Joi complains about service in Paris

Joi spent the week-end in Paris and complains about service in France. I told Joi a story that just happened to me. I am quite tall and I asked politely to a Paris taxi driver if he would move a bit the seat in front of me to give me more room. He said: "if you take the Metro, you don't ask to move the chair in front of you". Well, I was not in a metro. Service in Paris Taxis is just generally very bad. There is actually even a fashion about being rude with customers.

For example, if you go to the restaurant of the Hotel Costes (nice web site by the way, congrats !) you will probably wait and be treated badly, that is part of the athmosphere of a hip restaurant in Paris.

What is your experience ?

[photo, supergrass]