Spanish politeness price discrimination markets in everything
A café in Spain has begun charging its customers more for their coffees and pastries if they are rude when ordering.
Restaurant Blau Grifeu in Llanca charges rude customers €5 for their morning pick-me-up while those who behave more graciously pay just €3.
Saying ‘please’ and wishing the barista a good morning will get you a coffee for as little as €1.30.
Here is the full story, via Minakowski. And the back story is this:
The 41-year-old [owner] from Colombia added that she finds it strange that Spaniards are less inclined to say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ than customers in her native country, who are typically more well-mannered.