tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15254331.post113684422119826665..comments2024-03-28T03:14:14.607-04:00Comments on Shorty PJs: Oh, waiter!MaryBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412656596874731198noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15254331.post-1137029842884189472006-01-11T20:37:00.000-05:002006-01-11T20:37:00.000-05:00So what's the deal about bartenders in England not...So what's the deal about bartenders in England not getting tipped? I worked in a pub in Walton-on-Thames in the mid-1970s (way before you were born, sonny) and all the patron did was include me in the round of drinks he/she was buying. <BR/><BR/>I've never been much of a drinker - all my gin talk aside - so the "and one for you" was kinda lost on me. I really could've used the pounds and pence, if you know what I mean.MaryBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02412656596874731198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15254331.post-1136979686088411582006-01-11T06:41:00.000-05:002006-01-11T06:41:00.000-05:00I've never worked as a waiter, but I did have seve...I've never worked as a waiter, but I did have several bar-tending jobs before I found myself a 'career'.<BR/><BR/>At the time, I didn't really enjoy them, but nowadays I wish I could afford to just work in a bar part-time.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, bar work doesn't seem to generate as many customer-abuse stories as other lines of work. <BR/><BR/>Though I do remember a sense of frustration that waiters and the like were tipped and barmen never were (and still aren't). Though, as a committed hypocrite, I now feel aggrieved at being compelled to tip bar-staff in the US, but I am happy to tip waiters...<BR/><BR/>My brain hurts!petercmoorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366331102790168465noreply@blogger.com