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b'I Want It All\\nIt was an agonising decision. White coffee and croissant? Or red wine and tapa? The green tea didn\\u2019t stand a chance. Alas, Mick\\u2019s British upbringing hadn\\u2019t prepared him for choices like these; well, not at 11.30 in the morning. But this was sunny Spain, where anything was possible with a little imagination.\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 As the barmaid approached, Mick started to panic. That was when the police arrived.\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 \\u2018Dos con leche.\\u2019\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Two white coffees. No need to say \\u2018please\\u2019 or \\u2018thankyou\\u2019. Especially if you were carrying a gun.\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 As the barmaid tended to the policemen, Mick felt a flash of inspiration.\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 \\u2018Coffee and croissant, please.\\u2019\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Yes, I know I said you don\\u2019t have to say \\u2018please\\u2019, but old habits die hard.\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 \\u2018Gracias. How much is that?\\u2019\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Another great thing about Spanish bars is it\\u2019s up to the customer to decide when, or indeed whether, to pay.\\n\\xa0\\nMick sat out on the terrace, slurping his coffee and scoffing his croissant in the scorching sun. He jotted down a few lines, glanced at his watch \\u2013 Midday already? \\u2013 and ambled back into the bar.\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 \\u2018Red wine, please. Oh, they look nice!\\u2019\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 So, who was it who said, \\u201cYou can\\u2019t have your cake and eat it\\u201d?'