also, "In former Soviet Union, they tip YOU for fixing mistake on check" ?????????????
dont remember this. anything like this happened, the onyl 'tip' you got was eyes full of hate 4ever
― ambrose (ambrose), Friday, 23 May 2003 14:52 (twenty years ago) link
― Stuart (Stuart), Friday, 23 May 2003 15:02 (twenty years ago) link
So you make a habit of going to a restaurant, ordering ONLY water, and thus not having to pay for anything, then? That's a ridiculous comment. The water is part of the service you tip for at a restaurant--assuming you aren't COMPLETELY FILTHY CHEAP and tip after a meal.
― Ally (mlescaut), Friday, 23 May 2003 15:05 (twenty years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 23 May 2003 15:31 (twenty years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 23 May 2003 15:39 (twenty years ago) link
Are none of you familiar with Yakoff Smirnoff's schtick? Everything was backwards in former Soviet Union, according to him. Except I think he is serious.
― felicity (felicity), Friday, 23 May 2003 15:54 (twenty years ago) link
― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Friday, 23 May 2003 15:55 (twenty years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 23 May 2003 16:00 (twenty years ago) link
― felicity (felicity), Friday, 23 May 2003 16:01 (twenty years ago) link
― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Friday, 23 May 2003 16:05 (twenty years ago) link
Do I go into bars and drink only free Coke? Nope.On the seldom occassions that I do have a Coke, do I tip for it? Nope.Does the bartender come to my table and refill it for me? No, because if he did he'd be a waiter and I'd tip him.
― Stuart (Stuart), Friday, 23 May 2003 16:12 (twenty years ago) link
― Mary (Mary), Friday, 23 May 2003 17:09 (twenty years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 23 May 2003 17:22 (twenty years ago) link
― Mary (Mary), Friday, 23 May 2003 17:23 (twenty years ago) link
― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 23 May 2003 17:26 (twenty years ago) link
― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Friday, 23 May 2003 17:29 (twenty years ago) link
― felicity (felicity), Friday, 23 May 2003 17:34 (twenty years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 23 May 2003 17:55 (twenty years ago) link
― Stuart (Stuart), Friday, 23 May 2003 18:08 (twenty years ago) link
having been the best man at two weddings and i've had to (again, as custom) pony up for this expense each time. one guy even included the tip! so not only were people stuffing ones in his cup, he included his gratuity (buried in the invoice), and he left a line on the bill for additional "love"!!!
― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 23 May 2003 18:08 (twenty years ago) link
― M Matos (M Matos), Friday, 23 May 2003 18:12 (twenty years ago) link
― felicity (felicity), Friday, 23 May 2003 18:19 (twenty years ago) link
"over"
― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Friday, 23 May 2003 18:20 (twenty years ago) link
― M Matos (M Matos), Friday, 23 May 2003 18:22 (twenty years ago) link
*KISS*
― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Friday, 23 May 2003 18:36 (twenty years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 23 May 2003 18:57 (twenty years ago) link