Amazing displays of ignoranceSandettie Light Vessel Automatic tells us: "My dad's friend told us there's no such thing as gravity - it's just the weight of air holding us down". Tell us of times you've been floored by abject stupidity. "Whenever I read the Daily Express" is not a valid answer.
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 18 Mar 2010, 16:48)
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I was out of town at the weekend with the boyfriends daughter - he was paying us to do some work for him.Me and her are at the bar one night, and I got in a round of beers and we each ordered a sandwich.
Her: I hope $25 covers it
Me: What? What did you order?????
Her: A sandwich
Me: Why do you think it's gonna cost $25
Her: I don't know how restaurants and bars work, dad always pays
Me: Yeah, but how much was your sandwich?
Her: $7.95.....will $25 be enough? I've never had to pay for anything myself before.....
Fucking kill me. Just kill me.
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Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Mon 22 Mar 2010, 18:11,
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To be fair to her.On my last visit to the US I found it tiring to have to add 10, or more depending on service, percent to everything -- and I thought I saw service charges in restaurants.
I still have no idea how much to tip in most countries I've visited in mainland Europe either.
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These days, 20% is the norm.However, if you're buying and paying for drinks individually and not running a tab, typically $1 per drink is normal. If it's a more upscale bar and you order a mixed drink, $2 per drink is "expected".
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Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Mon 22 Mar 2010, 18:24,
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See?It may well have been 20 -- which is actually a large ammount when you spend the night running up a tab...
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?So if you go to a bar you have to have a pocket full of low denomination bills to tip with? Also, does that mean bartenders get a few hundred dollars in tips every day? They must be loaded.
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browser still relating boring anecdotes into a void on, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 9:10,
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I find automatic tipping weird.It was explained to me in the US that you tip for every drink regardless of service. I questioned this, and was informed that it's been the norm for so long there that a lot of bar/waiting staff wages are basically insufficient to live a normal life, because the massive majority of their income is expected to be tips.
weird.
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Mockingbird Practitioner of SCIENCE, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 18:50,
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