The most recent 20 comments posted to Making Light by Mishalak:

I seem to catch onto things until much later than most people. I did not know that 20% was supposed to be standard now and my first reaction was outrage. Silly over the top outrage because I thought that by tipping 20% I was being generous and here I find I'm not measuring up at all.

I don't want to be a bad person, but I really dislike the creeping up of the commission on the serving of prepared food. I don't feel old, but it seems like not that long ago when a 10% tip was standard and 15% was generous. Well, okay, that was 20+ years ago in Denver, which was more small town than big town in character then.

And if it doubles again to 40% in another 20 years it won't be the end of the world. If the progression is linear that would mean that the 100% tip won't become standard until around 2055. (Hurm, is there a SF story there?)

But it still makes me unhappy with eating out and I think I'll cut back on it. Maybe limit myself to actual restaurant eating to no more than four times a month or something.

As far as I know your city can't kick my city's ass. I would not live in New York on a bet.

Even though I am a city loving gay guy I find New York to be one of those weird loves like Kill Bill. I don't hate that it exists but I do not understand why sane human beings enjoy it.

Also in lots of measures Denver metro beat the pants off New York metro. More parks per person, more library books per person, more readers, more college educated people, less crime, less grime, and more friendly people. Not that I want anyone else to move here or insist that everyone's tastes should match mine. I just do not think it is so apparent from your example that lots of immigration is a good thing. Look at LA, it has lots of imigration as well, would you argue that it is a model for what America should be like? And even if lots of immigration is a good thing it needs to be legal immigration rather than the gray market in day labor that now exists.

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