On Mon, 06 Oct 2003 14:06:50 GMT, Rhonda Anderson
> wrote:

>
> Apparently, the system in place at this restaurant was that if you wanted
> something you raised the statue upright - when the waiter had dealt with
> you, it was laid on its side again. So, it seems that some places already
> have the flag system, albeit in other forms <g>.

That's a new one to me. The only "signal" I know in a
Chinese restaurant is to turn the top of the teapot over if
it needs refilling.