Things I Love About Poland #01: Waiters leave you alone
This is the first in a series of articles called "Things I Love About Poland." In this article, I talk about the differences between America and Poland when it comes to restaurants.
In Poland, if you only order one round of drinks, food and then pay, the waiter will come to your table exactly four times:
- To take your order (usually food and drinks are ordered at the same time)
- To bring your drinks
- To bring your food
- To give you the bill (Note: This doesn't happen automatically! You have to flag the waiter down and ask them for the bill)
In the USA, the waiter can come to your table ten or more times. Sometimes just to ask if everything is OK! In Poland, everything is assumed to be OK until you say that it isn't. If you want anything else, wave to the waiter and ask for it. You can sit and enjoy your food and the company of the people you came with, without being interrupted by the waiter.
Believe it or not, most Americans prefer to be bothered constantly by the waiter. It is considered good customer service.
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In Poland the waiter will not give you a bill automatically, because maybe later you will decide that you want to buy something more. In that case, everyone save time :)
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It's a interesting article :).I haven't a clue that it is different culture between two nations.
Hi everyone ;-)
I extremely agree with people who don't want to be bothered constantly by the waiter;-))) Here,were I'm living the situation is the same like in States.....wrrr.....I go to the restaurant to enjoy the taste and the nice companion of my friends.I don't like when someone interrupting me still.....wrr;-))
Greetings for polish waitress and for all of you here of course ;-))))
If a waitress were asking me if I'm OK every 5 minutes I would ask her: "Yes, I'm alright. Do I look like I'm about to die?"
Greetings from Poland!
Ciekawe spostrzeżenie. Rzeczywiście w większości przypadków jest tak jak mówisz, jedynym chyba wyjątkiem jest Pizza Hut, gdzie ostatnio zmienili politykę wobec klientów i jest dokładnie tak jak mówisz o Ameryce. Więc jeśli chcesz polecić Amerykaninowi jakąś knajpę gdzie możesz się czuć jak w domu to własnie Pizza Hut(notabene mają tam chyba najlepszą pizzę).
Ola
Cześć Ola!
Hehe, dzięki za informację o Pizza Hut. To będę pamiętał!
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I get a lot of e-mail at that address, but your subscription thingy did not arrive.
I'm going to Italy soon, so I am concentrating on Italian right now.
But my wife and sister-in-law are Polish (genetically) so it is on my list.
Hi Wes!
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