its not a norm. i'm european - and as an english teacher have been fortunate to live in a number of different countries. i've never billed for bread, and i would remember - my wages were kinda shitty. (that sounded more like someone trying to take advantage of tourists imo.)

Also, when I was with a group of 20 Americans, the waiter totally tried to fleece them, attempting to charge for: an extra meal, the pitchers of water (by law, these are free when from the tap, as many as you want!), and a fork that had dropped on the ground (wtf?!). He was a total jerk just because they didn't speak…

I've traveled extensively throughout Europe and sorry, it's not the norm for a restaurant to give you water or bread and then sneak a charge on your bill. It is the norm to not have water or bread given to you automatically for free. I do read guidebooks to understand the local culture. I really wish tourists to the…

Usually, paying for bread is a only a thing in really touristy places—restaurants that are so lousy with people who don't speak the language enough to be expected to know any of the cultural norms. In most places, you ask for a pitcher of water from the tap; otherwise, most places will bring you out a liter of bottled…

I'm from Spain (as southern europe as it gets) and here it is not very common for restaurants to charge for bread.
And this particularly was kind of a scam.

I think eating bread is just sort of "default" with every meal so everyone knows it's gonna be there.

I'm in the greys, so maybe you can get this out. The facebook page for the walkout on Monday is: https://www.facebook.com/events/1482897… and the twitter handle is #OUTBTN14. This event needs to go viral.

What the fuck did the women in his life do anyway? I vaguely remember talk about his mom being an asshole who was on drugs, but was there actual abuse? Cuz otherwise I don't see him suffering from much worse than a lot of people in the world deal with. Fucker needs to spank his inner moppet already.

Maybe if society truly committed itself to being as sensitive as people like you claim it is, women wouldn't face a 1 in 5 risk of being raped in their lifetimes. What he said isn't the same as if he acted like Bill Cosby, but it's still part of a process of dehumanizing women that's been going on for millennia.

Basically, "it's really hard for me to rap like I'm not a mysoginist, but only because I'm a total mysoginist"

I saw Alan in Cabaret a couple of weeks back and I'm planning on seeing John Cameron Mitchell in Hedwig in late February... This is basically my best winter ever!

I was there at the Jane Street Theatre when the magic happened and only wish I could make this run to witness lightning striking twice.

He's been doing the misogynist thing for so many years now, I would argue that the "therapy" isn't working. Like, y u still so mad at women, Em? Perhaps take up painting instead?

I freely admit to admiring Mathers' talent despite my better judgment otherwise. I dislike his lyrics in most cases, and as I get older I have way less patience for his lack of emotional growth as an artist. It's a pity, too, because he's clearly insanely talented. But his schtick is, frankly, old. The Marshall…

I also love that the girl on the hood of the car is an actual stunt woman. Not only does she do her own stunts, but she does other people's stunts, and she's just awesome and I like her a lot. Also, THE BEST.

Then they all high five each other after they've beaten him to death. Amazing

Kurt Russell crying like a little girl at the end? Just totally throwing himself into that crying and flailing around like an elephant on roller skates? THE BEST.

Truth.

You beat me to it! Also Death proof was badass as fuck and ultimately a feminist movie I thought.