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It's lose your job not loose ....

You're not really getting the hang of living in a foreign country are you? Back in the UK I'm sure you would be writing to your MP about this!

On a trip to Paris once I sat down outside a cafe. No one served me for 20 minutes and all I wanted was a coffee. I think the waiter was ignoring me on purpose.

I didn't complain because that can happen in France, especially in Paris. I didn't ask for the manager or demand that the waiter should be sacked, I went and sat in the nearest cafe and my coffee tasted great.

Mtmmanchester, you made your original point over a week ago. Are you still really that angry that you can’t cast it aside as one of life’s moments. The postmistress was 20 minutes late to open the office for a one and a half hour session. We have no way of knowing how many other offices she had sat in for up to an hour and a half before arriving, or whether she had a sick relative to care for, or whether she had been on the bus trying to get to her job whilst the driver was having a probably well earned cup of coffee and a fag. There is no excuse for rudeness or tardiness, but there may well be very good reason for it. If you are that easily offended maybe Spain is really not the home you have been seeking.

E.

Hi mtmmanchester, 

I'm pleased you started this thread as I feel it's started quite a conversation with lots of peoples views and experiences of living in Spain and France. etc.  And why not have a moan about the Postmistress.  I'm sure we're all guilty about moaning and groaning about something in our day to day lifes.  It wouldn't be normal otherwise and if we all agreed with one another how boring that would be.  But I would like to say that I imagine that lots of us moved to Spain for a more slower way of life, I know I did, and if I have to wait in a queue or the bus driver jumps off the bus for a smoke and coffee, which I find very amusing, I think to myself "whats the rush, I have all the time in the World.  But yes you are right, rudeness should not be tolerated and is unaccepted no matter where you are. 

Happy New Year to Everyone.

Thats your point of veiw madam 

Really, your in dream world , when you run a business you open, close and try to make people happy with your service, if we ran our business as you think we should, ill answer phone when I choose, open and close when I want ,  they would be no business running in the UK or Spain.   

Hallo,

IMHO the correos story is an example of a broader issue: I mean that this lady in the post office is  illustrative for a big attitude problem spanish merchants and state officers  have in aproaching customers...

Regards,

Ronald

Well that's your option and I have not just arrived here in Europe and have worked across Europe for over twenty five years , in that time you get to meet many great people also many rude ones as well. 

For heavens sake, cant we all get over ourselves. Its a small incident some little while ago and is becoming tedious. No Spanish customer service attitudes may not at times conform to Northern European expectations, but I have rarely, if ever, found deliberate discourtesy.

Now can we all give it a rest please.

Nor do they conform to south east asia standards. It all depends to what is your point of reference. But for christmas sake it's all good. Let we  all go back to peace and harmony AND understanding.