Hi, > Also remember that popularity often works > against a restaurant, the hoi polloi will abandon a former favourite if > they think it's getting popular with the riff-raff.
the hoi polloi (Greek: 'the many') and the riff-raff are the very same people! Perhaps you're thinking of the hoity-toity. I love this kind of misunderstanding. It reminds me of a friend of mine who for the first 40 years of his life was convinced that it's a doggie-dog world. -- Cheers, Bob
