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Ten Best, Worst, and Craziest Uses of RFID
An anonymous reader writes "This top 10 rounds up what it calls 'the best, worst and craziest' uses of RFID out there — including chipped kids at Legoland, smart pub tables that let you order drinks, smartcards for sports fans, and chipped airline passengers. The craziest use of the tech surely has to be RFID chips for Marks & Spencer suits — you couldn't pay most people to wear one of them."
I don't know in which country you used to be a bartender, but in France where I live, the bars don't work this way. You sit down at a table, and a garçon comes, take your order and brings it to you. As far as I've seen while travelling around, it's also the case in Spain, Belgium and Luxembourg. The only exceptions are the british or irish pubs.
I'm guessing you're a Brit of some description? Speaking as a Scot (and therefore fond of the occassional drink) one of the best things about visiting other countries is a more sophisticated approach to serving i.e. table service. The US is really good at this. Particularly useful when there's only two of you and the bar is packed with no space at the bar itself, because you avoid long gaps in the conversation while one of you goes to get the round in.