Another Aussie here.. I admit the whole concept was foreign to me until I checked out Reservoir Dogs
Excellent rant by Steve Buscemi's character, and one whose opinions I share. I may leave a little something extra if the service is exceptional, but it's not considered mandatory here. Heck, I work hard too, but you don't see me getting tipped for putting together an exceptional HTML page, fer'instance
And for those interested... that scene:
Quote:
Mr. Pink: I don't tip.
Nice Guy Eddie: You don't tip?
Mr. Pink: I don't believe in tipping.
Nice Guy Eddie: You don't believe in tipping?
Mr. Blue: You know what these chicks make? They make shit.
Mr. Pink: Don't give me that. She don't make enough money, she can quit.
Nice Guy Eddie: I don't even know a fucking Jew who'd have the balls to say that. Let me just get this straight. You don't ever tip, huh?
Mr. Pink: I don't tip because society says I have to. Alright, I mean I'll tip if somebody really deserves a tip. If they really put forth the effort, I'll give them a little something extra. But I mean this tipping automatically--it's for the birds. I mean, as far as I'm concerned they're just doing their job.
Mr. Blue: This girl was nice.
Mr. Pink: She was OK. She was nothing special.
Mr. Blue: What's special? Take you in the back and suck your dick?
Nice Guy Eddie: I'd go over 12 percent for that.
Mr. Pink: I ordered coffee, right. Now we've been here a long fucking time and she only filled my cup 3 times. When I order coffee I want it filled 6 times.
Mr. Blonde: 6 times. Well what if she's too fucking busy?
Mr. Pink: The words too fucking busy shouldn't be in a waitress' vocabulary.
Nice Guy Eddie: Excuse me, Mr. Pink, but the last fucking thing you need is another cup of coffee.
Mr. Pink: Jesus Christ! I mean, these ladies aren't starving to death. They make minimum wage. I used to work for minimum wage and when I did I wasn't lucky enough to have a job that society deemed tip-worthy.
Mr. Blue: You don't care that they're counting on your tips to live?
Mr. Pink: You know what this is? It's the world's smallest violin playing just for the waitresses.
Mr. White: You don't have any idea what you're talking about. These people bust their asses. This is a hard job.
Mr. Pink: So is working at McDonald's but you don't feel the need to tip them, do you? Why not? They're serving you food. But no, society says don't tip those guys over there but tip these guys over here. That's bullshit.
Mr. White: Waitressing is the number 1 occupation for female non-college graduates in this country. Its the one job basically any woman can get and make a living on. The reason is the tips.
Mr. Pink: Fuck all that. I mean, I'm very sorry the government taxes their tips. That's fucked up but that ain't my fault. I mean, it would appear that waitresses are one of the many groups that the government fucks in the ass on a regular basis. I mean, if you show me a piece of paper that 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 as for this non-college bullshit you're giving me, I've got two words for that: learn to fucking type. 'Cause if you're expecting me to help out with the rent you're in for a big fucking surprise.
Mr. Orange: He's convinced me. Give me my dollar back.
Nice Guy Eddie: Leave the dollars there.
[Joe returns from paying the bill.]
Joe: Alright Ramblers, let's get rambling. Wait a minute. Who didn't throw in?
Mr. Orange: Mr. Pink
Joe: Mr. Pink. Why not?
Mr. Orange: He don't tip.
Joe: [to Pink] You don't tip. What do you mean you don't tip?
Mr. Orange: He don't believe in it.
Joe: [to Orange] Shut up. [to Pink] What do you mean you don't believe in it? Come on you. Cough up a buck you cheap bastard. I paid for your goddamned breakfast.
Mr. Pink: Alright, since you paid for breakfast, I'll put in, but normally I would never do this.
Joe: Never mind what you normally would do. Just cough in your goddamned buck like everyone else
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