Tipping in USA/Canada
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From: mrtravel on 13 Nov 2007 20:35 PTravel wrote: >> Bit late for that, I was there 20 years ago. I saw a peurto rican >> waitress get hostile because a British Visitor forgot to leave her a >> tip on the table. Her conduct was absolutely disgraceful. > > > And what's your point? You are aware, however, that there are > approximately 300 million people in the U.S. and, as far as I know, > we're not represented by a Puerto Rican waitress who you encountered 20 > years ago. Well PR has its own olympic team, so it isn't really "in the U.S."
From: mrtravel on 13 Nov 2007 20:42 Qanset wrote: > Craig Welch wrote: > >> Qanset <Qanset(a)hotmail.com> said: >> >>> >>> Craig Welch wrote: >>> >>>> Qanset <Qanset(a)hotmail.com> said: >>>> >>>>> Bit late for that, I was there 20 years ago. I saw a peurto rican >>>>> waitress get hostile because a British Visitor forgot to leave her >>>>> a tip >>>>> on the table. Her conduct was absolutely disgraceful. >>>> >>>> How did you know her nationality? Did she have a badge? >>> >>> No she didnt stupid. >> >> >> Well how did you know her nationality? >> > Obviously, I have traveled more than you. Also lived and worked in UK > and Canada. WOW... The UK and Canada. Considering your education, that was a feat.
From: mrtravel on 13 Nov 2007 20:43 Qanset wrote: > DaveM wrote: > >> On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 23:45:15 +1100, Qanset <Qanset(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> >>> Craig Welch wrote: >>> >>>> Qanset <Qanset(a)hotmail.com> said: >>>> >>>>> Bit late for that, I was there 20 years ago. I saw a peurto rican >>>>> waitress get hostile because a British Visitor forgot to leave her >>>>> a tip >>>>> on the table. Her conduct was absolutely disgraceful. >> >> >>>> How did you know her nationality? Did she have a badge? >> >> >>> No she didnt stupid. >> >> >> You missed a trick. I've seen more than one establishment in Vegas >> where the >> staff name badges included the state or country of origin. Or was the >> "stupid" epithet self-deprecatory? >> >> DaveM > > > Either way, I couldnt give a dam. Your remarks are merely digressing > from the original topic. Did you mean "damn", or are you just saying you don't have any dams to give away?
From: Robert Cohen on 13 Nov 2007 21:23 On Nov 13, 3:40 pm, "TMOliver" <tmoliverjr...(a)hot.rr.comFIX> wrote: > "Robert Cohen" <robtco...(a)msn.com> wrote ... > > > > > > > > > Hey, the shinola at Krysthal Kitchen ain't bad either, and especially > > on a bitter cold day, the mini-donuts 'n coffee too. > > > As a matter of unvarnished truth: I'd rather masticate hot Krystals > > than your snotty pswaydo-feed, including: > > > The onion bits, the fresh mini bun, and the terrific grilled thinnnnnn > > meat. > > > And if Ray Kroc had stopped at Davenport's place in Chattanooga, > > rather than that infamous McDonald hamburger stand in California to > > sell 'em milkshake makers: > > > The world, civilized and semi civilized, instead of hating annoying > > imperialistic Mc golden arches, would be charmed by silver & white > > sanitary, Depression Era spartan shiny (ola) decor. > > > Remember when: > > > Krysthals were eleven cents, > > & doughy carmel, chocolate, and plain donuts were 2 for a nickle. > > In exchange for time spent among our little short neighbors in SEA, God has > blessed me by allowing my dining, plebian and mundane by the standards of > sophisticated urbanity displayed by some here - but not you Robert! - to > routinely and as matter of practice avoid Krystal and White Castle, two of > the greatest offenses against humanity ever foisted off upon the American > people. > > I would rather dine upon Baluts dipped in a mixture of Nam Pla and > Chili-Garlic Paste chased with 33 Beer and Lucky Tiger Gin or to gorge > myself on steamed land crabs netted in a cemetery after a tsunami had > exposed substantial of its occupants to their rapacious gnibbling, than to > waste a hunger at the drive in window of a Krystal. > > TMO- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - The subject matter is touring this gigantic place w/o tipping. He couldn't ride the Greyhound-Trailways in from Aussieland, and besides that interstate in Hawaii has been deliberately terminated. So, he inquired here, at the airplane web site, which is almost completely logical. The "tips" I give are about the real & austere appropos U.S. for the budget foreign tourist. The non-patricians over here already knew about Ryans and the Golden Chorale, but do l'estrangers?. Snobs have sought to bullshite-embarrass-belittle a forthright simple inquiry for goodness sakes. We don't have European style hostels here (do we?), but we do have so- called several "downscale" ways to get bye. Some Americans may fancy themselves as sophisticates when they are actually ipso facto arrogant effluent ethnocentrics, trying to shame a candid person who understandably doesn't like to tip. One can get bye here; though the information or published written poop is typically sparse. I have been analogized to a roach for tellling a little inside truth as i crawl-in from my humble wall cavity. The fact is I've also dined at Arnaud's of New Orleans and Bookbinders of Philly prior to some of these phoneys' births. In recent years the aussie dollar has risen from only about 55 cents to now about 90 cents of the u.s. buck. B-t-w: Don't order those onion rings at the Outback Steakhouse, unless you need your body lubed with cholesterol. ..
From: StephanieM on 13 Nov 2007 21:34
You know I don't even know why Qanset bothered to write about this. It is clearly evident he is going to tip how he desires. No matter what the local custom/culture would dictate. I can't say that I always enjoy the local customs/culture, but I try to adhere to them as best as I can. |