On Sunday, Aug 10, 2003, at 08:47 America/Indianapolis, J L Edwards, responding to Herb Coleman wrote:
Well, Herb, let's start with restaurants. No cafeterias, fast food, street
vendors, buffets, etc. And it's sunny weather. Who tips more: male diners or
female diners.
Jean
I have been following this and think that it would be an interesting project for student research. In my experience I know that I tip more than my wife would (and that's why I insist on taking care of the check when we go out) in any given situation. My rules are: 1) in a situation where I'm having a breakfast and the bill is relatively small, I leave a minimum $2 tip if I am alone and $3 if I am with one other person; 2) when eating at a restaurant, I leave approximately 20% of the pre-tax amount (i.e., for food and drink). In the same circumstances my wife would much prefer to leave 10% (in spite of the fact that she waited tables for several years during college (but then again, that was so long ago that 10% may have been the average at that time). I am going to propose that one of our students do a survey of area waitstaff to see what we find out.
Dr. Bob Wildlbood Lecturer in Psychology Indiana University Kokomo Kokomo, IN 56904-9003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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