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British holidaymakers are furious after waiters at a restaurant in Greece charged them £72 for just eight soft drinksBritish holidaymakers were left fuming after a Rhodes restaurant landed them with a £72 (€82) bill for just eight soft drinks.Vikki Scott was at The Gate on the Greek island when she was stunned to be charged £12 (€14) for one milkshake.It comes amid a spate of complaints from tourists who face higher prices than expected while visiting other countries. The post follows a tourist being billed £521 for six pieces of calamari at a beach bar in Santorini, Greece, last month. Meanwhile an American couple forked were handed a £70 bill after ordering two burgers and three coffees.
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QuoteBritish holidaymakers are furious after waiters at a restaurant in Greece charged them £72 for just eight soft drinksBritish holidaymakers were left fuming after a Rhodes restaurant landed them with a £72 (€82) bill for just eight soft drinks.Vikki Scott was at The Gate on the Greek island when she was stunned to be charged £12 (€14) for one milkshake.It comes amid a spate of complaints from tourists who face higher prices than expected while visiting other countries. The post follows a tourist being billed £521 for six pieces of calamari at a beach bar in Santorini, Greece, last month. Meanwhile an American couple forked were handed a £70 bill after ordering two burgers and three coffees.https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7100253/Brits-furious-waiters-restaurant-Greece-charged-72-just-eight-soft-drinks.html
Might not be of great interest to everyone but maybe an interesting read about womens' football - effectively banned in UK between 1921-1971:QuoteThe lost lionessesEngland's forgotten teenage football trailblazershttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/extra/LNoYd7se8m/the-lost-lionesses
...Meanwhile an American couple forked were handed a £70 bill after ordering two burgers and three coffees.
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