10 Mar 2015, 10:47 am
13 Mar 2015, 12:13 am
13 Mar 2015, 11:01 am
Kiriae wrote:
That sounds good. But I have to find some other thing, not restaurants or bars. I feel out of place in those full of people places that smell of pizza and where the only things I can drink - plain gas water - costs 3x as much as in the Grocery Shop next door and where you can't drink your own water - you have to buy one of theirs even if you have a full bottle in your backpack. There is so many rules. I don't know if I should go to a counter or wait for the waiter? Do I take the receipt or leave it on counter? Is it really OK to eat before paying? I didn't pay yet so in my opinion it's not my food yet. It feels weird. How do I call the waiter? How does everyone know I paid? Should I leave some more money or just as the bill says? It's expensive anyway! And BTW... I leave the money on the table and just leave? It sounds stupid. Everyone can take the money and noone knows if I left enough... That's so uncertain... I can't understand restaurant rules at all.
You could also go out to find small stores that sell unique or specialized items. I love to cook so I'm always looking out for places that sell international food items.... asian stores, arab stores, south american stores, european stores (I recently found a Polish deli/bakery/cafe not far from my house!) etc. It's always interesting to see what they have and every now and then buy a little something I've never tried, take it home and experience/experiment with it.
As for the restaurant rules...they're different in every country I suppose. You could always take a friend with you to handle that part.
