Comments on: Oprah’s ‘Tip Only 10 Percent’ Advice Mere Rumor, but Painful

By: Smithy

Smithy — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:59:15 +0000

WRONG. I am a white server/bartender, and I have worked as such for the last ten years, both in the south and in the midwest. Black people are no less likely to tip badly than white ones — instead, you'll find servers who BELIEVE this racist myth tend to approach black tables with chips on their shoulder, no matter how much they crow about how they treat everyone equally. I've seen it time and time again, and I laugh at it because I generally make around 10% more than these servers. Next time you want to bitch about how you're being tipped, check your own attitude — people are a lot more sensitive to looks, body language, and tone than you think.

By: javon smith

javon smith — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:49:17 +0000

not only do african-american people not tip, they are the most often the people who want to send their food back all day and change their minds and just generally be annoying… I guess it's the only place where they feel like they have control after their race was controlled for so long.. way to perpetuate the stereotype guys, lets be progressive here.. I'm willing to if you would quit pulling a Plaxico Burress (shooting yourself in the leg)

By: tbeezy

tbeezy — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 06:53:49 +0000

The comments above are unfortunately correct. Many black people do tip very well and it is unfortunate this stereotype has come about. The more unfortunate part about it is that is is true, and even if you are not racist by any means at all whatsoever, when you wait table, you will figure it out pretty quickly. Some may argue that blacks may receive worse service. This IS true because many servers are fed up with bad tips from black people and take it upon themselves to not give quality service based on skin color. Other servers like myself ALWAYS GIVE GREAT SERVICE no matter who the person is… even when you know they aren't going to tip you. Though the service may be impeccable 100% percent of the time, a server WILL notice that black people often tip insufficiently (more so than other races). I waited tables for months before I found out this was a stereotype and not something that was just occurring in my section.

By: Jay Smith

Jay Smith — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 06:10:14 +0000

I'm African american and yes black people do not know how to tip.

By: Jerry Rush

Jerry Rush — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:48:18 +0000

Hey Nathan I'm sorry to break it to you but African Americans do tip less then whites, unless you're talking about older seniors. I've been in the biz for over 20 years in fine dinin, chains, pretty much all forms of restaurants. That just the way it is. Even African American waiters will tell ya that, so get over it!