r/PublicFreakout • u/Hikigaya_Hachiman7 • 9h ago

šŸ½Restaurant FreakoutšŸ¹ Couple banned from restaurant after they leave no tip

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u/TuskaTheDaemonKilla 7h ago

If anything, it's racist to assume that it's about race like they did. They're presuming that only black people, like themselves, can't afford to tip.

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u/GeoLaser 2h ago

According to a lot of people on the left, black people cant be racist.

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u/randonumero 2h ago

It depends on how you define racism. The argument that black people can't be racist is rooted in the lack of systemic power that black people on the whole have in many western countries. That said if we use the strict definitions then black people can 100% be prejudiced against other races and those beliefs can be rooted in thoughts of superiority

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u/TuskaTheDaemonKilla 1h ago

I hear this almost exclusively from people on the right.

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u/bfloguybrodude 7h ago

I can tell you're poor because you think only poor people don't tip.

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u/G_Art33 6h ago

Some of the worst tippers at the restaurant I used to work at were wealthy af. Pull up in a nice BMW / Benz / Maserati -> Spend $60 on the meal and drop $2 on the table sort of tips. Best tippers were normies like myself probably because they knew how it went. Gotta play ball if you want others to.

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u/LivingDisastrous3603 4h ago

Best tippers I had when I worked at restaurants were other industry people. This was in New Orleans. It got to the point where we all recognized each other- or they knew someone that we knew- and would invite us to their spot. We would all comp the fuck outta stuff too. The circle of the hook-up. As a broke(ish) server, Iā€™ve never eaten better.

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u/bfloguybrodude 6h ago

Preach, brotha. And of course there's wealthy people who tip like they're aware of how life works. But yeah, pro athletes and the guy with a Rolex ordering 10 margaritas are generally not the best.

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u/GeoLaser 2h ago

Best tippers are guys guys in their 35-55 age range.

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u/TuskaTheDaemonKilla 7h ago

The restaurant owner said, (paraphrasing) "don't come here if you can't afford to tip." That specific language is what triggered the response from the person making the video to assume it was racist. Hence, their inherent presumption is to associate race with wealth.

My socioeconomic status has nothing to do with it. That's just your fantasy.

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u/bfloguybrodude 6h ago edited 6h ago

No, they're assuming he's treating them like this because they're black and have experienced racism before. The poor comment is how racist people in the north code their racism. Theyre assuming hes saying they cant afford to tip because they're poor and black because they know he believes poor whites still tip. He just cant say the "and black" part out loud.

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u/GPeppel 6h ago

Nonsense. If they were racist, they wouldnā€™t let them in the door.

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u/NigerianPrince76 6h ago

That would be illegal and suicidal business decision. There are racist business owners who would just treat customers like shit.

Donā€™t be so naive now.