I think that...

i was just randomly thinking of restaurants, and then i thought:
"man, i hate when i go to a restaurant and we all decide to pay for our own stuff but i end up paying for way more than i even ordered."
then that got me thinking about rules for restaurants.
this MY OPINION of rules for the restaurant, but some of these rules go for just eating in general (i wonder if there are like official written restaurant rules.):

• pay for your own crap. that means you cant go and by something more than you can afford. don't go and buy something for like $12.00 dollars if u have $12.00 or less. that's just dumb because you didn't even take into consideration the price for your drink or tax.

• not skipping out on the check is a given.

• not throwing food is a given.
  

• giving a good enough tip is kind of a given for me too. they live off of mainly tips so why not help them out.
  

• if someone (not including like your parents or grandparents ;] ) is treating you to dinner don't go overboard. don't go and buy the most expensive item on the menu, not unless you are invited to do so, but even in that case i wouldn't go and order filet mignon and lobster when they only ordered chicken (let alone that i don't even eat meat). i wouldn't order something too much more expensive than what the person paying got.

• don't rush people. just because you finished super fast doesn't mean other have to as well.

• but i really don't like when people eat super slow. i hate that because you can't leave until they are done and i really don't want to wait around an hour for one person to finish.

• try to talk with little to no food in your mouth. talking with a full mouth is pretty disgusting. i don't want your food flying all over me and my food.

• try to keep the noise down too. its hard to enjoy your meal when you can hear the group two tables over dying of laughter.

• wash your hands before you eat, a given.

• do not complain to your waiter. i really don't care how nice you think the waiter is, just don't do it!! its not a good idea to annoy the people handling your food. only God knows what they could have done to it.

• i definitely don't want to forget chewing with your mouth closed. it is so annoying hearing (and seeing) you chomp away at your food!!
  

• while I'm speaking of annoying sounds, I'd also like to mention moaning continuously because your food is so good, or atleast you say it is. that's just being obnoxious. i can ignore one moan, but i highly doubt that your food is so unbelievably delicious that you have to moan after every bite.