On last month's trip to Portugal I wandered down to the busy city center, partly to catch the sites and partially to track down some paella. I stopped at one place and asked the young waiter, "How's your paella?" He paused, then replied, smiling, "Honestly, pretty average." That was a good enough answer to inspire me to sit down and order, if for no other reason than his honesty made me laugh. If nothing else, it's, as you might expect, more than a bit of a challenge to track down squid ink paella in Vermont.
Actually, I think he was downplaying the paella, because I think it was at least 5% or 10% percent above average (actually, it was fine). I tipped him as if it were better, which clearly made him happy.
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