Originally Posted by
cblaisd
I'm usually asked if I want the milk with the meal; I usually say yes.
But I would say that 50% of the time, when the meal comes, no milk. I have to remind the waiter/waitress/server, sometimes more than once.
I don't think this is exclusive to milk, rather simple forgetfulness. If your server takes drink orders on the first pass and you order a Coke 'with the meal', I'd bet you'd have a similar success rate to ordering milk 'with the meal'.