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A la hora de pedir el menú

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Las maneras que se consideran buenas en la cultura occidental a la hora de pedir el menú son diferentes a las chinas.

This is from my book, my question is ,what does this sentence mean by a la hora de pedir el menú? The time for ordering from the menu?

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updated Jul 12, 2013
posted by zhmelissa

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Se podría entender de 2 formas: puede que hablen del momento en que pides la carta, que vendría a ser "el menú" que te ofrece el sitio donde estás; pero esto sería raro, pues lo normal es que te la traigan a la mesa. Lo otro es que se trate de la comida como tal, o sea, lo que escogiste de la carta que te trajeron.

updated Jul 12, 2013
posted by diagonx
Gracias. - zhmelissa, Jul 12, 2013
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I'd translate it literally as "at the time of asking for the menu" but I suspect it's a generalisation referring to established restaurant etiquette.

updated Jul 12, 2013
posted by lagartijaverde
I agree. - gringojrf, Jul 12, 2013
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When it comes to ...

Often it is just translated as when

When asking for the menu

updated Jul 12, 2013
edited by Kiwi-Girl
posted by Kiwi-Girl
Muchas gracias. - zhmelissa, Jul 12, 2013
Yes, when it comes to, - annierats, Jul 12, 2013
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Pedir el menú = ask for the menu

Pedir del menú (ordenar) = Ask from the menu (order)

Sí?

updated Jul 12, 2013
posted by chileno
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la hora de pedir el menú

This sounds very strange. Any restaurant that doesn´t give you a menu until you ask for it is a lousy restaurant. My guess is that it´s a misprint. After you have the menu, the only thing you need to say is: Quisiera pedir........, quisiera ordenar......., etc. with no reference to the menu.

updated Jul 12, 2013
posted by 005faa61