Anti Black Tacts at Restaurants
Most people have heard of DWB (Driving While Black), but there seems to be an less scary, yet equally effrontery practice going on which we’ll call EOWB or eating out while black.
Recently, I was late in joining four African American women for a late night post show meal. They had already ordered and I just ordered a smoothy. At the end of the evening, we found that the bill had been split and the tip had been included in the check amount. Now, I have been to this restaurant before with groups of 5 and 6. The tip was not added nor the bill split. I also learned the ladies had not requested this. There seems to have been a presumption that because the women were Black, they would not tip.
A Cornell University Study confirms that is a prejudice against African Americans in general as good tippers. Yet, prejudice does not excuse behavior, and as discussion of the study indicates, it can become a self fulfilling prophecy. Waitrons don’t expect as good a tip so they don’t put in as much effort which the restarts the cycle. This both hurts the waitron and causes resentment by African Americans against the establishment.
Yet, there is a solution. A 15% minimum service charge added to the bill for everyone. It’s equal, you can leave more if you wish and it means everyone is entitled to the same level of basic service. It also ensures that Waitrons, who never make enough, get a fair shake from everyone.
October 17th, 2005 at 7:32 pm
I think a European-style minimum tip is a horrible idea. Anyplace I’ve ever eaten where the tip has already been included has had horrible service. Education about how to tip is a better idea (in my opinion). Maybe having flyers or little flyers in windows would be a start.
October 18th, 2005 at 8:04 am
Seems like quite a big leap, based on this one experience, to conclude it was because the women you were with were black. Maybe it was just the particular waiter who decided that for a group that size, the tip should be added in. If it was late at night, maybe they typically get bad tippers later in the day at that restaurant and were trying to prevent that from happening. (I’m theorizing here.) There could be a ton of reasons, all of them innocuous.
October 18th, 2005 at 8:35 am
There’s still no explanation for why the restaurant would split the bill unless the women requested it. Sometimes restaurants have a policy of adding the gratuity in for large parties, but five usually isn’t considered large.
Sorry. I also smell a rat. And I think things like this happen all to often, but if you aren’t African American, you only rarely glimpse it.
I also don’t like the idea of eliminating tipping, but think that wait staff should be paid a decent wage and not have to depend on tips to supplement a sub-minimum wage rate.
That’s still no excuse for deciding to treat a whole segment of society (black women) in a different manner than you would anyone else based on a few bad experiences.
October 18th, 2005 at 9:33 am
I have heard of this occuring - but haven’t heard it first hand from Black coworkers / friends. Perhaps they were too embarressed to tell me or it was too sensitive.
But I do agree - I think it is a wake up call, that racial practices are still alive. Even if the majority of Black women do not tip, I believe it is still not mandatory to tip. Of course I do personally tip 15 - 20% in nearly all cases, mostly out of habit.
But considering, at least in parties of 6 or less, I myself have never encountered that - I find it very suspicious that your friend did.
October 18th, 2005 at 5:12 pm
I am not saying it doesn’t happen. I fully acknowledge that a lot of racist shit goes on that most white people might not notice. (Just like sexist shit goes on that men might not notice.) I’m just saying that we shouldn’t automatically jump to the race card (or any other card) in this situation based on one experience. Surely it is one possibility. But there could be others.
October 25th, 2005 at 1:41 am
The racial element in tipping is distorted by ignorance and people who fail to understand basic statistics.
When I was in college, I waited tables in both Macon and Atlanta. The problem is not in the race but in the income. Basically, poor people are awful tippers (surprise!). In Macon there is a huge underclass of poor blacks along with poor whites and when both came in you should be prepared to be stiffed (10% is good/~7% after tip out, if that). The worse aspect is that in Macon I worked in a casual restaurant of where a lot of poor people could “afford” to eat (lots of take home boxes). Once I worked at a $$$ in Atlanta, there were no difference in the racial tip element.
I think the popular racial element derives from the fact that there there is a much bigger poorer proportion of blacks (with respect to their total population) than whites so it seems blacks tip less but in reality it’s just a function of income.
I was raised with the basic class to know that if you cannot afford to tip, stay at home.
October 25th, 2005 at 3:00 pm
I don’t think most people, but black people especially, realize that waitstaff makes most of their money off of tips. Instead of a tip being seen as literally “paying this person’s light bill,” it’s seen as a form of cultural extortion.
Once we understand that $4/hour + tips is how servers pay their bills, we’re much more likely to tip 15-20%, depending on service.
The problem with a forced gratuity though, is this: resentment. Almost every black, middle class person I know (myself included) tips 20% by default. But if a restaurant adds an 18% tip, then 18% is all they’re going to get.
A more effective strategy for everyone, IMO, is what Bollywood Masala Grill does. On all of their receipts, they print “Suggested tip amounts” at 15%, 18% and 20%.
October 25th, 2005 at 9:41 pm
i would definitely resent automatic or mandatory tipping in that i reserve the right to reduce or eliminate the amount i tip based on the service i receive. i’m not at all stingy when i tip and usually empathize with the server’s situation, but there have been times when the attitude and/or competence was such that i withheld the tip.
automatic gratuity infringes on my ability to ‘contest’ bad service by not paying extra for it.
October 27th, 2005 at 1:47 pm
There is a self fullfilling cycle involved here.
I think that part of the blame however is due to a cultural misunderstanding in the black community. As a former waiter at a family restaurant in Atlanta, I can tell you that black customers routinely did not tip well, despite the quality of service. It was not unusual for them not leave a tip at all, or to leave one dollar despite the nunmber of diners or the price of the meal. This was hardly ever the same case with white patrons. I honestly believe that many of the black customers didn’t realize that server’s wages are primarily from tips. Oprah did a show on this years ago in which black and white service industry providers (hairdressers, waiters, etc.) with disguised voice overs and screens complained that black cleintelle didn’t tip well. She concluded the show with an admonition something along the lines of “if black folks want better service, they have to learn to tip.” All that being said, it was inappropriate if the restuarant treated those African American customers differently based on their race.
November 10th, 2005 at 6:03 pm
I agree with Bob. I am a server, and I am regularly tipped poorly or not at all by black patrons, and, on the same note, the customers (black or white) who do not tip well are always the first to complain about service if even the slightest thing goes askew. People need to understand that tipping is part of our culture and that there is a standard amount that is appropriate (18% and up). If the majority of black people or any other people do not respect this idea and do not appreciate the service they recieve, they can expect less service from servers especially if you frequent a restaurant or salon regularly and you become known as “no tip Susie”.
For the black people who do tip well, one perk is that if you become a regular at a few restaurants and tip well or wonderfully, the servers will have an added sense of respect for you as the black guy or gal who is actually on top of the Atlanta dining scene and your own social behavior!
REMEMBER, YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR, FOLKS!!!
November 11th, 2005 at 11:11 pm
I am a server as well and routinely see bad tips from black people of all class levels-even from ones who obviously have money. I really wish I could say otherwise, and my co-workers and I have discussed why this could be. We feel guilty for saying something as blanket as “blacks dont tip”, because we don’t consider ourselves racist or prejudiced; but if time and time again you have the same situation played out you start to see it as fact. I’m sure the waiter in question put a gratuity on the bill because they thought that the black women wouldnt tip, which often happens in my restaurant when a black party comes in- you dont want to get run to death and then get 5%.
November 12th, 2005 at 4:00 am
I’m new to serving,I served about my 11th-12th “african-american table” tonight. It happen to be a repeat party that requested me because of my good service. I’ve never received or expected more than a 5%tip from any black people, tonight was the night i was determined to get 15% tip. Everything went good tonight now mistakes no re cooks no nothing. Time to close the checks, two tables both just over a hundred, the white folk gave over 25% while the “african american table” gave me 5%. I’m not sterotyping at all, theres for you to decide.
November 12th, 2005 at 10:33 pm
How much service does it take to get the minimum tip? I have racked myself over this issue for years. I was raised by an african american family and consider myself a very well rounded informed individual. I am also a bartender, who treats everyone with a smile and hope that they will treat me with respect and at least 15% tip, though the average is 20%. I rarely if ever get that from african american tables. Sad. but entirely true. Cornell is skirting a very real issue and not copping to the reality of it. Get real. Tell the truth.
November 26th, 2005 at 4:20 pm
This is an interesting conversation. I wish I had seen it earlier. I think it is a combination of income level andeducation.
I am an African American male and I will admit, when I was in my teens (ie, broke), I tipped about 10% on a good day.
When I learned that servers don’t make a decent pay without tips (thanks to a friend), my tipping went up to 15% standard, more if I really liked the service.
After my stint in restaurant marketing, it now starts at 20%, and may fluctuate based on service.
November 29th, 2005 at 4:24 pm
I would like to say that I give excellent service not matter what the color of ones skin. But it is true that on a whole black people do not tip very well at all.
December 15th, 2005 at 2:10 am
I’ve worked in the restuarant industry for nine years. I currently hold a Bachelor’s degree, and I am working on my Master’s. When you get into demographics and statistics black people do not tip. They are sometimes the best of verbal tippers, but throw down a dollar (if you’re lucky) and call it a day. Black people are also the first to complain. I have waited on dozens of black tables who experienced awesome service, food time and quality was perfect, yet at the end of the meal they complain in an attempt to get their meal free. Even my black co-workers do not want to wait on black people. I’ve been complemented by them saying that regardless of race, age, etc. My customers will get the same excellent service, even when I know they won’t tip. In this industry, you take the good with the bad. I usually average 22%, in Alabama, after tipping out a bartender, two dishwashers, and taking into consideration that I had at least three black patrons who left me nothing. I can’t complain. Sure it would be nice to be able to count on a certain percent from EVERY table, but then we wake up and pray to whichever God we worship that one day we’ll have a real job.
December 20th, 2005 at 1:51 pm
I experience the same thing in the casual dining restaurant in which I work. The black waitstaff there complains about waiting on black patrons also. My philosophy is simple, don’t waste your time running back and forth for them, act like you don’t really give a crap that they have swilled down their drink and hurry up and get them out because they aren’t going to leave a good tip anyway and they won’t bother to come back next time. They can complain to management to get free meals all they want because management in these restaurants could also care less. They just comp out the meal and go on. Blacks are greedy, rude, and selfish and everybody knows it. They can invest $2000 in rims for a car and everything that says Gucci, Prada, or Fendi, but they can’t leave a $15 tip on a $100 check. Black progress!!!
December 26th, 2005 at 6:42 pm
Have any of you servers tried putting some gold teeth in when you serve black Americans? Check out mrbling.com and maybe that’ll help you out some.
December 29th, 2005 at 9:46 am
1. I am an African-American and I do leave tips. There have been maybe two or three cases when something so egregious has happened that I haven’t or I have left something less than I would.
2. Here is a question for those who are and have been wait staff. Any time ANYONE comes to the table and does something for me, I say thank you. Does this help or annoy?
3. I was in one establishment and after my wife and I finished eating, we paid and they didn’t bring back my change. I feel that one should be asked, “Should I bring back any change?”
4. With regards to some of the posts I have seen, I would like to say that I have found it better in life to look for similar experiences. Anyone can spot a difference and even a dog can point, but a human can not only point, but change. Looking for common ground makes life a whole lot more interesting for me, at least.
December 29th, 2005 at 12:34 pm
I am twenty years old and have worked in the restaurant industry for four years. I give the exact same service to all my guest. I know this is true because we are constatly getting secret shoppers. However, based on racial lines, African-Americans, for the most part, do not tip well at all. Yesterday, a black server said to me, “If I were white, I’d be racists. I can’t stand waiting on black people.” It is a general consensus in the industry, no matter the race of the server. I agree, as a whole, they are severely miseducated on the subject. However, there are more reasons why servers do not like waiting on African-Americans. The food is cooked in a nonpartisan kitchen. The cooks are completely unaware of whom the food is going to. Nevertheless, African-Americans explain an excessive amount more about food quality.
December 29th, 2005 at 8:18 pm
Whoa. Your co-worker would be more than one person? He or she must be quite heavy.
February 20th, 2006 at 8:23 pm
Well, it seems that I am a few weeks late in the discussion, but I’d like to offer some insight into why many Blacks don’t tip: cultural difference. I am a Black female, and I did not usually tip more than a few dollars regardless of the amount of the meal, not to be mean but because it never occured to me to do so. I wasn’t an inconsiderate person, but I was raised with the inference that tipping was odd. Think about it: why should I pay you extra money to do your job? You don’t tip the grocer at the supermarket, you don’t tip the clerk at a department store, etc…the general line of thought seems to be that if your job as a waiter/tress is to bring me food, I’ll be polite and say thank you, but why should I as the customer pay you for performing a duty you were hired to do? If it didn’t pay well….well, neither does a sanitation worker, yet they don’t get tipped. The way I was raised, tipping seemed superfluous, so I would do as I had seen my parents done and leave a few dollars as part of tradition but not go based on percentages or service. It wasn’t until I read through an etiquette book that I realized it was bad manners to tip below 15%. Now whenever I go to a restaurant I make sure to tip properly, although I have to admit I still don’t like tipping the pizza boy when Pizzahut already charges me an addition $2 to deliver a $10 pizza >:|
March 7th, 2006 at 11:00 pm
i’m sorry, but i think it is plain stupid to ignore the fact that, in general, most blacks do not tip well. i have witnessed the frustration of wait staff over and over and over again. they are run ragged, countles special requests, multiple checks, endless doggy bags, numerous frozen drinks and refils yet…..no tip. unfortunately this seems to be a pattern with almost all of my black friends, co workers and aquaintences, even fellow church members when eating together. i am always embarrased and i am left dumbfounded. everyone knows, especially blacks who were unfairly treated in this country just a few decades ago, that know one is in this world just to bring your food to the table, clear it away, and attend to all of your needs while you are in an eating establishment. i am sure there are whites that also don’t tip but AGAIN, this seems to be a HUGE problem in the black community. i also notice a very demanding and self important spirit in so many blacks in restaurants, even black friends who are normally not this way. i do not understand this. i live in a georgia city with a very high black population. restaurant owners here have trouble keeping any staff because no one makes any tips. even black waitstaff often decline to wait on other black patrons. some restaurants have even been forced out of business. just a few days ago i was at a local Applebees. a family of six ordered appetizers, drinks, entrees and desserts. after consuming the entire meal, the gentlman(black) loudly argued to manager that the food wasn’t good and he would not pay. the manager (apparently this happens regularly) apologized and told the man his bill was his responsibility. the entire family then walked out with out paying. no one called the police although this was theft. i don’t understand. i know that if it were me(white) i would be in the slammer right now. i am tired if this nonsense. it costs everyone in the long and i’m afraid is a common problem we should not ignore. automatic tipping on restaurant checks is a grand idea. i’ve been to europemany times, where cuisine and service is an art in itself,and it works well there. lets get honest here and stop being politically correct. waiters and waitresses work hard and exsist almost solely from their tips. they desrve to get paid for their work just like evryone else. SHAME ON ALL THOSE NON-TIPPERS
March 18th, 2006 at 1:56 am
Blacks don’t tip because they are racists?
March 22nd, 2006 at 6:20 am
I work in a luxury day spa in California. When I get a black person they will get 5-10 minutes less table time than a white person and a pretty lame massage. Sorry black folks, i’ve been screwed one too many times. I know im not racist-this is a matter of economics. Energy out for money in.
I roll my eyes when you tell me how your gonna refer 100’s of people to me and how freakin important you are. About 25% of my black clients actually tip well and they get great service when they come back.
And guess what-everyone else where I work does the same thing, chalk it up to experience.
April 5th, 2006 at 12:40 pm
Wow! It’s interesting, but there seems to be more to this discussion than the amount of tips a person gets… There is out and out hostility toward Black people on this blog. I feel like there is a much larger issue here. I’m Black, and I’m also a server in California. I’ve found that many White patrons in my restaurant tip poorly (or not at all), just like any poor minority would. Few tip the customary 15 persent, and more Whites have been demanding and stingy with tips. That being said, I live in Fresno, which is a very poor city, where few (regardless of ethnicity) tend to know proper tipping protocol. I think the main issue here is education and poverty level. If someone is ignorant to the social norms of a particular setting, they should be educated, not shown overt disdain. Poor treatment only perpetuates a vicious cycle instead of working to fix the problem.
April 14th, 2006 at 2:41 pm
“Blacks don’t tip because they are racists?”
If that’s true, then explain why I get bad tips from some black people, too.
P.S. I’m black
April 14th, 2006 at 2:46 pm
“Blacks don’t tip because they are racists?”
“If that’s true, then explain why I get bad tips from some black people, too.
P.S. I’m black”
Notice I said some. Please don’t generalize, because I don’t think I deserve bad treatment for the ignorant person that you waited on before me.
You don’t hear me calling the white people that don’t tip me well, racist!!!
April 16th, 2006 at 7:42 am
According to this conversation, certain Christians tend to be poor tippers.
May 12th, 2006 at 7:14 pm
blacks don’t tip because they are cheap. A black person will go out and buy a bottle of Crystal Champagne and not leave a tip!
There is something in the black mind that is adverse to it. Like ” I aint giving them anymore money, I had to pay for the meal” mentality. I am black and I have received the worst treatment as a server and the worst tips.
June 13th, 2006 at 6:12 pm
Being in the pizza business, I felt I had to post my thoughts on this subject. If you think that Black people tip as good as whites, your head is in the sand. If I want to predict my tip, I look at the name on the ticket. Simple as that. I know that some black customers actually tip quite well. But the great majority do not. And let;s not even get into the excessive demands that many of them place on us: Separate tickets, calling back after their order is already in the oven to make changes. With some customers, we don’t start cooking their food till they’ve called back to make their changes. And my favorite is being asked for cheese and pepper AFTER being stiffed. Come on folks, are you that dumb? And I feel embarrassed for my black co-workers, none of whom like delivering to black customers, when they talk about “their own people” and how crummy they tip.
June 19th, 2006 at 1:46 am
I am a waitor in NYC. What i have personally noticed is that in general black people are actually worse tippers. Not all black people, but i can say the majority are by fact. About 4/5 of black tables i wait on stiff me with tips. I actually go out of my way most of the time to make their dining experience far better then the average customer because i expect a bad tip. Today i gave on black table 20 dollars worth of free drinks, something i could technically get fired for cause i’m not meant to do that at all. Their check was 98 dollars after taking away the price for the drinks. This table ordered lobsters, filet mignons etc. They left me 5 dollars. Not the first time this has happened but i still try. There is one thing i have noticed though, and this goes for everyone. You can tell as a waitor by the questions you get asked about prices and sizes of portions and how they watch the cost of the meal whether the table is tight on cash or not. Some tables that are, and leave me bad tips, are very kind and respectable throughout, and are very kind and nice when tipping me that you kind of get the feeling it was a good tip for what they can afford. My feeling to that is, try n spend less money so u have more to tip, but really if your nice and tip bad, in the end i’m not going to mind. My only gripe is with bad tippers who take up 90% or your time and still don’t seem happy with anything. Its sad that, yet again this is not prejudice, this is actualy fact from waiting on table from years, about 90% of the mean tables i wait on that stiff me are black. I believe this is what gives them the bad reputation. White people aren’t great either so you know, but black poeple are usually worse.
Moral of the story, if your nice to your waitor when he is taking care of you and u stiff him, as long as your nice and u gave what u could its fine. The world hates people who demand the world and give nothing back to it
June 24th, 2006 at 11:09 pm
I work in a Japanese restaurant, you know, where they cook the food on the grill at your table. We have to tip the chefs $1.35 per head at the end of the night.
While I must say, I have had plenty of white people who tip bad, the black people stand out as bad tippers because we only get a few a day. I have been there for 3 months, and am still waiting for a tip over 5% from a black table. Unfortunately for me, even when I get stiffed, I still have to tip the chefs for them anyway, so waiting on blacks where I work actually costs me money.
June 30th, 2006 at 11:34 pm
This happened to me twice today on a not so busy lunch. To add insult to injury, most of my black patrons while being by far the least generous they are also the most demanding and rude customers I encounter. Its so disheartening because you want to like every table you approach, but when people have no regard for you; its tough. It would be one thing if these were foreigners, but they’re not…they’re Americans, they know better. I am so sick of it, its not a misunderstanding…its just cruel. Teenagers are one thing, but we should not make excuses for ANY American adult. Any person that goes out to eat needs to learn some manners because this is how we earn our living.
July 10th, 2006 at 1:04 am
I am a Black Woman who is a server in a restaurant. I have read through the postings, I believe one of the main problem with why black people don’t tip appropriately is because they don’t realize or appreciate the amount of work that servers actually do and it is customary based on the type of service provided (It’s not a Wendy’s or McDonalds when you would just grab and go). To minimize that servers just bring food to the table is just one facet of our responsibilities. Making sure the order is correct, making sure you get your drinks, etc. etc. However, educating our brothers & sisters would be a great start. It is a USA custom to tip 15%-20% if they want to receive decent service and to be welcomed to an establishment instead of tolerated.
August 8th, 2006 at 12:43 am
There is plenty of animosity toward the black community in the restaurant business, and rightfully so. I found this blog out of frustration. I am a student and I serve on the side. I happen to be white, but I was raised in one of the most diverse areas of Cleveland, and I have nothing against black people except when I’m serving them in restaurants. My tip money has to pay for ALL of my bills and expenses. Tipped employees rely on tips to sustain themselves. Here’s some information, if you really want to be educated about why tipping is so essential.
Most servers make an hourly wage of $2.13 per hour (except in places like New York City and LA, where everything is so expensive). That’s over $3 less than minimum wage, guys. Servers rely entirely on tips, mostly because when you get your paycheck, you might only be getting $6.31 (the amount of my last paycheck). That $6.31 for 60 hours of work over 2 weeks is what’s left over after taxes, so you don’t pay taxes from your tip money. Basically, tips are everything. I don’t want to hear another person say “why should I tip you for doing your job?” Obviously you were raised by morons if you believe that tripe.
2. Most restaurants require servers to “tip out” the busboys and bartenders. At my restaurant in North Carolina, we have to tip out 3% of our total sales. I had a table tonight of one black woman and one black man. They ordered alcohol and expensive entrees, then complained and kept running me all over the restaurant to get them countless refills on sweet tea, bread, butter, extra dressing, you name it. They bought $51.04 of food and drinks and left me nothing. However, since that $51.04 got factored into my tip out, I actually ended up paying to serve them. 3% of $51.04 is $1.53. So, in the end, IT COST ME $1.53 TO SERVE A COUPLE OF UNGRATEFUL JERKS. I have been “stiffed” (left with no tip) 5 times at this restaurant, and it is extremely frustrating.
The American economy is a system. This is a part of the system that works well when everyone does what they’re supposed to do. When people tip 15-20%, servers make more than minimum wage and can support themselves and their families. When they don’t, they can’t. And, if you don’t “believe” in tipping, then you have no business going to a restaurant that has tipped employees. Go to McDonald’s and do us all a big favor.
October 20th, 2006 at 11:52 am
I worked as a waiter while in school, I can tell you. Blacks do not tip. I have black friends. They still do not tip. What can I say? My friend is working right now waiting tables… last night he had 5 black ladies eat $80 in food and drinks ran his skinny butt all over the place and when it came time to pay the check…. 30 minutes after closing time… no tip…when asked how the service was, they stated “GREAT!” When the matter of gratuity was brought up…. they stated…. “Not this time” My thing is if you do not want to tip. Go to a drive thru. Plus, we are all judged by how the majority of our social, ethnic, etc. group act or behave, that is life. I still have a large variety of friends from all walks of life.
January 21st, 2007 at 12:45 am
I agree with everyone. I am also a waitress and am used to getting at least 20% tips or more because I know that I am an excellent server and very attentive to my guests needs, as well as personable and fast. It is true that black people absolutely do not tip well. I was lucky to get $4.00 off a $35.00 check tonight, with 3 ladies dining. I work in an upper class area too. And they WILL RUN YOUR ASS!! The minute you bring them what they want, they want something else. Get a refill, and then He, wants a refill. Then she wants a napkin. Then he wants some more cream. For God’s sake, when we ask you if there is anything else you need, think of it all at once!!! All that running, then we get stiffed on the tip. It is embarrassing. Have some decency…and yes, if you can’t afford to tip, DON’T GO OUT and order a boatload of food. But still, I never treat a table differently. I carry a huge smile and say “no problem” to everyone. Every now and again you will get a “black” table who does know how to tip!!
February 5th, 2007 at 12:27 pm
Even Black people know many black people don’t tip. I work closely with a valet service. You often see it from the ones that got the brand new Caddilacs. Newly detailed with rims. Sure the valet driver is gonna get something and then boom thanks nothing. They try to give you the claim check back like “do you need that?” The driver says no and thinks to himself you can’t even afford the gas in this car.. Cause they’re always on E. Then you get some black folks driving in a car that ain’t so nice and they don’t tip you either. But don’t have a bad attitude all the times cause sometimes the black folks in the normal car will tip you pretty damn good. But yeah most black people that don’t tip are just hood rich. And they ain’t even have to be out the hood they still got that mentality.
March 4th, 2007 at 8:44 pm
There is no better feeling a black person can have than running a single mother around all night, forcing her to neglect her other tables, who potentially will be leaving a 20%+ tip. (where she can pay her rent). The mother is degradged each time she delivers a refill to a sigh, complete silence, or yet another command that is barked out usually from a bulbous, overweight, classless cow. It is no wonder that racism in this country is still around. And I am insulted with your verbal tips, it makes me resent you even more. We are all so tired of your hood rich attitude, your lack of care for our communities, your lack of manners, and your sense of entitlement. We are also fed up with your perennial fickle complaints. Do us all a favor and learn to cook for yourself so we do not have to hear these complaints. If you’re such control freaks then make it yourself. This is what everyone is thinking, including my black friends, when you speak.