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Mrs scooter and I went to Paris at the weekend. We had a cuppa of tea and nothing else - 14 euros
We're all doomed
Are you sure that you only had a cup of tea? Did you perhaps have two cups of tea? Or even two pots of tea? Did you also have milk? And perhaps you also had a seat, possibly in a highly desirable and therefore more expensive part of town? And you would get service too.
All these things cost money. The cup(s) of tea would be only a small part of the cost.
I have seen a Paris café where a drink had 4 different prices, depending on whether you consumed it:
1. standing at the bar
2. sitting inside the café
3. sitting outside
4. sitting outside in the front row of seats, with the best view.
Are you sure that you only had a cup of tea? Did you perhaps have two cups of tea? Or even two pots of tea? Did you also have milk? And perhaps you also had a seat, possibly in a highly desirable and therefore more expensive part of town? And you would get service too.
Yes to all of the above - It was in the Sofitel where we were staying.
Has anybody here worked in London lived in Paris? We're considering it... I'm thinking commuting via the tunnel.
"Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain
All these things cost money. The cup(s) of tea would be only a small part of the cost.
I have seen a Paris café where a drink had 4 different prices, depending on whether you consumed it:
1. standing at the bar
2. sitting inside the café
3. sitting outside
4. sitting outside in the front row of seats, with the best view.
Vive le marché libre!
Don't forget that those 4 prices all go up at night.
I remember one Saturday morning in Paris. A couple of large café crèmes and a piece of buttered toast. Five quid before 9 am, and this was in the eighties
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Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.
I think everywhere in Euroland is expensive. Not just because the pound has fallen, but because it's expensive!
Rule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.
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