johnny g Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Completely agree with your approach there mate ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 I tip where I feel it's due and I usually tip between 10-20% depending on how good the service was. However, I do disagree with a mentality or culture that expects or demands a tip automatically so will try to avoid places (or indeed countries) where it is prevalent. That example above of the waiter coming back with a tip chart would have driven me nuts - I'd have just walked out there and then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Commission is paid by the employer though, not the customer. Apart from estate agents. I tip, it's hardly like you pay a lot for food in America anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 That example above of the waiter coming back with a tip chart would have driven me nuts - I'd have just walked out there and then! I would have still given him a tip but it would have been along the lines on "don't eat yellow snow" or "don't wipe your arse on broken glass!!" H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 JOE I'll take care of this, you guys leave the tip. (to Mr. White) And when I come back, I want my book back. MR. WHITE Sorry, it's my book now. JOE Blonde, shoot this piece of sh*t, will ya? Mr. Blonde shoots Mr. White with his finger. Mr White acts shot. Joe exits. NICE GUY EDDIE Okay, everybody cough up green for the little lady. Everybody whips out a buck, and throws it on the table. Everybody, that is, except Mr. White. NICE GUY EDDIE C'mon, throw in a buck. MR. WHITE Uh-uh. I don't tip. NICE GUY EDDIE Whaddaya mean you don't tip? MR. WHITE I don't believe in it. NICE GUY EDDIE You don't believe in tipping? MR. PINK (laughing) I love this kid, he's a madman, this guy. MR. BLONDE Do you have any idea what these ladies make? They make sh*t. MR. WHITE Don't give me that. She don't make enough money, she can quit. Everybody laughs. NICE GUY EDDIE I don't even know a Jew who'd have the balls to say that. So let's get this straight. You never ever tip? MR. WHITE I don't tip because society says I gotta. I tip when somebody deserves a tip. When somebody really puts forth an effort, they deserve a little something extra. But this tipping automatically, that sh*t's for the birds. As far as I'm concerned, they're just doin their job. MR. BLUE Our girl was nice. MR. WHITE Our girl was okay. She didn't do anything special. MR. BLONDE What's something special, take ya in the kitchen and suck your dick? They all laugh. NICE GUY EDDIE I'd go over twelve percent for that. MR. WRITE Look, I ordered coffee. Now we've been here a long fu*kin time, and she's only filled my cup three times. When I order coffee, I want it filled six times. MR. BLONDE What if she's too busy? MR. WHITE The words "too busy" shouldn't be in a waitress's vocabulary. NICE GUY EDDIE Excuse me, Mr. White, but the last thing you need is another cup of coffee. They all laugh. MR. WHITE These ladies aren't starvin to death. They make minimum wage. When I worked for minimum wage, I wasn't lucky enough to have a job that society deemed tipworthy. NICE GUY EDDIE Ahh, now we're getting down to it. It's not just that he's a cheap bastard-- MR. ORANGE --It is that too-- NICE GUY EDDIE --It is that too. But it's also he couldn't get a waiter job. You talk like a pissed off dishwasher: "Fu*k those c*nts and their fu*king tips." MR. BLONDE So you don't care that they're counting on your tip to live? Mr. White rubs two of his fingers together. MR. WHITE Do you know what this is? It's the world's smallest violin, playing just for the waitresses. MR. BLONDE You don't have any idea what you're talking about. These people bust their ass. This is a hard job. MR. WHITE So's working at McDonald's, but you don't feel the need to tip them. They're servin ya food, you should tip em. But no, society says tip these guys over here, but not those guys over there. That's bullsh*t. MR. ORANGE They work harder than the kids at McDonald's. MR. WHITE Oh yeah, I don't see them cleaning fryers. MR. BROWN These people are taxed on the tips they make. When you stiff 'em, you cost them money. MR. BLONDE Waitressing is the number one occupation for female non-college graduates in this country. It's the one job basically any woman can get, and make a living on. The reason is because of tips. MR. WHITE Fu*k all that. They all laugh. MR. WHITE Hey, I'm very sorry that the government taxes their tips. That's fu*ked up. But that ain't my fault. It would appear that waitresses are just one of the many groups the government fu*ks in the ass on a regular basis. You show me a paper says the government shouldn't do that, I'll sign it. Put it to a vote, I'll vote for it. But what I won't do is play ball. And this non-college bullsh*t you're telling me, I got two words for that: "Learn to fu*kin type." Cause if you're expecting me to help out with the rent, you're in for a big fu*kin surprise. MR. ORANGE He's convinced me. Give me my dollar back. Everybody laughs. Joe comes back to the table. JOE Okay ramblers, let's get to rambling. Wait a minute, who didn't throw in? MR. ORANGE Mr. White. JOE (to Mr. Orange) Mr. White? (to Mr. White) Why? MR. ORANGE He don't tip. JOE (to Mr. Orange) He don't tip? (to Mr. White) You don't tip? Why? MR. ORANGE He don't believe in it. JOE (to Mr. Orange) He don't believe in it? (to Mr. White) You don't believe in it? MR. ORANGE Nope. JOE (to Mr. Orange) Shut up! (to Mr. White) Cough up the buck, ya cheap bastard, I paid for your goddamn breakfast. MR. WHITE Because you paid for the breakfast, I'm gonna tip. Normally I wouldn't. JOE Whatever. Just throw in your dollar, and let's move. (to Mr. Blonde) See what I'm dealing with here. Infants. I'm fu*kin dealin with infants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Great scene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiceRocket Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Some valid points in that Well done Quentin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erol_h Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 I only tip when im impressed by there service otherwise i dont care what people think of me. when i was tgi's the waiter was very quick, polite, helpful and even didnt put our dessert on the bill so i made sure i gave him a good tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 I gave you an extra £5 under the railway arches last night. And you didnt take out your chewing gum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Japan is the best of both worlds. Not only is the service great but I found out on the first day you don't tip when a horrified waitress chased me out the restaurant, bowed, and held out the change I had obviously left behind by mistake Had a bit of a shock when I went out in London. Rude disinterested staff that could barely speak English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Had a bit of a shock when I went out in London. Rude disinterested staff that could barely speak English.And that's just the Brits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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