Awesome Thing About Living in Europe #6 : Pace of Meals
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| An outdoor cafe in Warsaw's Old Town. We are looking forward to hanging out here in the warm weather. |
Tom and I are really enjoying the pace of life over here when it comes to eating out or enjoying a cup of coffee. In Europe, there is absolutely no rush whatsoever to get "in and out". Even if you order a single cup of coffee during a busy morning rush no one will look at you twice if you sit and enjoy it for an hour or longer. Same goes for dining out....on a busy Saturday evening the staff are more than happy for you to savor your entire bottle of wine and enjoy your time out. We L-O-V-E this! It's such a nice change from the "and I'll just leave your bill on the table (as soon as the food arrives) in case you want it". It has encouraged both of us to slow down a bit, enjoy our time together or with whoever we are out with and really focus on living in the moment....not just rushing to the next thing.
We are sure part of this has to do with the fact that it is typical to tip your server very little over here. Therefore, the majority of the server's pay is from their hourly wage and they are not in a hurry to get a new table in, to get another tip. Maybe the U.S. should think about switching to this pay structure so people start slowing down a bit? Might do society some good.....
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