If the servers here had to live off what US servers made, I imagine things would be different, but as it stands, the average server in Canada makes as much money as an electrician’s apprentice or high-end appliance salesman. It all balances out for us.

To assume Canadians are cheap because they don’t tip as much as Americans is like comparing apples to oranges because the variables are drastically different.

Perhaps, instead of judging, you could put some time and effort into creating a “Reasons to tip higher when visiting the United States” pamphlet that outlines the bullshit your government pulls on servers. For example, compare how much a hostess, bartender, cook and server make in wages. Describe how you’re taxed on theoretical sales for each table, etc… Educate the Canadians instead of judging and mocking them.

That being said, I really enjoy your blog. I imagine serving in Las Vegas is harder than a lot of other places. You get the same assholes, only drunker.

Stop by mine sometime.. tipsfrombb.blogspot.com. It’s ranting from a bartender’s POV