"Democrats tip better than republicans"

[Bluzmann57]

At least that is what a lady who waits tables and tends bar at my favorite hangout told me. It's not a surprise really. We know what it's like to actually have to work for a living, so we tend to take care of our own.

[Rosemary2205]

1. Seriously, how does she know who's who?

I certainly can't tell by looking at someone. How does she know the difference?

[frylock]

2. you can tell by their horns

[babylonsister]

24. 'snort'. nt

[earth mom]

38. You can also tell by the drool.

:rofl:

[WinstonSmith4740]

4. It's not that hard.

I waited tables in a small, very conservative rural area, and it just ain't that hard to tell 'em apart, especially when the tip hits the table. The hard core expect more, are more demanding, tend to run you around the restaurant more than necessary, and seem to expect you to be there pretty much for them alone. And the more money they have, the more likely they are to stiff you. Don't get me wrong...I had some fairly conservative folks take very good care of me, but they were regulars, and TRUE republicans, not these neo-con fascists that are in control now.

Our councilman was in with his wife planning a breakfast "meet & greet", and when he left, he laid a REALLY nice tip on me. I commented to our owner that he must be a democrat, and I could see she was kind of taken aback. She wanted to know how I knew, and I told her when a $20.00 tip hits the table for a $12.00 tab, it's a democrat.

They just tip better. And like one of my customers said when I commented on his "Kerry" sticker on his mug, "Hell yes, I'm a democrat...I work for a living!"

[Bluzmann57]

5. Well, she may not

but politics gets discussed a lot in this place, so she may have a clue.

[calimary]

15. Don't know about this specific instance, but I do remember reading

about the aftermath of the republi-CONvention in NYC. Everybody from cab drivers to waiters/waitresses complained that the republi-CON delegates were lousy tippers. Stingey cheapskates all - MUCH more into ME than WE.

[Maraya1969]

25. The women wear a lot of hair spray.

[Kali]

3. Dems feel compassion, are generous

pukes tend to be selfish greedy assholes

[Thegonagle]

6. .

. self delete .

[BlackVelvet04]

7. It's pretty easy to tell who is a democrat and who is republican....

in 2004 a coworker and I were working the polls. We made a game out of guessing if the people walking toward us were a republican or democrat. We would know when we offered the sample democratic ticket. I don't remember being wrong even once.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

20. How Could You Tell?

Before I owned my own business I usually dressed "corporate". Braces, cuffed pants, designer suits... This was the 80's and 90's ...

Once there were two old guys at the polling station. This was the 88 Dukakis-Bush election. They were guessing party affiliation based on dress... They were wrong...


Now I own my business... I wear long shorts, a t shirt, and flip flops...

[BlackVelvet04]

21. It wasn't just how they were dressed.....

we also had the advantage of seeing what they were driving....plus a general body language attitude.

[walldude]

8. Try bitterwaitress.com to see how politicans tip

www.bitterwaitress.com has a database of shitty tippers. You can tell alot about a person by how they tip.... It's a fun site lots of stories and stuff..

[devilgrrl]

35. I'm calling bullshit on alot of those posts to bitterwaitress...

many seem totally made up. I'm not buying any of them.

[earth mom]

39. You've never waitressed I take it.

I have and those stories are more than likely true. To see the true ugliness of human nature-become a waiter/waitress for a month or two or better yet try it on for years. It ain't pretty.

[devilgrrl]

40. So you buy this one:

John Kerry Boston 7 $1438.25 / $22.00 1% read details

The Shitty Tipper Database!

<< back to the list
Tipper's Name: John Kerry
Restaurant: Boston Clam Shack
Where it happened: Boston
Total bill / Tip amount / Percentage: $1438.25 / $22.00 / 1%
What happened:
This cheap motehr fucker only left $22 on a $1438 tab. I am voting for Bush. Kerry the asshole





Wow! That a HUGH bill - this is SERIES!!!!!!

[Thegonagle]

9. I'm a delivery driver for a downtown restaurant and...

I can say without hesitation that it's generally true. (Not always, but there's a definite trend.)

In 2004, I delivered to some of GWB's "entourage" who were set up in a hotel meeting room. (B*sh had made a brief appearance at some private event nearby.) It was on a credit card, so it was probably being expensed out anyway. The tip was $4 on $80. 5 percent. Ouch.

[JHB]

11. When I was a pizza delivery guy, the best tippers were...

...tradesmen: plumbers, carpenters, electricians, etc. Followed by Giggly Girls at the college (if they were giggling, the tip was usually good. And the College Republicans, at least when it was on their Student Activities Fee tab (but they did make for interesting listening, while I was waiting. Vindictive needled*ck twerps).

[walldude]

10. Ok I did some leg work at bitter waitress

Customer City # In PArty Bill/Tip percentage

Richard Cheney Bethesda, MD. 2 $125.00 / $5.00 4%
George W. Bush DC 11 $753.58 / $1.28 < 1% you cheap fuck
George Bush New York 1 $465.00 / $3.00 < 1% you cheap fuck
George W. Bush Washington, DC 5 $300.00 / $10.00 3%
George W. Bush DC 12 $600.00 / $3.00 < 1% you cheap fuck
George Bush Midland, Texas 6 $267.58 / $10.00 3%
George W. Bush Washington DC 4 $200.00 / $0.00 < 1% you cheap fuck
George W. Bush Chicago 4 $736.55 / $4.45 < 1% you cheap fuck
George Bush Huntsville 2 $36.87 / $5.00 13%

[JHB]

12. That's just astounding...

...to my New Yorker sensibilities. "Cheap fuck" doesn't say the half of it!

[susanna]

13. You and me both...

That's just straight up embarrassing. Wow. So that's how you get rich? Being a tightwad? I'll pass.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

16. It is fascinating

how Bush tips less in Washington DC and Chicago. What does that tell you? :eyes:

[mykpart]

14. Also, Republicans are one of the reasons that waiters and watressses

aren't paid a living wage to begin with! And then they give crummy tips!

[MGD]

17. I tip 15% for good service and 20% for great service.

And I know waitresses who work in a country club for rich elitists who often remark on the low tips given by the chumps that frequent the club (and by chumps, I mean Republicans).

[last_texas_dem]

18. I'm not surprised by that

So many Republican policies communicate such a disdain for working people that it would seem like you'd have to think not too highly of such people to be a Republican. Of course, that doesn't explain the millions of working folks who actually vote for the jerks, but I think that generally has more to do with social issues than anything else. There really aren't that many poor and working-class people who vote R because they think "trickle-down" economics really work.

And I know several R's who aren't very good tippers; if they ever worked as waiters they tend to be a little better. Personal experience goes quite a ways in making Repugs more compassionate, it seems. I'm not sure why it's so hard to simply try to put themselves in someone else's shoes, even if they haven't been in similar circumstances, but that seems to be a major problem for most R's.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

19. My Boss Was GOPU

I used to be ashamed to dine with him because he tipped so poorly.

[CrispyQ]

26. As an executive admin, it's interesting to see how

frickin' cheap some execs are in tipping! Holy crap, I make a fraction of what they make & I would be embarrassed to tears to leave the tips they leave. I once saw an $854 bill so they rounded up & left $46. :eyes:

[devilgrrl]

22. I tip 20%...

that's appropriate isn't it? :blush:

[MazeRat7]

29. Yes, I do a min of 20% unless the food is cheap... then I do 25%.

If there are more than 4 of us, I generally try to do more if its deserved.

I love tipping large, I like knowing that someone I dont know who, more than likely, has had a shitty day got something "just a little extra" for them.

MZr7

[minerva50]

23. Best tippers are ex waiters and waitresses

Many of us dems had to work our way through school or moonlight in hard times.

[IronLionZion]

27. No one tips as much as someone who used to work for tips

that's been my experience. People who used to work in customer service jobs tend to be more civil to service employees.

[Gman]

28. I was at a union convention in New Orleans in 1988

right after the GOP convention. The all the cab drivers, waitresses, etc. were very happy that we were in town and complained extensively about how cheap the Republicans were and how often they got stiffed.

[IronLionZion]

30. If you want to get beyond politics and get racial,

my people are the worst at tipping because we're a bunch of cheap bastards.

I, of course, am the exception. ;) If I don't have enough for my food and a 15-20% tip, I'll find something cheaper.

[Thegonagle]

41. Without even knowing anything about you, I know who "your people" are...

But I must say, I must have a gift or something, because I still get the good tips from almost everyone because I really do treat everybody the same.

People who know how to tip, but who are sensitive to the "issue" don't pick up negative vibes from me, because there are none based on that one specific "issue," so if they had it in their mind to tip, I get the tip. Often, it's surprisingly generous. Sometimes, they even reach into thier poskets and give me even more than they initially planned. And for that, I'm thankful. And flattered.

[mulsh]

31. 3-4%=good tip

Thats what my republican-by-habit father-in-law and his GOP buddies figure is a good tip. I try to avoid going out for meals with him. If I have to I try to go to places I'm not likely to frequent. He grew up in Utah, a bank president's son so it must be genetic. I bet he and his buddies eat a lot of mucus burgers and snot salads.

in most other ways he's a pretty decent guy, mostly votes for Dems these days & definitely in the past 2 election cycles that's why I say he's "republican-by-habit"

[itsmesgd]

32. and we make better lovers n/t

[bigriver]

33. that is so true

my college roommate never tipped more than 12% when he was a republican. market values, he said. Then he became informed, mostly because of his progressive girlfriend. last time I saw him he's tipping around 20%.

[DemBones DemBones]

34. In my daughter's waitressing years, she observed that

doctors and lawyers were the worst tippers -- and doctors and lawyers tend to be Republican. Our former doctor was one of the absolute worst. He stiffed servers all the time.

Once he came in with his wife and my daughter figured she'd get a better tip. Sure enough, his wife laid out some bills. Then the wife went to the restroom and Dr. Greed started picking up the tip!!! My daughter, hands on her hips, caught his eye and stared indignantly at him until he put the money back on the table. That's my kid!!!

[DemBones DemBones]

36. In my daughter's waitressing years, she observed that

doctors and lawyers were the worst tippers -- and doctors and lawyers tend to be Republican. Our former doctor was one of the absolute worst. He stiffed servers all the time.

Once he came in with his wife and my daughter figured she'd get a better tip. Sure enough, his wife laid out some bills. Then the wife went to the restroom and Dr. Greed started picking up the tip!!! My daughter, hands on her hips, caught his eye and stared indignantly at him until he put the money back on the table. That's my kid!!!

[mitchum]

37. That's why you dribble a little spit or piss into their food or drink

see, it all works out