According to a Zagat restaurant survey:
"Angelenos eat out more often than residents of any other U.S. city -- an average of 3.7 times per week -- but are also the cheapest tippers… the survey ranked Los Angeles last of the 40 cities surveyed in terms of tipping, leaving an average tip of 18.0%, as compared to the national average of 18.3%."
Now, the news story that carried this bit of fluff was titled "Zagat: LA Residents Eat Out Most, Leave Lousiest Tips". So, for a difference of 0.3% in the average tip, Channel 2 News is whipping people into a needless frenzy over a restaurant survey? William Randolph Hearst would be proud indeed.
(I'm not even going to comment on the fact that, from my past restaurant experience, an 18% average would be pretty damn good tipping. Really. See, I barely mentioned it.)
"Angelenos eat out more often than residents of any other U.S. city -- an average of 3.7 times per week -- but are also the cheapest tippers… the survey ranked Los Angeles last of the 40 cities surveyed in terms of tipping, leaving an average tip of 18.0%, as compared to the national average of 18.3%."
Now, the news story that carried this bit of fluff was titled "Zagat: LA Residents Eat Out Most, Leave Lousiest Tips". So, for a difference of 0.3% in the average tip, Channel 2 News is whipping people into a needless frenzy over a restaurant survey? William Randolph Hearst would be proud indeed.
(I'm not even going to comment on the fact that, from my past restaurant experience, an 18% average would be pretty damn good tipping. Really. See, I barely mentioned it.)
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