On Mon, 7 Apr 2008 22:36:56 +0100,
d4g4h4.uk (David Horne, _the_
chancellor (*)) wrote:
>Martin <me@address.invalid> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 7 Apr 2008 14:26:23 +0200, "tile" <supertile@libero.it> wrote:
>>
>>
>> >try to sit in one of the bars in venice.. and you will see wht prices they
>> >have.
>> >normally in every place. you sit you order and you pay when yr order
>> >arrives.
>> >normally prices are shown outside. or on each table
>> >
>> >the law says :
>> >Outside the bar or restuarant and on each table.
>> >
>> >I was overcherged in verona. I refused to pay and called Police.
>> >I had to pay.. but the owner got a nice fine. He did not have prices on
>> >tables and outside.
>> >
>> >Of course. it takes nerves time and knowledge of language. But sometimes too
>> >much is too much.
>> >
>>
>> I'm no stranger to Italy. I've never been overcharged in Italy.
>
>On our last trip to Italy, we were both overcharged and undercharged
>several times. I pointed it out in either type of case, and attributed
>it purely to carelessness- it certainly evened out. Still, for a week
>long trip, that's still pretty careless in our general experience of
>travel abroad. Maybe just a Sardinian thing...
in Italy, I have often been not only undercharged but given drinks - grappa and
limoncello - free after the meal after the bill has been paid.
--
Martin