[staytrue]

I hate to bring race into this, but the many waitresses I have known have let it be known to me that basically, blacks don't tip.

[Alberta's Child]

Europeans are notoriously poor tippers, too. In many European countries it is customary for the restaurant to include the tip in the bill, so the notion of leaving cash on a table or filling in an additional line on a credit card slip is completely foreign to them (pun intended).

[AdA$tra]

blacks don't tip.

Especially if they pay with an American Express Gold Card. Actually white or black, Gold Card Users don't tip crap.

[Coeur de Lion]

What you've said about blacks is true. It appears to be a cultural thing. Like all generalities it's not true across the board, but it actually explains why so many servers would prefer not servicing blacks--not racial bias--which is often used by the race pimps to sue places like Denny's (that and forcing them to pay for the meal upfront). The overall cultural practice in the United States is to tip and pay your bill at the end of the meal. Some folks just choose not to adapt. Perhaps it will be necessary to adapt to the practice of including the tip in the bill as a percentage of the price of the meal such as is done in Germany. Of course, there's danger in that unless it's posted and done uniformly. Here in California a Chinese restaurant owner got sued for discrimination, because he only did it with respect to blacks, and he lost the case.

[mrustow]

I hate to bring race into this, but the many waitresses I have known have let it be known to me that basically, blacks don't tip.

It's true, and it's an open secret that just about everybody hates to bring into this.

[BradyLS]

I hate to bring race into this, but the many waitresses I have known have let it be known to me that basically, blacks don't tip.

I know a prime example. If the meal isn't fit for an angel, they send a mild complaint to the manager and leave no tip. You'd think such people simply wouldn't eat out. Not on your life. They live to stiff wait staff.

[ladylib]

I've seen that happen.