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E Irizarry R&B Singer wrote:

Johnny1975 wrote:

E Irizarry R&B Singer wrote:See. You guys are here complaining, and that still demonstrates that you guys an integral part of the American matrix. Don't you guys realize that when traveling outside of the U.S. of Gay that tipping is not expected and even sometimes it's frowned upon?? The only countries that expect "tipping" are stupid American males whom tip these strippers/w.hores they trick money on in "third-world" countries alas their newly-accrued level-of-entitlement.

I was in Australia in 2007 at a restaurant, and I tried to tip. The waitress said that's not necessary and was actually offended that I tried to tip her like she's a stripper or something.

When are you guys going to unplug yourself from this American matrix? As much as I'm not keen of most Black Americans, I feel that at least they got the memo that tipping is funding and filling a void to that industry that refuses to pay their workers more an hour.

But what you guys have failed to bring up is that Benny the Irish PolyGlot (not Black, Negro, nor African!) ALSO loathes the concept of tipping but does it out of respect anyway (ok so your argument will be that he still tips....but he has a problem with it also!).

Don't you guys feel it's damn near insulting now to be forced to pay a delivery fee (which used to be known as "voluntary tipping" but now it's known as "compulsory tipping") and then they have the AUDACITY to ask for a tip when the delivery fee should compensate for that? I don't care that gas has gone up. Gas has always been pricey in Canada and they didn't do sneaky "delivery fees" like corporations in the US of Gay are doing now!!

This post will fall on "deaf" fingertips once again. At least I know the half of what's transpiring!

In a culture where tipping is expected, it's not cool to not tip. When you eat at a restaurant, you tip. That's what you do. You don't question it, you just do it. It's what cool people do. There's no logic to it and there's not supposed to be logic to it, but it's something that if you do it, you're cool, and if you don't, you're not cool. When you eat at a restaurant, just give your server a damn tip. That's all there is to it.

Hi. Which languages do you speak aside from English?

Ghost wrote:

E Irizarry R&B Singer wrote:See. You guys are here complaining, and that still demonstrates that you guys an integral part of the American matrix. Don't you guys realize that when traveling outside of the U.S. of Gay that tipping is not expected and even sometimes it's frowned upon?? The only countries that expect "tipping" are stupid American males whom tip these strippers/w.hores they trick money on in "third-world" countries alas their newly-accrued level-of-entitlement.

I was in Australia in 2007 at a restaurant, and I tried to tip. The waitress said that's not necessary and was actually offended that I tried to tip her like she's a stripper or something.

When are you guys going to unplug yourself from this American matrix? As much as I'm not keen of most Black Americans, I feel that at least they got the memo that tipping is funding and filling a void to that industry that refuses to pay their workers more an hour.

But what you guys have failed to bring up is that Benny the Irish PolyGlot (not Black, Negro, nor African!) ALSO loathes the concept of tipping but does it out of respect anyway (ok so your argument will be that he still tips....but he has a problem with it also!).

Don't you guys feel it's damn near insulting now to be forced to pay a delivery fee (which used to be known as "voluntary tipping" but now it's known as "compulsory tipping") and then they have the AUDACITY to ask for a tip when the delivery fee should compensate for that? I don't care that gas has gone up. Gas has always been pricey in Canada and they didn't do sneaky "delivery fees" like corporations in the US of Gay are doing now!!

This post will fall on "deaf" fingertips once again. At least I know the half of what's transpiring!

Something tells me if this thread had been titled "Is it true white people don't tip?" then you wouldn't have posted.

Anyway, I do agree that tipping should be abolished and that restaurants need to pay servers normal wages. Don't know why anyone thought a tipping system was a good idea. But then, I imagine a lot of servers like the system as well. They can make a lot more making way under minimum wage with tips than they can just making minimum wage or slightly higher. Wal-Mart workers have protested for higher wages, but I don't recall servers doing the same. Hmm.

Johnny1975 wrote:

E Irizarry R&B Singer wrote:

Johnny1975 wrote:

E Irizarry R&B Singer wrote:See. You guys are here complaining, and that still demonstrates that you guys an integral part of the American matrix. Don't you guys realize that when traveling outside of the U.S. of Gay that tipping is not expected and even sometimes it's frowned upon?? The only countries that expect "tipping" are stupid American males whom tip these strippers/w.hores they trick money on in "third-world" countries alas their newly-accrued level-of-entitlement.

I was in Australia in 2007 at a restaurant, and I tried to tip. The waitress said that's not necessary and was actually offended that I tried to tip her like she's a stripper or something.

When are you guys going to unplug yourself from this American matrix? As much as I'm not keen of most Black Americans, I feel that at least they got the memo that tipping is funding and filling a void to that industry that refuses to pay their workers more an hour.

But what you guys have failed to bring up is that Benny the Irish PolyGlot (not Black, Negro, nor African!) ALSO loathes the concept of tipping but does it out of respect anyway (ok so your argument will be that he still tips....but he has a problem with it also!).

Don't you guys feel it's damn near insulting now to be forced to pay a delivery fee (which used to be known as "voluntary tipping" but now it's known as "compulsory tipping") and then they have the AUDACITY to ask for a tip when the delivery fee should compensate for that? I don't care that gas has gone up. Gas has always been pricey in Canada and they didn't do sneaky "delivery fees" like corporations in the US of Gay are doing now!!

This post will fall on "deaf" fingertips once again. At least I know the half of what's transpiring!

In a culture where tipping is expected, it's not cool to not tip. When you eat at a restaurant, you tip. That's what you do. You don't question it, you just do it. It's what cool people do. There's no logic to it and there's not supposed to be logic to it, but it's something that if you do it, you're cool, and if you don't, you're not cool. When you eat at a restaurant, just give your server a damn tip. That's all there is to it.

Hi. Which languages do you speak aside from English?

Spanish.

Contrarian Expatriate wrote:

E Irizarry R&B Singer wrote:See. You guys are here complaining, and that still demonstrates that you guys an integral part of the American matrix. Don't you guys realize that when traveling outside of the U.S. of Gay that tipping is not expected and even sometimes it's frowned upon?? The only countries that expect "tipping" are stupid American males whom tip these strippers/w.hores they trick money on in "third-world" countries alas their newly-accrued level-of-entitlement.

Exactly right. Tipping is cultural. Some cultures tip, some do not. Germans and Canadians often to not tip either.

I will say the reason SOME blacks to not tip is because they have never been taught that it is almost obligatory. Sure, they might read the "tip" line on the bill, but they do not realize it is obligatory.

My father taught me as a child that I did not want to tip I should not go out to dinner. Most young blacks today are virtually unreared and untaught in social mores outside of their particular local communities.

E Irizarry R&B Singer wrote:

Johnny1975 wrote:

E Irizarry R&B Singer wrote:

Johnny1975 wrote:

E Irizarry R&B Singer wrote:See. You guys are here complaining, and that still demonstrates that you guys an integral part of the American matrix. Don't you guys realize that when traveling outside of the U.S. of Gay that tipping is not expected and even sometimes it's frowned upon?? The only countries that expect "tipping" are stupid American males whom tip these strippers/w.hores they trick money on in "third-world" countries alas their newly-accrued level-of-entitlement.

I was in Australia in 2007 at a restaurant, and I tried to tip. The waitress said that's not necessary and was actually offended that I tried to tip her like she's a stripper or something.

When are you guys going to unplug yourself from this American matrix? As much as I'm not keen of most Black Americans, I feel that at least they got the memo that tipping is funding and filling a void to that industry that refuses to pay their workers more an hour.

But what you guys have failed to bring up is that Benny the Irish PolyGlot (not Black, Negro, nor African!) ALSO loathes the concept of tipping but does it out of respect anyway (ok so your argument will be that he still tips....but he has a problem with it also!).

Don't you guys feel it's damn near insulting now to be forced to pay a delivery fee (which used to be known as "voluntary tipping" but now it's known as "compulsory tipping") and then they have the AUDACITY to ask for a tip when the delivery fee should compensate for that? I don't care that gas has gone up. Gas has always been pricey in Canada and they didn't do sneaky "delivery fees" like corporations in the US of Gay are doing now!!

This post will fall on "deaf" fingertips once again. At least I know the half of what's transpiring!

In a culture where tipping is expected, it's not cool to not tip. When you eat at a restaurant, you tip. That's what you do. You don't question it, you just do it. It's what cool people do. There's no logic to it and there's not supposed to be logic to it, but it's something that if you do it, you're cool, and if you don't, you're not cool. When you eat at a restaurant, just give your server a damn tip. That's all there is to it.

Hi. Which languages do you speak aside from English?

Spanish.

Que bueno. Why is it that you know another language, yet you are myopic-minded? I totally demystified my disposition on tipping, and you, in turn, spew at me this grandiose arrogance of "because that's what Johnny1975". Is your real name Jason Black? Why are you hiding behind an ego?

suprmon wrote:It's not because blacks are stingy! It's because since the end is slavery, blacks have never made enough money to really be generous! The pay for blacks has been so considerably low compared to most other people it's compelled them to be more concerned with more survival issues like paying the rent, putting food on the table and paying other bills. After tending to those things there's really not much if anything that's left!