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of restaurant tipping and behaviour quotients

how much do people tip in restaurants ?

75% of people tip 10% of the bill.
11% of people leave 20% of the bill.
10% of people leave no tip!
4% of people tip more than 20% of the bill.

these results have some more insights.

in a section of society, if we assume 10% of bill amount is a good tipping practice, a majority 75% follows it honestly. this section of people are prompt and honest. they are bound by dutifulness. they are also the same ones who use their own pens while writing out a slip in the bank, plan grocery shopping two days before a lunch party, if a friend pays for something -immediately calculate the bill division and pay up, find it embarrassing and non dutiful to leave dues pending – dues of any sort, monetory or favour wise.

the second 11% section tips some more. its found that these are more travelled people, seen better tipping practices in different places, are earning more than average, or have been to the particular restaurant often and kind of know the familiar faces etc.

the third 10% section leaves no tip! these are the most disrespected people. these are people who have had stingy family backgrounds in the past, lower income families, have grown up seeing how to never let go of their own things, never gift anyone richly, never offer to share money, be happy if colleagues are continually paying dinner n drink bills and never ever offer on their own, hunt for free offers etc. with time they are in good economic and educational backgrounds, visit restaurants as in our above main point, and are aware of tipping practices, are surrounded by quality broad minded crowd. however their baggage is so heavy that they cannot let go of their habits and fall prey to criticism from peers. its not about the money they have saved, its about the reputation they have lost and are called names behind their back – ‘oh so middle class’ or ‘downmarket’

the fourth section which is the thinnest 4%, took some time to differentiate and analyse. these people are bound by compulsive flamboyance, maybe while taking a prospective client on a business lunch or the ultra rich who book entire lounges for privacy etc etc. all i can say about them is, wish i had that kind of money… hahahaha

so much so for the (un) cool tipping…

glam nails on the go


glam because they have to be after all that effort! easy because that’s the kind of patience i am left with thanks to this pregginess :)
so here we go :

1 . first of all use a good branded nail remover and clean them. other acetone products remove luster from nails and dehydrate. so avoidable. use cotton and no tissues.

2. now clip them neatly if too long / shape with emery board. donot use metal products for filing they spoil nails in long run. avoid filing on corners and go along in one direction. nails can chip if filed from both sides.

3. put some moisturizer on each nail and gently push back the cuticles as you scrub the nail surface. moisturizer is the simplest available lotion at home unlike all those products they put up in magazines and nail parlours. scrub ensures that the nail surfaces smoothens and dead skin is got rid of. use rose wood stick or the likes u get in market. i prefer metal stick here with a wide base for scrubbing.

4. clean with cotton again.

5. apply a nice shade of polish. there will be spring trends n summer trends n officewear trends and so on… but only a few particular shades shall always look good on your skin tone and size of nails. stick to them. lighter but pastel shades are easy to maintain. silvers and shiny pinks might change colours if u eat spicy indian food regularly :) dark wine shades and deep reds look bold and great and make your skin look lighter but can be seen easily when they start chipping. maybe you can use a fun colour advisor from here

6. apply linseed oil/ teel oil on the nails in all corners, massage gently. a good substitute is olive oil too whichever is available. there are cuticle oils and creams, hand massage creams, nail protectors and so on… however i have stuck to easier things you can find at home always.
the entire activity should take maximum of 15 mins,

……and ma’am you are good to go!

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