[Culturechat] Europe restaurant customs
Pat Barnes
patb@castles.com
Tue, 24 Apr 2001 19:54:33 -0700
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I'm just testing Culturechat also...Here are a couple of customs that
fascinate me in European restaurants: Servers and waitpersons don't always
write up what each diner wants...they just listen to your order, and then
somehow let the cooks know what folks want. They always seem to have a
good memory! At the end of your meal, one has to be a little assertive if
you want the bill, as your server tends to "leave you alone" until you make
it very obvious that you would like something. And what I missed the most
is the "second cup of coffee" cuz you are always charged for it. We
learned to get our major coffee fixes in our apartments. Pat Barnes
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color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Arial">I'm just testing Culturechat =
also...Here are a couple of customs that fascinate me in European =
restaurants: Servers and waitpersons don't always write up what =
each diner wants...they just listen to your order, and then somehow let =
the cooks know what folks want. They always seem to have a =
good memory! At the end of your meal, one has to be a little assertive =
if you want the bill, as your server tends to "leave you =
alone" until you make it very obvious that you would like =
something. And what I missed the most is the "second cup of =
coffee" cuz you are always charged for it. We learned =
to get our major coffee fixes in our apartments. Pat =
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