When asking someone for a favour it is considered rude to omit "please" in English. This seems not to be the case in German. In a shop or a restaurant I can frequently hear:
"Was bekommen Sie?" - "Drei Brötchen und einen Kaffee."
This sounds quite harsh. How can we more politely word it when asking for something but do not use "Bitte"?
IHRE BESTELLUNG BITTE !!!" - so "bitte" alone does not always make things appear polite :-> – herzmeister der welten Sep 16 '11 at 18:08