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Have you ever left a restaurant without leaving the waiter or waitress a tip?

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  1. giochima - 22-25 years old - male

    Posted by giochima Feb 10th, 2012 at 12:43AM

    Black people, seem to believe that if anybody’s working to serve them, there’s something wrong with the person doing the service. therefore no tip :)

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  2. NigelDoes - 46-50 years old - male

    Reply by NigelDoes Feb 10th, 2012 at 12:39AM

    You obviously don't need to but it would be nice to have you explain what you mean as this is an International forum. :-)

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  3. ButtercupLuvsMWDWJKJM - 26-30 years old - female

    Posted by ButtercupLuvsMWDWJKJM Feb 10th, 2012 at 12:35AM

    I don't tip. Usually my parents tip. If, we have good service. If, we have bad service. we don't tip them.

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  4. TheDarkTower - 31-35 years old - male

    Posted by TheDarkTower Feb 10th, 2012 at 12:33AM

    Actually, I was kind of forced into that situation the other day... A friend turned 22, she wanted to go out to a bar, said to meet her there. I get there, there's all her 21yr old friends who more or less stuck me with handle the tab...2 retards didnt even bring any money. Like they give free drinks at the bar? Right. And they didn't understand that you TIP the bartender!! So instead of making an awkward scene, I paid for everything, tipped, and reminded myself not to go drinking with these people ever again lol.

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  5. paclark - 31-35 years old

    Reply by paclark Feb 10th, 2012 at 12:39AM

    That's like when you split the bill but you only order a $10 meal and the other guy orders a $30 dollar one.

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  6. fzed1 - 51-55 years old - male

    Posted by fzed1 Feb 10th, 2012 at 12:28AM

    Many times. In Australia, the staff are paid a decent wage, and don't depend heavily on tips, so therefore, if I feel the service has been worthy, I will tip then.

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  7. paclark - 31-35 years old

    Reply by paclark Feb 10th, 2012 at 12:30AM

    Some people in the US can make a lot of money just in tips depending on where they work and at what time of day. They even have a section in the tax forms to report tips, since most of them are in cash and aren't trackable.

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  8. TazzyBunz - 31-35 years old - female

    Posted by TazzyBunz Feb 10th, 2012 at 12:27AM

    There's only been two times that I've left nothing at all. One was so incredibly rude I'm sure he knew he wasn't getting anything anyways. The other time the b-tch waitress charged the tip on my debit card anyways even though I wrote in zero for gratuity.

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  9. Classicality7 - 56-60 years old - female

    Posted by Classicality7 Feb 10th, 2012 at 12:22AM

    Once. I was eating my meal when someone in the kitchen spilled bleach and the smell wafted into the dining area. I am chemically sensitive, so all I could think about was getting out of there as quickly as possible. I felt really bad when I realized I hadn't left a tip for my waiter.

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  10. MysticEyes - 31-35 years old - female

    Posted by MysticEyes Feb 10th, 2012 at 10:24AM

    Where I live, the wage a waiter/waitress makes is a good one, so a tip is a reflection of the service you receive. Poor service = no tip, good service = good tip. Any other way doesn't make sense, why would you work hard when you know you're going to get a tip anyway?

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  11. BarvoDelancy - 31-35 years old - male

    Posted by BarvoDelancy Feb 10th, 2012 at 12:26AM

    Some countries don't tip, which usually means wait staff are paid a living wage - a far preferable situation.

    That said, I always leave a 20% tip 'round these parts.

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  12. paclark - 31-35 years old

    Reply by paclark Feb 10th, 2012 at 12:27AM

    Living wage for being a waiter. Interesting.

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  13. BarvoDelancy - 31-35 years old - male

    Reply by BarvoDelancy Feb 10th, 2012 at 12:39AM

    Why not? It's certainly more reliable than fickle customers. I don't make less when I have a bad day, why should a waiter? I don't know how tipping got starting the first place, but now it's in such a state where wait staff are paid such lousy wages they go hungry without their tips. It's not a good situation. Unsure about the solution though.

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  14. dx2dsquared - 41-45 years old - male

    Posted by dx2dsquared Feb 10th, 2012 at 12:24AM

    We dont tip over here, its not expected

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  15. paclark - 31-35 years old

    Reply by paclark Feb 10th, 2012 at 12:26AM

    It's like an unwritten rule where I live. I have no idea who makes them.

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  16. dx2dsquared - 41-45 years old - male

    Reply by dx2dsquared Feb 10th, 2012 at 12:39AM

    They have a govt enforced minimum wage of $13.50 an hour, which is deemed enough for someone to live on, so they dont need tips to survive

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