Is it really true that black people don't tip?

[Temprano26]

I have a buddy who is a server and all his friends are servers too. They declare adamantly that black people don't tip. I worked at a Movie Tavern and one of the servers said the same thing - she said always be mindful of ghetto thug types because they might walk out on their tabs.
I suppose they have run into 50 black people that don't tip and thus make it a generalization based on experience more than racism. They think political correctness perpetuates the system by giving people the excuse to pull the race card.

I don't assume that to be fact until I get some hardcore stats on that. I am not saying it is entirely false but I won't say it is entirely true either.

[Johnny1975]

I've worked in restaurants and I can confirm that it's true. Black people, by and large, don't tip. It's not just some myth, it's absolutely true. I've been pleasantly surprised once or twice, but it's rare. I used to greet them and send them to someone else's section. I used to do this always, and I did it quick, before someone put them in my section. It's unfortunate, and no offence, but it really is true. i've noticed it again and again.

[E Irizarry R&B Singer]

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!

[Temprano26]

That is true that in other countries their wages are good enough they don't need tips and if it were the same here there may not be as much hostility toward non-tippers. Economics pisses people off.

[Temprano26]

That is true that in other countries their wages are good enough they don't need tips and if it were the same here there may not be as much hostility toward non-tippers. Economics pisses people off.

[Temprano26]

That is true that in other countries their wages are good enough they don't need tips and if it were the same here there may not be as much hostility toward non-tippers. Economics pisses people off.

[Johnny1975]

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.

[Temprano26]

So tip for really bad service too? Automatically? This is where the argument comes in.

[Temprano26]

So tip for really bad service too? Automatically? This is where the argument comes in.

[Johnny1975]

So tip for really bad service too? Automatically? This is where the argument comes in.

If a server gives bad service (ie lazy, bad attitude, carelesness), then no, you shouldn't tip them. By not tipping them, you're sending them a message that they did a terrible job. But if they do a good job, give them a good tip, and if you can see that they're trying their best even if they make mistakes, give them a small tip. That's the Johnny71975 way.

[E Irizarry R&B Singer]

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]

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[Contrarian Expatriate]

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.

[Winston]

Who cares? Tipping is overrated in America anyway. They are a ripoff and adds extra cost to an already expensive meal.

Here in Taiwan, you don't have to tip. If you try, it will usually be refused. None of that nonsense. Thank goodness.

[Johnny1975]

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.