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What Nobody Warns You

The unwritten rules.

What Nobody Warns You collects the scams, social traps, and outdated advice that still circulates about places. Updated intelligence from people who've been burned — not warnings repeated from a 2014 blog post.

Lisbon, Portugal

Lisbon Cafés Charge Three Different Prices for the Same Coffee

Lisbon, Portugal

Lisbon Cafés Charge Three Different Prices for the Same Coffee

In Lisbon, the same espresso costs three different prices in the same café — €0.80 at the counter, €1.10 at a table, €1.40 on the terrace. This isn't a pricing quirk. It's codified in Portuguese law, and every local in the room already knows exactly what it means.

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