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To: Grainne who wrote (21326)	5/6/1998 10:36:00 AM
From: Rick Julian	Read Replies (4) of 108807

Christine, I also watched the 60 Minutes segment about Denny's and noted one of the stated motivations of Denny's employees discrimination against their black customers was their impression that, on average, black customers were poor tippers. Apparently, issues of broader racial discrimination were also at play, but this significant economic root (weak tipping) does make this a more complex issue--one which will not be simply resolved by prompt seating and service. Given waiters' and waitresses' reliance on tips (I think their base wage is ~$2.50/hr.) it does bring into question the quality of service we expect of servers when specific groups of customers (allegedly) fail to reward it. This validity of this issue was never addressed by 60 Minutes ("Hot Potato", anyone?). Rick Note: I don't believe this tipping stereotype is limited to Denny's employess. I performed in restaurants and clubs for a few years in my early 20s, and heard this same stereotype repeated by bartenders and servers on numerous occasions.

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