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Old 02-03-2008, 10:14 AM   #297 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru
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Originally Posted by james t kirk
The problem would appear to be when Canadians travel south and leave their customary 15% for good service and get the hairy eyeball from American waitstaff.

Canadians when traveling to the south should take into account the slave labour policies of American restaurants and tip 20% and still be tipping less than they would at home.
This comes back to cultural sensitivities. Canadians should be sympathetic to destitute Americans. I wonder how many servers need to hold more than one job.

The working poor and all that.
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