| Page Views: 12,856 Last Visit to New York City: March, 2006 | New York by tomhoward - last update: Mar 10, 2008 |
New Yorkers claim this is the greatest city on Earth and they're probably right. Makes Manchester (UK) look like a country hamlet. In fact, no matter where you're from, your first visit here will leave you looking like a wide eyed, banjo strummin' yokel. As usual, I've done these pages just as much to remember myself where I've been as to tell others. If you're interested in films / TV locations, check out The Mayor's Office for past, present and future shoots. If that's given you a taste for stunning interiors, give Great Places Directory a try for those "only in NY" venues. Gawker's Stalker page gives the lowdown on celebrity hotspots. Please feel free to join VT under a false pseudonym and leave me an angry retort about my views on New York bar tenders... (see below :-) |
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| Pros: | "An unsurpassed city experience" | | Cons: | "Someone is yet to furnish me with a good reason why a mute cab driver who can't even muster a smile deserves a 20% tip. "Just cos it's the New York way" is not good enough..." | | In A Nutshell: | "The whole world crammed onto one small island" |
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stvsch Mon Oct 19, 2009 03:04 UTC
If you tip poorly, you probably shouldn't come back, they might mess with your food or treat you bad if they remember you as a bad tipper. But you tipped so bad because the service was bad and you don't want to come back, right? | dougo53 Fri Mar 27, 2009 10:14 UTC
I agree - I feel ripped off when I'm told how much tip to pay by the wait staff. And a cheap "restaurant" which is nothing more than fast fried food? They have to be kidding themselves!!! | wishenough Fri May 30, 2008 06:10 UTC
Your server is working for you. Skimp them, and you haven't paid them for their service. You should only not tip if you literally cleared your table, folded your napkin, picked up your food, and washed your dishes. $4.10/hour, lower prices for you. TIP. | thecaminator Tue Feb 26, 2008 21:38 UTC
A key point when you are trying to figure out wages from working at a bar..."I've never worked in a bar." So you cannot estimate what they make. |
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