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I left the waiter a niggardly tip yesterday

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Originally posted by: 49erinnc

One thing I hate is when you have a small tab ($9), you hand the waitress a $20 and she/he asks if you need change. Uhhm, yea!
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As a waiter, I quickly learned not to do this. My standard line became pickup the check and say "I will be right back with your change" if the book contained money.
 
If the service is bad talk to the manager. Leaving a poor tip will not get the message across, it's just something tightwads do.
 
If the service was that bad, he'd be lucky to get a tip from me. 10-15% for average service 20-25% for good/great service
 
Originally posted by: 49erinnc
Originally posted by: joedrake
I've never had a really bad waiter, so I normally tip 20%.
Wednesday we went out to dinner for my grandfather's 91st birthday, my hamburger was disgusting, but everyone else enjoyed the meal so I still left 20%
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As I mentioned, some things are beyond the control of your waiter. If your burger was terrible, that is solely on the kitchen and the tip shouldn't be lowered. Glad you still left 20%. Refills, delayed service on requests for extras (napkins, condiments, etc.), failure to provide check/change/receipt, rudeness, etc. are on the hands of the servers. Poor food quality, delayed food, etc. is on the kitchen/management.

One thing I hate is when you have a small tab ($9), you hand the waitress a $20 and she/he asks if you need change. Uhhm, yea!
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Except that often, the waiter are expected to share their tips with the kitchen.
 
Wow I didn't know niggardly was a word. I thought he meant that he left a tip in which a typical black person would leave.
 
Originally posted by: daveymark
The guy never refilled the drinks, took 5 minutes before we were greeted at the table, and didn't ask about desert, just dropped the check off. Also, we had the card in the check minder for about 15 minutes.

It's times like these I'm glad waiters make $3 /hour. I'm normally all for standardized hourly wages.

whoops, thought this was the myspace blog, my bad
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Um, why did you have to use the term "niggardly"...?? :disgust:
 
i see it is time for the annual "Niggardly" thread

the OP wanted to see how many of you don't know what it means

the comments make it obvious
 
Originally posted by: ValkyrieofHouston
Originally posted by: daveymark
The guy never refilled the drinks, took 5 minutes before we were greeted at the table, and didn't ask about desert, just dropped the check off. Also, we had the card in the check minder for about 15 minutes.

It's times like these I'm glad waiters make $3 /hour. I'm normally all for standardized hourly wages.

whoops, thought this was the myspace blog, my bad
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Um, why did you have to use the term "niggardly"...?? :disgust:
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Because its a word in the english lang. and he used it in the correct context.
 
WTF is wrong with you people? There is nothing wrong with the word, it has no improper connotations, and it was used in context. It's not like he said that he Jewed them or anything like that.
 
Originally posted by: ValkyrieofHouston
Originally posted by: Darkstar757
I think you could have choosen a better word than niggardly.


Just my two cents
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Obviously he used the word to get a shock reaction, but I do agree with your post Darkstar...
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Fcuking people. It's not even spelled the same. It's only a shock reaction if you make it one, and with a little education you shouldn't.
 
Originally posted by: Garet Jax
Originally posted by: Darkstar757
I think you could have choosen a better word than niggardly.


Just my two cents
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I'm sure he did it for affect...
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true.

heh dictionary.com:
nig·gard·ly Audio pronunciation of "niggardly" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (ngrd-l)
adj.

1. Grudging and petty in giving or spending.
2. Meanly small; scanty or meager: left the waiter a niggardly tip.
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Originally posted by: Darkstar757
I left the waiter a niggardly tip yesterday
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looks fine use of the word to me. but when you use that word you know some people are going to do a double take.
 
Originally posted by: crownjules
Originally posted by: ValkyrieofHouston
Originally posted by: Darkstar757
I think you could have choosen a better word than niggardly.


Just my two cents
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Obviously he used the word to get a shock reaction, but I do agree with your post Darkstar...
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Fcuking people. It's not even spelled the same. It's only a shock reaction if make it one.
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Wait, but what is the etymology of the word? If the formation of that word has implications of what many people think when they see it, they're justified in calling it a racist word.
 
for those who are clueless

The word niggard 'an extremely stingy person; miser' has absolutely nothing to do, etymologically, with the similar-sounding racial slur. Niggard is first recorded in Middle English in the fourteenth century--far earlier than the slur--and is from Scandinavian sources. The base word in Middle English was nig 'a niggard', which combined with the suffix -ard, which is used to form usually derogatory personal nouns such as drunkard or dullard. The base nig is related to similar words in Old Norse and Old English.
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Originally posted by: J0hnny

Wait, but what is the etymology of the word? If the formation of that word has implications of what many people think when they see it, they're justified in calling it a racist word.
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The word niggard 'an extremely stingy person; miser' has absolutely nothing to do, etymologically, with the similar-sounding racial slur. Niggard is first recorded in Middle English in the fourteenth century--far earlier than the slur--and is from Scandinavian sources. The base word in Middle English was nig 'a niggard', which combined with the suffix -ard, which is used to form usually derogatory personal nouns such as drunkard or dullard. The base nig is related to similar words in Old Norse and Old English.
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Originally posted by: skrilla
Originally posted by: Garet Jax
Originally posted by: Darkstar757
I think you could have choosen a better word than niggardly.


Just my two cents
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I'm sure he did it for affect...
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true.

heh dictionary.com:
nig·gard·ly Audio pronunciation of "niggardly" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (ngrd-l)
adj.

1. Grudging and petty in giving or spending.
2. Meanly small; scanty or meager: left the waiter a niggardly tip.
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Originally posted by: Darkstar757
I left the waiter a niggardly tip yesterday
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looks fine use of the word to me. but when you use that word you know some people are going to do a double take.
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Only the poorly educated ones. Notice that word, educated? Yeah, it has the "jew" sound in the middle but nobody makes a big deal. Bunch of cretins.

 
Originally posted by: BatmanNate
WTF is wrong with you people? There is nothing wrong with the word, it has no improper connotations, and it was used in context. It's not like he said that he Jewed them or anything like that.
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I remember a few years ago a local white politician in DC used that word in the correct context and the illiterate citizens of DC most of whom elected a crackhead as mayor forced this poor guy to resign from his job. So embarrassing.
 
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