"Ken Blake" > wrote in message
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> D. Lutjen wrote:
>
> > My rule for eating out when not with locals is to never go down or up
> > steps . . . always eat in a shop/restaurant at street level.
>
>
> I'm curious as to why.
>
> --
> Ken Blake

Me too. My best guess would be one of two reasons, or both though.

1. So you don't get beat to death. Yeah, I'm serious (okay, slightly exaggerated
though).
2. So you don't pay double or triple for something they would normally throw in the
garbage.

-Lost