Piste 49 - U8 L30 - p90

Leçon30.

Lesson 30.

Cafetierdansunebrasserieparisienne,Françoisterminesonserviceetaveclacrise,ilconstatequelespourboiresdiminuent.

A waiter in a Parisian brasserie, François finishes his shift and with the crisis, he notices that tips are decreasing.

L'étédernier,mamoyenne,c'était150 €parjour.

Last summer, my average was €150 per day.

Etlà,çavafairequinzejours.

And now, it will be fifteen days.

Troissemainesqu'onaunpeudetouristesetjeparspasavecplusde80 €.

For three weeks, we had a few tourists and I didn't go out with more than €80.

Macollègue,engros,arriveràfaire10 €,admettonsparservice,elleesttombéeàcinq,c'estmoitiémoinspourtoutcequivaêtrecaféouenenlevantlerepasquoi.

My colleague, generally, manages to make €10, let's say per service, she has fallen to five, it's half for everything that will be coffee or when removing the meal.

Alorscommentcontrercettetendance?

So how to counter this trend?

Françoisasespetitssecrets.

François has his little secrets.

Ilfautêtretrèscommerçant.

You have to be very commercial.

Maintenant,ilnefautpashésiteràenvoyerstyleuncafé.

Now, you shouldn't hesitate to send something like a coffee.

Ilnefautpashésiteràmettredeuxoutroischocolatspourlesenfantsaussi,mettreunpetitsiropàl'eaugratuitouonnevapascompter.

You shouldn't hesitate to add two or three chocolates for the kids too, put a little syrup in the water for free or it won't count.

Pierreboitsoncaféenterrasseetpourlui,rienn'achangé.

Pierre drinks his coffee on the terrace and for him, nothing has changed.

Lacrise,elle,nel'empêchepasdedonner.

The crisis, it doesn't prevent giving.

Jenecroispasquelacrisemodifiemonattitude.

I don't believe that the crisis modifies my attitude.

Jecroisaussiquec'estdépendantplutôtdudépendantduserviceetpuisdel'ambiance,demonhumeurpeutêtreaussi.

I also think that it depends more on the service and then on the atmosphere, on my mood perhaps too.

Alorslacriseabondos,maispourFrançois,ellen'estpasl'uniqueresponsable.

So the crisis has plenty, but for François, it is not the only responsible one.

C'estplusfacilepourlesfillesd'avoirdespourboires.

It's easier for girls to get tips.

QuandjevoisDelphine,macollègue,elleaquelquestechniquespouravoirunpeuplus.

When I see Delphine, my colleague, she has some techniques to get a little more.

Ouic'estpossible.

Yes, it's possible.

Achacunsesastucesentoutcas,Chaqueserveurdonneralemaximumcetétécaraveclespourboires,ilspeuventdoublerleursalaire.

Everyone has their tricks in any case, each server can give the maximum, it was because with tips, they can double their salary.

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Report broadcast on RTL.