations rain down through social networks.
This phenomenon echoes
ghosting
, which describes being ignored by a close person.
She no longer responds to your messages, and snubs you in the worst possible way when she sees you.
Note that
no-show
could be translated into French as
“defection”
.
As for
ghoster
, it can be replaced by
“snub”
.
