We see you, the squatters, who occupy a table, in the bars, the evenings of big matches, and who only order a beer or a coffee. In Montpellier (Hérault), the boss of arts cafe and Mustang, two establishments which broadcast the matches of the 2022 World Cup, has found a solution to chase away unscrupulous customers: in these bars, when the crowd is strong because of a highly anticipated match, you have to pay 25 euros of drinks in advance. This will be the case this Wednesday evening, for France-Morocco.
“It’s to prevent some people from only ordering a coffee or a syrup, that’s all”, and staying the whole match, confides to 20 minutes Paolo, the boss of the Café des arts and Mustang, who, like his colleagues, has been taken by storm since the start of the World Cup.
“It’s not new,” he continues. As soon as there are big matches, I do it like that. “So, tonight, “if two people sit down, we open a table, they pay 50 euros in advance, they eat and drink what they want, explains a server. If the price exceeds 50 euros, they pay the supplement. If it’s less, it’s lost. »