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thenewgreen · 3809 days ago · link · · parent · post: The Gratuitous Injustice of American Tipping Culture
I exhorbatantly tip. Why? Because I waited tables for years and know what sort of impact it has. These days I tip more than ever because I know that when my family walks in the sever thinks "great two kids." -they take up two spots, add almost nothing to the bill, spill things, make messes and can at times be noisy. -great. Add to that the fact that my wife is a vegetarian and will often order an appetizer or salad as her entree and we definitely become that table. Therefore, I enjoy defying their prejudice with my ordering (hence the extra 10lb's of late) and by my tipping. Waiting tables is tough work. As is bar tending.