On Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:20:59 -0700, Iceman
wrote:
>On Oct 5, 1:41 pm, "tile" wrote:
>> Prices in Italy depend of the fact that you are served..
>> there is a big difference in prices if you sit at a table or not
>
>
>A lot of places charge X if you sit at the bar, 2X if you sit at a
>table inside, and 3X if you sit at a table outside. If you're not
>aware of this, you might find an upscale cafe in a historic area to be
>surprisingly cheap, or wonder why you just paid $15 for two tiny cups
>of coffee.
Where I live, the price is the same no matter where you sit. In some
bars, they'll even bring your coffee to your table, no extra charge,
while in others, they expect you to pick it up at the bar and carry it
to the table yourself.
These are bars without tablecloths.
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Barbara Vaughan
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