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The Guardian - UK
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Lifestyle

Why don’t the British respect service staff or builders the way they do abroad?

Why are waiters not respected in the UK?
Why are waiters not respected in the UK? Photograph: andresr/Getty Images

Fred Sirieix was saying the other day that the British don’t respect or train front-of-house staff the way the French do. And we don’t respect or train builders the way they seem to in eastern Europe. Why is that? Michael D Warren, Cricklewood

Post your answers (and new questions) below or send them to nq@theguardian.com. A selection will be published next Sunday.


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