20 Problems Only Cannes Film Festival Attendees Will Understand

If you get a pint of lager in England, or a large beer in America, it will usually come as described, with a couple of inches of foam and it won't cost so much that your eye starts involuntarily twitching when you're handed the bill. 

If you get a beer in Cannes, be prepared for it to be just the one, unless you've remortgaged specifically for one last blow-out. And it will invariably be delivered by a waiter who isn't trying very hard to disguise the fact that he hates you for taking over his town every Spring.

Yes, you can find cheaper beers away from the front street, and there are even happy hours for wine (a much more affordable and dangerous option for critics with only a daily baguette or two on their stomach), but the wild difference in prices is astonishing.