Wednesday, December 11, 2013

French Café Offers Discounts to Polite Customers

The menu outside the 'Petite Syrah' in Nice
THE GUARDIAN: Sign outside Côte d'Azur establishment lists price of coffee as €7 (£4.20) but 'Bonjour, un café, s'il vous plaît' costs only €1.40

A cafe on the French Riviera has gained international notoriety after reminding customers to mind their manners.

What started as a local joke generated an internet buzz this week after a diner tweeted the sign outside the Petite Syrah in Nice on the Côte d'Azur.

In an attempt to turn the tables on customers who complain that serving staff are rude, the manager warned he would hit impolite customers where it hurts, in the pocket. » | Kim Willsher in Paris | Wednesday, December 11, 2013