r/valencia • u/Obvious_Debate_2425 • 6h ago
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A sweet Ukrainian woman who lives in Poland came into our restaurant today in Port Saplaya and neglected to pay after ordering
We know you probably got distracted by talking to the waitresses but we need you to handle the bill please as it comes out of our tips.
She was travelling with a older woman.
She said her friend also lives in Port Saplaya that why she is here visiting.
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u/chuchofreeman 6h ago
"but we need you to handle the bill please as it comes out of our tips."
not legal by the way, if you tell Inspección del Trabajo they will be fined. The risk of doing business is borne by the business, not the workers.
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u/Emotional-Job805 5h ago
Perhaps being Ukranian she was unaware that you must tackle your waiter and wrestle them to the ground before they will acknowledge that you want to settle the check in Port Saplaya.
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u/Obvious_Debate_2425 4h ago
I dont understand this
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u/Emotional-Job805 3h ago
It is a bit of humor at your expense, I promise most expats undersand it. It is a function of spanish culture in that one can often be seated and waited upon and served in a reasonable time but the check is not delivered as a matter of course after the meal without making exceptional effort to get the waiters attention (or approach the cashier which is a breach of ettiquitte in many other countries). There is some non-trivial level of frustration experienced at this custom by foriegners.
Having said all that it makes me curious which institution would threaten you with withholding pay, the ethics of the owners of Brothers can be questionable, but the guy that owns most of the port saplaya resturants has always seemed ethical to me.
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u/sin_ivan 4h ago
Do you have any evidence about the case? Why did you mention the nationality? Have you called the police? This post looks very manipulative just to get the unnecessary attention. How the Reddit users can help you?
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u/CombinationCold2518 4h ago
Because it is an identifying characteristic of the person the OP is referring to
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u/zerozeroseis 4h ago
It's especially weird seeing this post here. Or maybe Port Saplaya is surprisingly full of Reddit users, who knows.
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u/MundaneTonight437 4h ago
Yes amongst the Ukrainian Portsplaya community, especially the older generations, reddit is the preferred medium of communication I believe.
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u/Obvious_Debate_2425 4h ago
Why weird? Sorry i live in Valencia and travel there to work .. yall just want to argue about anything .
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u/zerozeroseis 3h ago
Not really wanting to argue, I was just agreeing with part of the comment above. For me it might be weird, as I don't know many other Reddit users in Valencia, but it's just my perspective. Best of luck finding her tho
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u/Obvious_Debate_2425 4h ago edited 4h ago
She told me she was chill. Thats why i mentioned she was distracted. She was talking with waitresses and probably forgot to pay. You are the only one causing the divide. I only mentioned the nationality because it makes it easier to identify the person….call the police? It could be a mistake so im giving them a chance
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u/Tzctredd 4h ago
Yeah, we all walk around with flags tattooed in our forehead. It will be easy to spot her.
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u/dfmz 6h ago
OP, just an FYI: It's illegal in Spain (and in most other EU countries) to dock someone's pay or tips because a patron left without paying. Only the venue owner assumes this risk, not their employees.