To cash point this morning and not quick enough to prevent receipt being sucked slowly back into the works. Inquire within and they kindly retrieve it. Have never actually been in this bank before, though it is our most convenient cash point. Now notice table in an alcove by the door, laden with a cocktail assortment of mixed nuts, dried fruit and crisps. Would I like some wine? I hesitate. Not quite 10 AM. Sun not only not over the yard arm but not in evidence at all. It's raining. But I should have a drink to warm up, they say. So I accept a small glass. In addition to wine there is zivania (local spirit) and two kinds of whisky on the table. Much laughter amongst the staff when I tell them that in Canada banks regard coffee and biscuits as a treat, and they repeat this bit of amusing trivia to each other. "Here we do it for the customers on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve." Indeed.
