Must I be so cranky?

Conversation with Outback waiter -- I want the steak pink in the middle, so I'll have it medium rare.
Waiter: If you order it medium rare, it will come out bloody.
(Me, to myself: what, does a RARE steak come out still screaming, then?)
Me, out loud: well, maybe I should order it medium, then. I don't want it bloody. But I do want it pink.
Waiter: OK, medium, then?
Me: Yes.

The steak arrives and is light brown, not pink. I decide not to complain, as that will only delay our meal, make the waiter feel bad and possibly retaliate, and -- it's fine. It tastes okay. This is ONLY Outback; not a REAL steakhouse.

No wonder it's confusing. http://www.chowhound.com/topics/376441;

http://mikemadaio.com/ordering-food-medium-rare-medium-or-what

http://www.epicurious.com/cooking/how_to/video/test_medrare

Funny how the second blogger's experience was NOT what happened at the Outback where we ate tonight!

Two things I WILL compliment Outback for. I ordered green beans as a side to my steak and they were cooked PERFECTLY. Crisp, not watery, soggy and oversalted. And the apple crisp I had for dessert was delicious. Did not NEED to eat the apple crisp, had to be rolled out and squeezed into the car, but it was delicious. Thanks, P.!