Just a heads up: you&#x27;re trying to judge continental European cultural practices by Anglo-Saxon cultural norms, and that&#x27;s pretty much always going to lead to nothing but misunderstandings. There are many things (like a waiter not coming to your table unless called) that are considered polite in e.g. Germany that would be considered rude in America, and vice-versa. (Source: I&#x27;ve lived in both of those countries.) It&#x27;s part of the joy of travel to discover which parts of your culture aren&#x27;t as universal as you assumed.