Yesterday evening, my wife and I celebrated Valentine's Day as we always do.

[CC27]

MineralMan (150,930)

Yesterday evening, my wife and I celebrated Valentine's Day as we always do.

We went to our favorite Mexican restaurant and overtipped the staff. This year, that restaurant here in a MSP suburb has been closed for over a month. It was raided by ICE early on in the stupidity that's going on. The owners shut it down, but reopened it this week.

Even though it is a popular restaurant in my community, it's never hugely crowded. Except last evening, when there was a waiting line to get in. People have come back in force to welcome the owners and employees back. I've never had to wait there before, but we waited yesterday.

We always overtip around Valentines date and always go to a Mexican restaurant because we flew to Mexico for a week at an all-inclusive resort before we decided to get married. It's a tradition. So, we tipped even more last night.

People are supporting our migrant communities here in the Twin Cities. There were lots of smiles there yesterday.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221021693

This racist virtue signaling wants to make me throw up.

[SVPete]

The two Mexican and the Salvadorean restaurants I could walk to in 15 minutes or less haven't closed. Maybe it's because they don't hire illegals. The Chinese, Thai, Japanese (sushi), and Punjabi Indian restaurants near me also have not closed, either. It's funny how well things go when US immigration laws are obeyed.

[DLR Pyro]

there are 172 words in that word salad to tell the reader 3 different times that he is a big tipper.

[FlippyDoo]

there are 172 words in that word salad to tell the reader 3 different times that he is a big tipper.

And that it has more money than most of the freeloading DUers with the:

we flew to Mexico for a week at an all-inclusive resort

I'm surprised that it didn't brag about how they spent their time at the "all inclusive resort that many other DUers couldn't afford to visit" helping the poor Mexicans that couldn't get by without lefty help to the point that the Mexicans lovingly referred to the DUer as "El gran imbécil arrogante y estúpido".

[BannedFromDU]

And that it has more money than most of the freeloading DUers with the:
I'm surprised that it didn't brag about how they spent their time at the "all inclusive resort that many other DUers couldn't afford to visit" helping the poor Mexicans that couldn't get by without lefty help to the point that the Mexicans lovingly referred to the DUer as "El gran imbécil arrogante y estúpido".

     " I forgot to add that I ordered in Spanish, too. I said, "Dos tacos con frijoles, por favor." And the little Mexican server bowed deeply at my innate respect for his language and customs. Another thing I forgot to mention is that my big tip (or, 'propina grande,' as we experts in Mexican culture say) was in pesos. I have several Mexican coins in my desk drawer that won't work in the soda machine at the laundromat, and I was sure to bring them. I can only imagine the look of appreciation on Pepe's face as he bussed the table and saw those shiny centavos from his native land!"

[BannedFromDU]

This racist virtue signaling wants to make me throw up.

[SVPete]

What does "over-tip" mean? >10%? >15%? >20%? MM & wifey don't "over-tip" as their norm?

[CC27]

Haha lmao

[Zathras]

Someone need to tell Rockhead he doesn't need to tip at Taco Bell.

[Airwolf]

If he had money to over tip then why didn't he just donate that money to the waiter directly? A lot of restaurants take the tip money and split it among the staff no matter how well or bad they are serving.

[Old n Grumpy]

     " I forgot to add that I ordered in Spanish, too. I said, "Dos tacos con frijoles, por favor." And the little Mexican server bowed deeply at my innate respect for his language and customs. Another thing I forgot to mention is that my big tip (or, 'propina grande,' as we experts in Mexican culture say) was in pesos. I have several Mexican coins in my desk drawer that won't work in the soda machine at the laundromat, and I was sure to bring them. I can only imagine the look of appreciation on Pepe's face as he bussed the table and saw those shiny centavos from his native land!"

 
Great post

[SVPete]

Someone need to tell Rockhead he doesn't need to tip at Taco Bell.

And tell him that "Bell" is the name of the Anglo who created Taco Bell.

[Texacon]

More than half of the people on my crews in the plants are of Mexican heritage.  All of them have TWIC cards so they can work in the plants.  None of them are worried about ICE.

KC

[Texacon]

     " I forgot to add that I ordered in Spanish, too. I said, "Dos tacos con frijoles, por favor." And the little Mexican server bowed deeply at my innate respect for his language and customs. Another thing I forgot to mention is that my big tip (or, 'propina grande,' as we experts in Mexican culture say) was in pesos. I have several Mexican coins in my desk drawer that won't work in the soda machine at the laundromat, and I was sure to bring them. I can only imagine the look of appreciation on Pepe's face as he bussed the table and saw those shiny centavos from his native land!"

Man this post brought back memories of all the DUmmies posting how they were always walking around greeting all the muslims in Arabic (or whatever the hell they were claiming to say).

KC

[SVPete]

More than half of the people on my crews in the plants are of Mexican heritage.  All of them have TWIC cards so they can work in the plants.  None of them are worried about ICE.

KC

Ditto the Taiwanese and Chinese people who are most of the people working in my building. They had to provide their Green Cards to HR to be hired (at the onboarding session, which is why I saw it; I did an I-9), so they show zero signs of concern about ICE (commute traffic on I-880 and US 101, occasionally).

[BannedFromDU]

Man this post brought back memories of all the DUmmies posting how they were always walking around greeting all the muslims in Arabic (or whatever the hell they were claiming to say).

KC

Ah, yes: " A salaam aleikum, my peaceful Muslim brother!"

Meanwhile, straight from the Muslim mouth:

INITIATING THE SAYING OF SALAAM TO NON-MUSLIMS

Muslim scholars in Islam have three major views concerning the saying of salaam to members of others faiths, such as Christians, Zoroastrians, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus, Animists. One group of scholars prohibits it, while a second group permits it. Yet a third group takes a midway position by saying when conditions call for it or make it necessary, Muslims may initiate the greeting of salaam.

It has been authentically reported from the Prophet (Peace be upon him) that he said:

“Do not initiate Salaam with them….” But it was said that this injunction was specifically when they were going to Banu Quraizah9. But the question is, is this a general rule applying to all non-Muslim citizens, or only to those who exhibits hostilities to Muslims as did the Banu Quraizah? This is a point of deliberation (among scholars).

Ι. PROHIBITION OF INITIATING THE SAYING OF SALAAM TO NON-MUSLIMS

A good number of Islamic scholars are of the view that it is prohibited to initiate the greeting of salaam to non-Muslims. They say salaam is meant to be exchanged among Muslims and that the verse of the Qur’an which spoke of greeting with salaam is referring to Muslim alone. This was the view of Ata’ bin Rabah They went further to say that salaam is to Muslims as shalom is to Jews. They backed their position with the Hadith reported by Abu Hurairah, where the messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) said: “You must not initiate the (greetings of) salaam with Jews and Christians,”. They say, salaam is a greeting of honor and a non–Muslim (kafir) does not deserve to be honored. Ahmad Bin Hanbal commented on the above Hadith: “Going by this Hadith is better than any other contrary opinion”. Ibn Hajar is of similar opinion, while commenting on the above Hadith, he said: “The most credible of all these (views) is what is evident in the above Hadith, although it is specific to the People of the Book. Ibn Katheer also, while commenting on the verse on greeting (Qur’an 4:86) said: “But as to non-Muslim citizens (Alum Dimmit) one should not initiate to them the greetings of salaam” Abu Haneefah and Malik Bin Anas detested initiating salaam with non-Muslims.

https://www.virtualmosque.com/islam-studies/rules-of-greeting-non-muslims-in-islam-saying-salaamreplying-salaam-bynurideen-lemu-an-nigeri/

In other words, liberal shitheads risk being decapitated if they even say hello to the thin-skinned sodomites.

(so by all means, keep doing it, liberals)

[Texacon]

Ah, yes: " A salaam aleikum, my peaceful Muslim brother!"

Meanwhile, straight from the Muslim mouth:

https://www.virtualmosque.com/islam-studies/rules-of-greeting-non-muslims-in-islam-saying-salaamreplying-salaam-bynurideen-lemu-an-nigeri/

In other words, liberal shitheads risk being decapitated if they even say hello to the thin-skinned sodomites.

(so by all means, keep doing it, liberals)

That would be the one!

KC

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[SVPete]

... we flew to Mexico for a week at an all-inclusive resort ...

Is that the Gringos-can-stay-on-property tourist equivalent of a gated community?

[DLR Pyro]

spot on with that picture.  I particularly like Maria, the waitress rolling her eyes at the ugly Americanos trying to blend in with the locals with their sombreros and margartia consumption. 

I wonder what their DU names are...