On Thu, 6 Sep 2007 14:35:15 +0100, d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_
chancellor (*)) wrote:
>Tim C. wrote:
>
>> Following up to d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)) :
>>
>> >Why should you be charged for bread, if you don't eat it or want it? In
>> >Portugal, in the restaurants we went to it was customary for bread,
>> >olives, cheese etc. to be put out on the table. You were charged for
>> >each item separately if you took them.
>>
>> I don't that the prices charged for an "item" of bread (in those places
>> like Austria where they charge you separately) are reasonable prices.
>
>I'm not claiming they are 'reasonable' prices. I said it seemed "fair
>enough to me" that you had a choice whether you were charged for them or
>not.
>
>It's almost impossible to come to a clear definition of what is
>reasonable or not for restaurant prices anyway. Most things will be
>marked up- and to differing degrees, depending on the country and
>location.
>
>In any case, in restaurants where you get the bread without charge, it's
>a mistake to think it's "free" as such. It's simply part of the overall
>cost of eating in the restaurant.
and if one doesn't like it one doesn't have to eat there.
--
Martin
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