Hmm, from my years in New Zealand, I can't say service was any less good than it is in the U.S.. There were more "pay at the counter and take a number to your t

Hmm, from my years in New Zealand, I can't say service was any less good than it is in the U.S.. There were more "pay at the counter and take a number to your table" establishments, but usually that was for classes of restaurant where that model totally made sense (e.g. pubs).