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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…
this time its 26/11/2008
since ancient times, it was always the basic responsibility of the ruler of the land to see that his people could lead a secure life.then at the time, there were no second chances.a neighbouring king could attack unawares and take away the kingdom, keep captives, molest women, demolish original worship places et al. are we different today ? any group of people trained in guerilla and armoury can enter the country and cause damage as and how they want. but, what is more surprising is – inspite of repeated provoking acts like 26th November, we refuse to have a backbone as a country.
in the reign of indira gandhi as prime minister,security was fool proof on all fronts – army, navy, airforce. we could break the bigger part of then defined pakistan into today’s bangladesh n pakistan – and this single action has saved many more unimaginable things not only for us but for the world.
after the 60 hours of war on mumbai, we are still only left with un-channelized anger of common man, reports of death toll, destruction and the like. worthlessly made public post disaster analysis sans any action.
how could RAW ignore their intelligence responsibility ? read here for some shocking facts about them in dna india … something we have to be ashamed of.
wat was our home minister mr shivraj patil doing ? wat is he elected for ? as per one spectator on a news channel, “he should be stripped naked in public”
the militants were trained for merely 4 months, but the real courage came from their anger and determination after seeing fake videos of how muslims are targeted and tortured in india. cant our soldiers be trained along same but more authentic lines? theres a lot that could be done, still can be done, but the will to do so will always be broken by selfish interests of politicians (like for example framing mr hemant karkare and getting him killed to hide big names in malegaon blasts), corruption and politicizing of intelligence and anti terrorism actions.
martyrdom shown by our courageous few in Indian Police service, security forces is really commendable but unfortunately a wastage due to the double minded leadership.
the way common man is recognising and getting reconciled to the loss is alrite, we always do, as we cannot do aything else, but no one is sure wether their expectations of a better secure place to live in will be ever met.
a note pasted as is : for our safety, in case we come across any suspicious activity, any suspicious movement or have any information to tell to the Anti-Terror Squad, please take a note of the new ALL INDIA TOLL-FREE Terror Help-line “1090″. your city’s police or anti-terror squad will take action as quickly as possible. (hopefully!!)
a good post on wordpress, with links to few more-
mumbai, stop calling ourselves ‘resilient’ and how we can get back to work the next day. we have to get hurt deeper. only that will help us get some action.
