MakemineVanilla Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 1 hour ago, Xela said: It sat empty for years, now they are demolishing it, along with the office next door. i believe an Aldi will rise from the ashes. The locals will not be amused So what's the opposite to gentrification? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 1 minute ago, MakemineVanilla said: So what's the opposite to gentrification? De-gentrification? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted February 14 VT Supporter Share Posted February 14 4 hours ago, StefanAVFC said: The more I see about the situation with costs in the UK, the happier and happier I am that I left. When I first moved it was hard as I was earning pennies, but being here longer, with a better job, family etc, it's objectively a better place to be. Yeah? At least we have drives outside our houses. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted February 14 VT Supporter Share Posted February 14 1 hour ago, MakemineVanilla said: So what's the opposite to gentrification? Sutton Coldfield. It's only Birmingham overspill anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 27 minutes ago, sidcow said: Sutton Coldfield. It's only Birmingham overspill anyway. Tut-tut, the Royal Borough, if you don't mind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield Dean Posted February 14 VT Supporter Share Posted February 14 2 hours ago, MakemineVanilla said: Tut-tut, the Royal Borough, if you don't mind! Ahem, Royal Town actually. Please get your historic town titles correct, otherwise people might think it's just some rubbishy Victorian prefix like that there Leamington Spa likes to flaunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 So are we now officially in recession? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 15 Moderator Share Posted February 15 4 hours ago, foreveryoung said: So are we now officially in recession? Officially and technically Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 20 hours ago, MakemineVanilla said: So what's the opposite to gentrification? Lady-fication 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Went out for a Japanese meal yesterday and spent £77 (for 2 of us). Service charge wasn't included. I didn't leave a tip, i usually do but just didn't feel like it for some reason. Nothing was wrong with the food or service. The waitress was not happy - blanked us afterwards! With minimum wage now increasing to £11.44 (roughly £22k a year), it feels like tipping is less necessary compared to other minimum wage jobs where there is no tipping. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister_a Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 5 minutes ago, ender4 said: Went out for a Japanese meal yesterday and spent £77 (for 2 of us). Service charge wasn't included. I didn't leave a tip, i usually do but just didn't feel like it for some reason. Nothing was wrong with the food or service. The waitress was not happy - blanked us afterwards! With minimum wage now increasing to £11.44 (roughly £22k a year), it feels like tipping is less necessary compared to other minimum wage jobs where there is no tipping. Thoughts? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 4 minutes ago, ender4 said: Went out for a Japanese meal yesterday and spent £77 (for 2 of us). Service charge wasn't included. I didn't leave a tip, i usually do but just didn't feel like it for some reason. Nothing was wrong with the food or service. The waitress was not happy - blanked us afterwards! With minimum wage now increasing to £11.44 (roughly £22k a year), it feels like tipping is less necessary compared to other minimum wage jobs where there is no tipping. Thoughts? I had a real issue with this about a week ago. We went to some franchise place called Bill’s. The food was perfectly alright, I’d go back, I don’t want to rush back. But it cost quite a lot of money for what it was, I think the bill for four of us was well over £100 which should have meant a £10 or £15 tip. But I didn’t feel I’d been given any exceptional service or exceptional food, and elsewhere in the same area when I sit in Chan’s and have a bowl of ramen for a fiver, or I get coffee and a toasty from the coffee shop, I wouldn’t even think about tipping the staff. So I didn’t, and it sort of bugged me for a few hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 13 minutes ago, ender4 said: Went out for a Japanese meal yesterday and spent £77 (for 2 of us). Service charge wasn't included. I didn't leave a tip, i usually do but just didn't feel like it for some reason. Nothing was wrong with the food or service. The waitress was not happy - blanked us afterwards! With minimum wage now increasing to £11.44 (roughly £22k a year), it feels like tipping is less necessary compared to other minimum wage jobs where there is no tipping. Thoughts? Tipping in the UK brings out the strongest of opinions, it splits families. I am a tipper, a good tipper as well, so I would have tipped the level of service dictates the amount, but for me, it's never zero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 I hate the tipping culture in the US. If it was cheap then fair enough but it’s really expensive in places like Orlando and you’re almost legally obliged to leave a decent sized tip. One of the Uber drivers was telling me it’s getting worse and worse. Even staff on the checkouts at Walmart are expecting a tip these days. We tended to go for around 10% ish which I felt was a bit of a ripoff, but then the server probably thinks I’m a cheap bastard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 I’ve also looked at places to go on holiday (beach holidays) and been put off if they have a tipping culture at the resort. It’s all inclusive but you’re expected to tip the barman every time, and then tip the cleaner every day, and tip the reception staff, and, and, and. If you tip the guy by the pool $20 at the start he’ll look after you. He’ll bring you a drink if you’re low. I hate all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 15 Moderator Share Posted February 15 I don't expect tips when I'm out in the cab, I think we charge a decent rate that balances competitively cheap with perfectly good income for the driver vs cost/time. People still insist on giving me extra though, well those paying by cash do, its much rarer for those paying by card I'm not a big fan of tip culture anyway but I do tend to do it in the pub I go to regularly but that's about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 11 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: I had a real issue with this about a week ago. We went to some franchise place called Bill’s. The food was perfectly alright, I’d go back, I don’t want to rush back. But it cost quite a lot of money for what it was, I think the bill for four of us was well over £100 which should have meant a £10 or £15 tip. But I didn’t feel I’d been given any exceptional service or exceptional food, and elsewhere in the same area when I sit in Chan’s and have a bowl of ramen for a fiver, or I get coffee and a toasty from the coffee shop, I wouldn’t even think about tipping the staff. So I didn’t, and it sort of bugged me for a few hours. Are restaurants still allowed to pool tips and use the money to subsidise their wage bill? Carluccio's used to do it if I recall correcty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 5 minutes ago, bickster said: I don't expect tips when I'm out in the cab, I think we charge a decent rate that balances competitively cheap with perfectly good income for the driver vs cost/time. People still insist on giving me extra though, well those paying by cash do, its much rarer for those paying by card I'm not a big fan of tip culture anyway but I do tend to do it in the pub I go to regularly but that's about it Somehow I never imagined you as a schmoozer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 1 minute ago, MakemineVanilla said: Are restaurants still allowed to pool tips and use the money to subsidise their wage bill? Carluccio's used to do it if I recall correcty. I’m not sure I think there has been a change in the rules because yes, some restaurants were taking the piss. it’s right the old girl washing the pots gets a slice, not so good when ‘the man’ is getting in on the action. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 2 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: I’m not sure I think there has been a change in the rules because yes, some restaurants were taking the piss. it’s right the old girl washing the pots gets a slice, not so good when ‘the man’ is getting in on the action. I think the best thing about being a Brit, is that unlike Americans, we don't live in dread of being branded as a lousy tipper. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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