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RalfWausE ◴[] No.27672516[source]
First: I am from germany, so, my perspective may differ from other parts of the world... and due to the pandemic, my last meal eaten in an restaurant was in the early beginnig of 2020. But i really never, never encountered a menu via QR Code... why would anyone want this?! If you are going to eat out, then it is (at least with the people i know) considered ab-so-lu-tely rude to even get your phone out (unless you are an doctor on call), using it would be a totally no-go. So... this is something i am really glad that it has not washed at our shores... at least not yet.
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sofixa ◴[] No.27672878[source]
> First: I am from germany, so, my perspective may differ from other parts of the world... and due to the pandemic, my last meal eaten in an restaurant was in the early beginnig of 2020

> So... this is something i am really glad that it has not washed at our shores... at least not yet

How can you know if you haven't eaten in a restaurant since early 2020? Here in France, i had absolutely never seen it before the pandemic, but now it's ubiquitous even if roughly half the places also have a paper menu they can give/give anyways.

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tarsinge ◴[] No.27673642[source]
I'm from France and I have never seen that, but well there are "restaurants" and restaurants I guess.
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sofixa ◴[] No.27674741[source]
Where do you live? In the Paris area it's hard to find a restaurant without a QR code on their tables.

Trips in the last year to various cities left me with the impression that QR codes are pretty ubiquitous in most restaurants fancier than your corner kebab shop but below La Tour d'Argent and co.

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tarsinge ◴[] No.27675621[source]
I live near Paris, but I admit did not go in many restaurants since they have reopened. I was under the impression that QR code only existed in restaurant chains, not in the regular restaurants. I have a hard time to see how the huge range of good restaurants where the menu is on a slate that change everyday and the waiter explain each item to you would use QR code, but I may be wrong.
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1. sofixa ◴[] No.27676344[source]
Those that only do a daily menu on a slate still do so; some of those that used to do a ~daily menu with a printed sheet of paper either continue to do so or have a QR code to a regularly updated site. Those that did a mix ( fixed menu with daily options) often have the slate with daily options and a QR code for the basics.
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2. tarsinge ◴[] No.27676502[source]
I see, it's surprising and I stand corrected then.