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By: The Bar Bitch Says Tip! | Eye On Annapolis

The Bar Bitch Says Tip! | Eye On Annapolis — Wed, 26 May 2010 20:24:25 +0000

[...] the topic of “tipping” seemed to draw a lot of attention last week, I wanted to touch on that topic today. I did a bit of research regarding tipping in the [...]

By: Flutterbybutterfly

Flutterbybutterfly — Tue, 25 May 2010 14:44:13 +0000

LOL…..Well I can tell you that racism is not apparent in our restaurant! While everyone in the restaurant “most likely” knows what to expect tipping wise from a table. It does not stop us (or at least me) from giving every individual the same great service…..even though I know someone might screw me over. But I never know who it is, or when it will happen……and I’m a people person, so I just do my absolute best, every time, no matter what the outcome!!!

By: Fred Shubbie®

Fred Shubbie® — Tue, 25 May 2010 14:37:21 +0000

Racism is obviously a big part of the downtown restaurant scene. Fred Shubbie is currently involved in a undercover investigative sting operation involving bartenders and servers in a few target locations.

By: Running with Scissors

Running with Scissors — Tue, 25 May 2010 13:46:45 +0000

Wow this thread was about tipping and went in a whole different direction, I assume it went that way since no one wants to discuss the topic of race and tipping.

I did a quick survey of employees who worked for me in the past, 5 black, 2 white, 6 of the seven said the would prefer to serve white clients, 1 said it did not matter to him he was just glad to have work. All said they always provide their usual level of great service regardless, all of the above were top shelf in providing a high level of service.

By: burren47

burren47 — Tue, 25 May 2010 03:09:44 +0000

Ah. The whole Benetton thing. That is great in principal, but it fairly impossible except in areas of high population concentrations. Asians make up 4% of the population, Arabic (and I’m assuming that you mean Arab) is less than one-half of a percent…Muslims, two-tenths of a percent. Jews are 1.7%. Indians…not sure which ones, but Asian Indians are under 2% while Native Americans are a fraction of 1%, and that includes people who claim that their grandmothers are 1/64th Cherokee. My point is that many of the minorities that are hyper-present in New York, London, etc. are absent in other cities and municipalities because their numbers are way too small nationally to make their presence known. So while it’s great to look at places like Northern Virginia as bastions of cultural diversity, those places are actually demographically abnormal, not Annapolis.

By: Flutterbybutterfly

Flutterbybutterfly — Tue, 25 May 2010 02:50:42 +0000

Asian, Black, Indian, White…or even Muslim, Arabic, Christian…….that is diversity (and there are soooo many more).

By: burren47

burren47 — Tue, 25 May 2010 02:48:00 +0000

So when you’re talking about cultural diversity you are talking about….

By: Flutterbybutterfly

Flutterbybutterfly — Tue, 25 May 2010 02:45:10 +0000

Burren47….I’m not just talking about the black population. There are many other ethnic groups in the area.

By: burren47

burren47 — Tue, 25 May 2010 02:39:35 +0000

Flutterbybutterfly…wherever you go in this country, with a few notable exceptions, whites are going to be in the majority, if that’s what you’re getting at. At 24%, Annapolis’ black population is twice that of the national average. Shubster…you’re setting up a strawman argument. And like I said on the Capital site, no one, and I mean NO ONE, sets up a better strawman than you!

By: Flutterbybutterfly

Flutterbybutterfly — Tue, 25 May 2010 01:27:40 +0000

Or Shubbie…it could have a little to do with the ethnicity of individuals that apply for the jobs, or the ethnicity of a majority of people in the Annapolis area in general. I have grown up in the area, and have lived here most of my life. I am slowly noticing the change, to a more culturally diverse Annapolis, but it still has a long way to go. It’s nothing like being in DC or Northern Virgina!