\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Because they believe that they will tip less. http://www.7dvt.com/2012are-burlington-restaurants-discriminating-against-qu-becois-customers http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/the-hot-button/queeb-tax-why-french-speaking-canadians-pay-more-in-vermont/article4505335/?cmpid=rss1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maury Ballstein Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 awesome news. spent some time as a waiter at a high $$ italian place "it is what it is" don't wanna get too racial or sterotypical but some tip better than others ......the stereotypes are pretty consistent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjl2nd Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 awesome news. spent some time as a waiter at a high $$ italian place "it is what it is" don't wanna get too racial or sterotypical but some tip better than others ......the stereotypes are pretty consistent. Discrimination is awesome?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Florida gets a ton of French Canadians in the winter. Ask any waitstaff, bagboy or bartender how they like them. You'll get an earful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maury Ballstein Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 (edited) Discrimination is awesome?? yup when it comes to tipping.....go work at a restaurant for a bit.....you will be on the same page....table of 10 spending 250-300 w wine etc.....40-80 dollar tip.......meanwhile "some people" same scenario no forced tipping get $20.00 from "person x's" dont eat out if you don't like to tip is my rule of thumb, people have to feed their kids! or buy alcohol and party with female waiters pay up !! haaa Edited August 31, 2012 by Ryan L Billz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldTraveller Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 yup when it comes to tipping.....go work at a restaurant for a bit.....you will be on the same page....table of 10 spending 250-300 w wine etc.....40-80 dollar tip.......meanwhile "some people" same scenario no forced tipping get $20.00 from "person x's" dont eat out if you don't like to tip is my rule of thumb, people have to feed their kids! or buy alcohol and party with female waiters pay up !! haaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjl2nd Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 yup when it comes to tipping.....go work at a restaurant for a bit.....you will be on the same page....table of 10 spending 250-300 w wine etc.....40-80 dollar tip.......meanwhile "some people" same scenario no forced tipping get $20.00 from "person x's" dont eat out if you don't like to tip is my rule of thumb, people have to feed their kids! or buy alcohol and party with female waiters pay up !! haaa Hilarious... So, what if they charge some people extra because of where they're from AND they end up tipping very well? Do you give the money back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Hilarious... So, what if they charge some people extra because of where they're from AND they end up tipping very well? Do you give the money back? Dumb people should be separated from their money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Hilarious... So, what if they charge some people extra because of where they're from AND they end up tipping very well? Do you give the money back? Nope. Anyone who has ever worked as a waiter knows the old adage, "What you lose on the merry-go you make up on the carousel." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARCELL DAREUS POWER Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 " i dont believe in tips" - resevoir dogs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob's House Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Discrimination is awesome?? Leave it to a liberal to begrudge hard working middle class people their pay that they earned. Waiters get paid on the honor system & some people have no honor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARCELL DAREUS POWER Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Leave it to a liberal to begrudge hard working middle class people their pay that they earned. Waiters get paid on the honor system & some people have no honor. but how do they know for sure the white guy will tip? i mean, how is this not racist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob's House Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 but how do they know for sure the white guy will tip? i mean, how is this not racist? I'm white & I've had the 18% added & I didn't have to immediately reach for a tampon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 I always thought that adding the gratuity to the check defeated the purpose of a "gratuity". That's not a tip, it's a damn service fee. However, in some countries (a few European ones, I know, and I suspect Canada) servers make a living wage, and tips thus aren't expected or needed as much, hence people tip less (or not at all). So yeah, I can understand adding a service fee in some cases. Just stop calling it a !@#$ing gratuity. I leave a gratuity, you don't charge me one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 I always thought that adding the gratuity to the check defeated the purpose of a "gratuity". That's not a tip, it's a damn service fee. However, in some countries (a few European ones, I know, and I suspect Canada) servers make a living wage, and tips thus aren't expected or needed as much, hence people tip less (or not at all). So yeah, I can understand adding a service fee in some cases. Just stop calling it a !@#$ing gratuity. I leave a gratuity, you don't charge me one. I agree with you in principle and tip reasonably well. I also understand the difference between Happy Hour prices and tip a much higher percentage when I'm drinking half-priced drinks. Regardless, this isn't about my tipping habits, it's about those cheap phucks to the north. They're pathetic cheap-ass and arrogant about it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buff_bills4ever Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 " i dont believe in tips" - resevoir dogs... Cough up for the tip ya cheap bastard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbillievable Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 (edited) Tipping is an american custom. Other cultures aren't used to it so typically will tip much less. It's something that we're aware of more than foreigners. Travel Agents warn Europeans/Asians about it when they travel here. Conversely, travel agents warn Americans about VAT Taxes and Service Charges when we travel abroad. Some Asian cultures actually get insulted if you try to tip them. Edited September 1, 2012 by unbillievable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARCELL DAREUS POWER Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 I'm white & I've had the 18% added & I didn't have to immediately reach for a tampon. because u were white? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMadCap Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Tipping is an american custom. Other cultures aren't used to it so typically will tip much less. It's something that we're aware of more than foreigners. Travel Agents warn Europeans/Asians about it when they travel here. Conversely, travel agents warn Americans about VAT Taxes and Service Charges when we travel abroad. Some Asian cultures actually get insulted if you try to tip them. Precisely. On a recent trip to Denmark, we found out that tipping is not something that they are at all upset about. They consider it a defi tie extra if you do it, but wouldn't curse you under thier breath if you least nothing. Service people there get paid much, much better than in the US... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicot Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Precisely. On a recent trip to Denmark, we found out that tipping is not something that they are at all upset about. They consider it a defi tie extra if you do it, but wouldn't curse you under thier breath if you least nothing. Service people there get paid much, much better than in the US... One of the benefits of Scandinavian socialism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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