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• bowsamic 4y ago
  To be fair the service is so poor here in Germany that it's far quicker to buy fresh produce and cook your own food than to eat out. You have to budget around 2 or 3 hours for a meal here...I guess in the US it is fast to eat out, even at a restaurant. Here in Germany the waiters just ignore you, but everyone is used to it so it won't change
  • pvg 4y ago
    I'm not sure how you're interpreting 'meal' from this post but they aren't necessarily talking about sit down restaurants.
  • cycomanic 4y ago
    My experience is quite different. When I'm in the US for conferences I'm always amazed that when going out for dinner lots of places make you wait (sometimes up to 30min) even though the restaurant is half empty. It has happened to me especially when out relatively early. Mind you this is for dinner, lunch is somewhat different usually.
  • PopAlongKid 4y ago
    >Here in Germany the waiters just ignore you, but everyone is used to it so it won't change Funny, just by coincidence I was reading notes I kept when I visited Germany from the U.S. by myself several decades ago. I commented back then, more than once, about how annoyingly long I had to wait to simply get the tab at the end of the meal so I could pay. I thought it was just me.
    • bowsamic 4y ago
      No, it's a well known problem, among both Germans and foreigners. Everyone hates it, but they just sigh and say it won't change. It makes me genuinely angry how hard it is to get out of a restaurant.