That is the standard response in France, I'm surprise that waiter was so polite about it.
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That's probably the most polite barista in Paris. I'd have expected a tirade, complete with arm waving and rude gestures.
They also seem to operate under the misunderstanding that the French can make coffee. Here in Italy we know that to be false.
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For extremely busy restaurants / cafe's where people are already waiting long periods, they probably don't want to overcomplicate things too, and increase the risk . They'd have to keep 2 different milk frothing machines, and every time a customer got sick, risk getting sued, whilst slowing down the efficiency of orders.
Whilst it might increase the number of potential customers, in practice, it might only have negatives
I love France and all, but let's not pretend they have good coffee culture. What passes for cappuccino there... The horrors I've seen.
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The waiter probably was conveying it's not on the menu or is out of stock. No big deal..
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Ah, the french.
Don't know where europe would be without them.
More nobles and fewer Haussman style buildings, for a start.
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