Cafe that offers discounts to polite customers

A cafe on the French Riviera has gained international notoriety after reminding customers to mind their manners. What started as a local joke generated an internet buzz this week after a diner tweeted the sign outside the Petite Syrah in Nice on the Côte d'Azur.

In an attempt to turn the tables on customers who complain that serving staff are rude, the manager warned he would hit impolite customers where it hurts, in the pocket.

A sign outside the establishment states:

     "Un café - €7 [£5.90]

     "Un café s'il vous plaît - €4.25

     "Bonjour, un café, s'il vous plaît - €1.40."

The appeal for some old-fashioned savoir-vivre clearly touched a nerve around the world. Within hours, the story went viral on Twitter.

The manager, Fabrice Pepino, told that he had even had television cameras turn up to film the sign. "We live in a strange old world. For three years we have put all our passion into what we do, which is trying to offer quality food and good wines and it's this that creates the buzz. A few words on a blackboard," he said.

Pepino said he had not yet had to enforce the politeness policy and admitted the sign was more of a gentle reminder than a serious threat. He told that it started as a joke because at lunch time people would come in very stressed and were sometimes rude when they ordered a coffee. "It's our way of saying: 'Keep calm and carry on.” Pepino said. He added that most of his customers are regulars and they just see the funny side and exaggerate their politeness. People are more relaxed now and smiling more. That's the most important thing.

You tend to grow what you feed inside. If you like to have positive behaviour, then encourage positive aspects.