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Sunday, May 29, 2011

Can You Pay Now Please?


Every now and then I go to a cafe and before I've even taken a sip of my coffee the waitress is asking for me to pay. I must admit I'm quite used to it now, but when I first arrived here I found it rather pushy. It made me feel as though I had to leave as soon as possible. It's true that eating out is relatively cheap in Spain. One of the reasons is that they don't usually hire many serving staff. There is not a big tipping culture here, especially in Catalonia.

2 comments:

thecatalanway said...

Can't see where you were! That only happens to me in the corner bakery cafe in Corona. that is one reason I don't like going there! Lets do a review of cafes in Granollers - a great excuse to go around them all!!! - and write it up. things like coffee, smiles, xuxu standards and whether they let you drink without asking you to pay. K xxx

oreneta said...

WOW! That has only ever happened to me in BCN at Cafe Zurich, and I can understan why there....