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cangringo · Joined: 18 Jan 2007 Posts: 327 Location: Vancouver, Canada

Hmmm you know I never asked what they called themselves but that makes sense...

As for the other name does it start with p...?? Shocked

Didn't know they were so cheap but then it's only our first stop. Smile

That's ok, we have all kindsa names for people from Toronto don't we?? Wink

MamaOaxaca · Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 201 Location: Mixteca, Oaxaca

Sam
In my part of the country, Poblanos have the worst reputation, but Chilangos are very close runner ups. However, I don't know of a drink named after any Mexican city, but then I'm not big on cocktails, I guess it's time for me to start hitting the clubs?
I do know that many years ago I asked a Mexican friend what you call people from Monterrey. She immediately replied, taca�o. She was from Puebla herself... Confused

oops, that beep is a common name for mixed drinks, I think this auto-sensor thing is a little over the top.

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

Poblanos top the list? Yay for chilangos, knocked off the perch. Round here, veracruzanos or yucatos have the worst reputation.

Samantha · Joined: 25 Oct 2003 Posts: 2038 Location: Mexican Riviera

Melee, you can enjoy the Monterrey C o c k tail right in the comfort of your own home. Mazatlecans say it's a glass of water. (Note how to fool Dave's friend the computer)

danielita · Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 281 Location: SLP

I am embarassed by the stinginess of some people. If you can afford to be on holiday in mexico during the winter, than you can afford to leave a respectable tip. My approach has always been that the tip I leave behind has more of an impact on their wallet than mine. I tip well and I tip often. There are also a lot of vacationers that buy the all inclusive packages that think that because it states "all inclusive" that they don't have to tip, but they expect the wait staff to fall all over them just because they are there. Cheapness knows no nationality. Canadian, American or Winterpegger, there is always a cheap sucker in every crowd....

Jetgirly · Joined: 17 Jul 2004 Posts: 741

gordogringo · Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Posts: 159 Location: Tijuana

You talking Morroco,jetgirly?

Jetgirly · Joined: 17 Jul 2004 Posts: 741

I'm talking Egypt as it relates to people tipping in all-inclusives.

Gordon · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 5309 Location: Japan

I am surprised someone here mentioned the Japanese tipped really well. If they tip at all, I imagine it would go like this: Japanese man holds wallet open for the Mexican waiter to extract what he thinks is a suitable tip, then bows as a thank you. The Mexican bows back and later laughs to his friends about how he got a $100 tip.
In Japan, there is no tipping for anything. If I left a tip at a restaurant they'd probably chase me down the street to return it to me.

Dragonlady · Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 8:22 am Post subject:

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Sgt Killjoy · Joined: 26 Jun 2004 Posts: 438

I don't know, I usually tip 10% as a matter of course. If the service is bad, I tip nothing. When I was in Thailand, I never tipped, the tip was always given back to me. The staff might earn $120 a month for 6 all days of work every week. 100 pesos a day doesn't sound that bad of a wage for a waiter, isn't that 3000 pesos a month? Add some tips and you might be pushing 4000 to 5000 pesos a month. How many jobs on ESL cafe for Mexico advertise for teachers paying the same amount?

I was given a good drubbing several months back for blasting a job paying that much.....

ls650 · Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 3484 Location: British Columbia

Ben Round de Bloc · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 1946

Samantha · Joined: 25 Oct 2003 Posts: 2038 Location: Mexican Riviera

The minimum wage for a waiter was about 45 pesos a day in Region C last time I saw the document published.

I hunted down the link, and it hasn't been updated yet for 2007 but it does show the minimum wage guideline for 2006.

http://www.mexicanlaws.com/minwages2005.htm

DavefromWandsworth · Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 4:07 pm Post subject:

I wonder why the Winnipeggers (!) decided not to tip. Perhaps they were so drunk that they forgot about it. In the interests of justice that Mexican waiter should be invited to express his opinion on the matter here on Dave�s.

Has anyone here dined in a restaurant in Winnipeg? Are tips expected to be given there? Or, as Guy wrote, do the restaurants charge extra?