tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post6783892628712812182..comments2024-03-27T21:39:27.170-07:00Comments on The Adventures of Notorious Ph.D., Girl Scholar: What I Ate in DeltavilleNotorious Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08700875559325201086noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-9475527796235422252012-07-02T08:59:02.114-07:002012-07-02T08:59:02.114-07:00Remember that European restaurants are actually re...Remember that European restaurants are actually required to PAY their waitstaff. Hence the lower tip expectations.cmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-36099621040641586582012-06-30T13:55:26.144-07:002012-06-30T13:55:26.144-07:00So delicious sounding. I want to consume mass qua...So delicious sounding. I want to consume mass quantities of Blargish food.<br /><br />And, be cool about the tips. My husband always always always leaves nearly American-style tips in Europe, but I think it makes him look like a rube.Historiannhttp://historiann.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-38764610563213083032012-06-28T21:06:54.894-07:002012-06-28T21:06:54.894-07:00Mussels!!!
I did research in a country with a fam...Mussels!!!<br /><br />I did research in a country with a famous breakfast dish, and if I had said dish (which included fish and a weird fruit), I didn't eat any lunch at all. I could sit in the archives for 8 hours with no trouble...Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09716705206734059708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-66859639292628371062012-06-28T15:58:29.029-07:002012-06-28T15:58:29.029-07:00OMFG I want that food. WANT.
I also feel a bit di...OMFG I want that food. WANT.<br /><br />I also feel a bit disoriented when navigating European tipping practices. More than guilt, I feel confusion: I simply have no internal gauge for how rich or stingy a tip will seem to a server. The fact that tipping cultures vary from country to country only worsens the problem for me.<br /><br />And, now that Brian mentions that, I have also deduced the location of Blargistan. Because, obviously, I'm a nosy SOB. And everyone figured out where my own Research Country is over a year ago, anyway.<br /><br />Back to my main point: I want that food. I HUNGER.Dr. Kosharyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07777054788430587906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-28430186920920309482012-06-28T13:51:24.184-07:002012-06-28T13:51:24.184-07:00@ Brian: Ooops.@ Brian: Ooops.Notorious Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08700875559325201086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-823902600427243932012-06-28T13:03:13.856-07:002012-06-28T13:03:13.856-07:00I think you gave away where Blargistan is in parag...I think you gave away where Blargistan is in paragraph 4.... I spend a lot of time in France and England, and in France, tipping definitely is optional. I round up a couple Euros for a nice dinner, but it isn't necessary and is almost always appreciated. Thing is, in France waitstaff (usually) get a decent wage. In the US their minimum hourly wage is still under $3, because the law (=an ass) presumes that most of their income is from tips.<br /><br />In England, though, tipping is becoming more common. Many London restaurants now routinely add 10% (or even 12%!) to the bill, and it's spreading beyond the metropolis. You still never tip in pubs, though if the service has been particularly nice you can offer to buy the server a drink (which often becomes cash that they may or may not use to buy a drink later).Brian W. Ogilviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05045133494402037781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-22618760667341533722012-06-28T11:06:20.464-07:002012-06-28T11:06:20.464-07:00You know, weight fluctuations of 5 pounds are so a...You know, weight fluctuations of 5 pounds are so are really not unusual for most humans.<br /><br />No, I've never quite figured out Blargish tipping customs. I do like those great multi-course lunches. Often they're filling enough that I really don't need much for dinner.clio's disciplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13640279322691564414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-52817098457660598152012-06-28T09:55:42.675-07:002012-06-28T09:55:42.675-07:00YUUUUUUUUUM!!!!!!!!!!!YUUUUUUUUUM!!!!!!!!!!!Comrade Physioprofhttp://freethoughtblogs.com/physioprofnoreply@blogger.com