January is the month for wintering, for slowing down, for hunkering down under blankets with good books, and in Catalunya: it's for kicking off the calçotada season with the Gran Calçotada in Valls.
The other reality/difference around sobremesas related to Spain vs. the US around this is that waitstaff in Spain gets a salary and benefits which allows for people to linger. In the US if this was to happen waitstaff would never make any money or be able to pay their bills because of tip culture.
The other reality/difference around sobremesas related to Spain vs. the US around this is that waitstaff in Spain gets a salary and benefits which allows for people to linger. In the US if this was to happen waitstaff would never make any money or be able to pay their bills because of tip culture.
For sure, the need to "turn tables" to be able to earn a decent wage isn't there. Yet another reason to abolish tip culture!