RTP-area local music and culture

[Chris Rossi <nospam AT spacelabstudio.com>]

When was 15% declared not enough exactly?  I was always taught 15% 
growing up.  I usually tip closer to 20% these days, mostly from having 
had lots of food service friends in college.  But occasionaly if someone 
is really bad I'll go lower.  I much prefer the european model where 
service is included in the price of food and/or in a cover charge.  I 
haven't noticed service suffer any when the wait staff knows up front 
what they're getting and know it's going to be fair.  In fact the US is 
about the rudest place I've ever been, inside or outside of a 
restaurant.  Not that I've been *lots* of different places.

chris


grady wrote:
> The math question is certainly one major reason why I went to 20% 
> shortly after 15% was declared not-enough. I'm still not sure *who* 
> determined 15% was not-enough, and exactly when that was, but in any 
> case 20% is easier enough to figure out than 15%, even (for someone 
> mathematically challenged such as myself) that I figure it pays for 
> itself in not-having-to-do-mathness.
>
> Nathaniel Florin wrote:
>
> > I've been thinking about this for a couple days now
> > (slow week) and I've concluded that a 17% tip is
> > ridiculous. I mean, get a good meal and a couple of
> > glasses of wine in me and then... 17%? How do I figure
> > that out? I guess you take the total bill and divide
> > by 6 and add enough change to get to a round number,
> > but that's way too complicated. 
> >
> > Multiples of 5, always multiples of 5.
> >
> > Nate
> >
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