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cali offers opinion on restaurant work
« on: August 29, 2012, 03:08:05 PM »
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Cheap Canadians? Vermont Restaurants Add Mandatory Tips

By Tim Newcomb | @tdnewcomb | August 29, 2012 | 7

If the wait staff at some Burlington, Vt., restaurants can tell you’re an out-of-towner, expect to see an extra charge at the bottom of your bill. It’s the mandatory gratuity, usually adding on an extra 18 percent or more.

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Lucy Goosey (2,103 posts)
2. Minimum wage is $8.55 in Quebec for tipped employees

I bet a lot of Quebecois don't really know how little the Vermonters might be earning.

It seems like it should be illegal to arbitrarily charge people a mandatory gratuity based on the fact that they are suspected to be from Quebec.

$8.55!

Holy crap! I did 10.5 years in restaurants. That would suck; especially with canada's taxes and cost of living.

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cali (73,501 posts)
3. I love Canada. I love Canadians but

I can attest that Canadians are horrible tippers.


By all means: attest

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4. Huh, you know all Canadians and they are all horrible tippers?

Very interesting. I have been in restaurants where there have been American tourists who not only are cheap tippers but are also VERY rude to the servers as well as to other customers in the restaurant. The difference between your view and mine, it seems, is that I don't assume these particular tourists are the stereotypical Americans and I don't disparage Americans because of a few ignorant ones as I know better.

BTW, I am Canadian and tip very generously, always, even when I receive less than adequate service.

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cali (73,501 posts)
6. I didn't say all

and I don't approve of what those restaurants were doing, but in the 6 years I worked in a restaurant in Northern VT, the worst tippers were undoubtedly Canadians. I really have seen 5 bucks left on a check of 100 bucks. More than once. And we gave uniformly great service.

"worked"

past tense

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021225778

When I was in the biz the joke was the difference between a canoe and a Canadian was canoes tip.
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Re: cali offers opinion on restaurant work
« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2012, 03:53:48 PM »
If you want tips become a Rabbi.

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Re: cali offers opinion on restaurant work
« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2012, 04:19:28 PM »
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6. I didn't say all

and I don't approve of what those restaurants were doing, but in the 6 years I worked in a restaurant in Northern VT, the worst tippers were undoubtedly Canadians. I really have seen 5 bucks left on a check of 100 bucks. More than once. And we gave uniformly great service.

Maybe if her former restaurant had earned a Michelin earwig or at least awarded three earwigs from the AAA travel guide they would be tipping better.
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Re: cali offers opinion on restaurant work
« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2012, 04:22:18 PM »
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And we gave uniformly great service.
Tell us again why you're longer there, cali.  :loser:
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Re: cali offers opinion on restaurant work
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2012, 04:27:55 PM »
Quote from: USA4ME on August 29, 2012, 03:53:48 PM
If you want tips become a Rabbi.

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And, . . .

Quote from: Skul on August 29, 2012, 04:22:18 PM
Tell us again why you're longer there, cali.  :loser:

How much ya bet that the number of earwigs multiplies? :tongue:
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Re: cali offers opinion on restaurant work
« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2012, 05:10:49 PM »
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6. I didn't say all

and I don't approve of what those restaurants were doing, but in the 6 years I worked in a restaurant in Northern VT, the worst tippers were undoubtedly Canadians. I really have seen 5 bucks left on a check of 100 bucks. More than once. And we gave uniformly great service.


This attitude contributed to her tragic wallduding.

Now she's unemployed, unemployable, and doctor shopping for prescription narcotics.

And a five-dollar tip sounds about right for four pots of tea.
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Re: cali offers opinion on restaurant work
« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2012, 05:23:56 PM »
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3. I love Canada. I love Canadians but

I can attest that Canadians are horrible tippers.

RACIST!
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Re: cali offers opinion on restaurant work
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