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Originally Posted by speakingtohe
Do we question this and refuse to pay over 25 cents for a pot of tea? Do we get all bent out of shape, worrying that the restaurant may be making more money on tea than on sodas? Maybe some of us do.
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In the Netherlands, many people do. They wail "Why should a cup of tea or coffee or a glass of coke cost €2?"
What they often forget is that they're at a restaurant where you can have a dish that's so big that you probably don't need to eat the next day, and it costs you only €12. And I'm not talking about a kilogram of french fries and some burgers, but a decent dinner at a Greek restaurant.
Some restaurants are basically "All you can eat" for €15, giving you the choice of so many dishes that you can't even eat a little bit of everything, but they'll definitely charge €2 for a drink.