> "Karen" wrote
> > Sheldon wrote:
>
> > That's nonsense, you can't come to a conclusion based on one (1)
> > person's personal experience at one (1) eatery.
>
> > It's been my experience over many years at many, many restaurants that
> > most of the staff staff is female, and most men tip more generously
> > than women, and all things being equal men tip females better than
> > they tip males. Yes, men do most of the tipping, and that's why most
> > restaurant service staff is female. And if I have to explain it to
> > you then you likely won't get it.
>
> Tipping doesn't seem to have gender definitions, but bribing is a
> dance between the male customer and male maitre d.
>
> Karen

Only if ***.

In the US a maitre d is rare, a hostess is typical.

I just knew there'd be someone who never learned about the birds and
bees. *Everything* is sex... this is an indisputable fact of life...
sex sells, always has since the Garden of Eden, always will. Most
women don't know how to tip, they don't want to know how to tip,
because society still views handling money as a male venue. Most
women view tipping as unfeminine, for that very reason many of those
females who do know how to tip purposely pretend ignorance.

Tipping is not a bribe, tipping is never a bribe... anyone who views
tipping as a bribe is an extortionist. Anyone who attmpts to bribe by
over tipping is a schmuck, a guinea wanna be maffioso, or both.
Tipping is payment for *more/better* service than what is contracted
for in the posted price. Tipping is extra pay for extra service.
People who take the extra service but don't pay are thieves. People
who think tipping is bribery are those who never learned to say
please, thank you, and excuse me... those who never learned to tip
never learned social graces... make no mistake about it, a host/ess
gift is a tip, you obviously don't... the obverse of tipping is
schnorring.

I refuse to socialize with wallet fumblers... when a date is set to go
out to dinner (or wherever) and on the way the other guy has to stop
at an ATM I quickly develop an illness because the fact that they
didn't have cash on them when they left home (and even if they did but
made a point of bringing up the money even before the evening began)
is their way of signaling that money is very important to them and to
such an extent that they are the kind of cheap ******* who carries
their cash in a money clip, a mess of singles wrapped in a twenty,
they're easy to spot, they typically wear a pinky ring... they're all
show and no go, they drive a leased car and need viagra. From
experience I know it's best to opt out quickly, I just know that they
are going to be a big embarrassment... anyone who makes a public
display about filling their wallet with cash is going to make a bigger
public display when it's time to withdraw cash from their wallet.
And I don't socialize with people who don't carry cash, and especially
not those who pinch pennies at tipping time. When it comes time to
pay the tab you want to pick up my cash and pay with your plastic I
will never accept another invite from you. And in fact you can't have
my cash (I ain't your friggin' ATM), you're on your own and it's
adios. Anyone draws plastic on me it had better be your corporate
card because you're treating... and it's adios anyway.