Why would someone not say please when ordering?

Answer 1

Some possibilities are:

1. The person was raised in a house where manners were not often used.
2. The person was raised in an area where it isn't traditional to say please when ordering (for instance, most of America).
3. The person tends to be a more commanding individual and sees please as something that weakens his authority.
4. The person may not see waiters, whose job it is to bring you food, to be doing a special service requisite of "please." Under this model, you would use "please" to request something that the person would not ordinarily do.