I don’t know of an international mechanism that wouldn’t require American support. And their entire position is that he must be demonized and punished, so I have trouble imaging a scenario where they let Canada help him out.
Edit: Though, assuming he ends up in Uganda, there’d be nothing stopping us offering him refugee status or something except for any potential from the capricious but mercurial trump.
If they were approaching this from a truly moral position they would boycot establishments where tipping is expected. Instead they freeload and feel entitled to a server paid the literal minimum wage.
Exactly my thoughts. All this attitude does is punish a probably vulnerable person trying to make a decent living.
You can seek out non tip places etc but to go to ones that are tip and just give a shitty tip… Ugh.
Might be different where you live but at least in North America, a lot of places split tips between front of house and the back (cooks, cleaners etc) and they do that on a percentage of volume, not the actual tips that come in.
Say, back of house takes a standard 5%. If you tip the server 5 quid on dinner and drinks for 4 which is almost certainly over 100, the difference comes out of the waitresses pocket.
Personally, I find that a form of theft from those least able to absorb it. And being a person with empathy, I think that is wrong. But to each their own.
Not tipping for drinks, 5 or 10 on a meal for 3 or 4 is being cheap. (Even if you manage to all spend only 20 a person, 5 on an 80 bill is less than 10% and such a bad tip that depending on the establishment, it may have cost the server money to feed you.)
I assumed you were justifying it with “pay your staff so they don’t need to rely on tips.”
Really depends.
Typically, $1 is for a standup bar etc with high volume.
If I’m sitting at the bar top, getting fed, I’ll tip like I would were I sitting at a table. If I’m just sucking down beers, probably a buck or two a drink and if I’ve been a while, a 5 on top at the end.
But, I’ve known a lot of people in the industry etc… Also I’ve found that being a good person who tips helps out in the long run, it’s nice getting the occasional free drink, having the server on your side when flirting with folks at the bar etc. Best one was the bartender gave me really high end ski gloves that had been left behind a couple nights prior, the cash equivalent would’ve been huge.
As they say, it’s nice to be nice.
You not tipping doesn’t teach the business owner, it just hurts those who aren’t in a position to change things and depending on the place, really need help. I’ve known too single moms who were servers to agree with this.
Lobby your local politicians, seek out places that don’t accept tips but don’t be a cheapskate and act like it’s a noble cause.
Have you been sharing fresher memes?
I’ve never lived in suburbia but if I did and was too high to drive…
To paraphrase the Simpsons:
_To shut these down now would be twisted
I just learned these places existed… _
(yeah, the song doesn’t quite scan now but I stand by it.)
Yeah, I think the underlying message in a lot of disney is you’re better off with a dead mom than a live one.
Unsure, haven’t uhhh, actually seen the movie. But was more going off what I vaguely remember from the trailers etc.
Not really answering the question but if you’re looking for movies with an abusive mom, there are more than a few! (especially horror.) Off the top of my head:
Carrie is the classic, hereditary is a new classic. Braindead (dead alive) is a classic splatter horror.
Non horror: I Tonya, black swan, Mommie Dearest, Precious, Beau is afraid, Wild at Heart and maybe 8 mile?
Edit: My God, I’m forgetting/blocking one of the darkest movies I’ve seen in awhile, Bring Her Back.
Sadly Air Canada wrote to let me know Air Canada Jazz (handling my flight) is unaffected.
So, I’m now rooting for the Jazz union folks to realize that workers’ stength comes from solidarity! Come on Jazz, stand up for your fellow flight attendants, you have nothing to lose but your chains!
Oh man, if this strike lasts another week, it gets me out of going to 'murica for a wedding. AND I’d get my money back!
Fight for your rights flight attendants!
Air Canada, fight the good fight for profitability and affordable flights!
I believe in you!
Sure, but I’d also be unsurprised if the parents just asked the kid to pretend cry for clicks.
Edit: I dunno, just seems a wild jump to declare this photo could only happen through child abuse.
Admittedly, “hey Janet, can you jump into the kitty crate and pretend to cry for a half a sec for views” is probably not the child abuse situation outlined above.
I fucking hate it but wr do have a generation of not even influencers, but casual social media parents looming for a funny angle to send their friends and social networks etc.
Admittedly, a lot of taxes are misspent but a quarter of your income seems a bargain.
For example, I imagine getting to your jon would be really difficult without roads. Or a semi functional legal system that stops people from just robbing your business whenever they feel like it. Or a system that enforces contracts and property rights.
I’ve had a job where I didn’t pay taxes. It didn’t end well.
Interesting gamble for a government in desperate need of either economic growth or a very public win.