I have been following the posts on "to those who are not aware" food talk forum. Consider that part of your Christian witness is being gracious with your tip. We as Christians get a bad rap as a whole when a few are whiny and short someone's tip. I have family members who are Christians and servers who say the same thing about the Sunday crowd. We should be the most giving and kind and humble of all patrons. I have eaten out after church with people who are as sweet as you like and then when you get into a restaurant they morph into somebody you don't recognize... demanding, stingy, and rude. What's up with that?
If you put down just a few dollars MORE than normal you will not notice it but it may give a better opportunity to be a witness sometime in the future.
And for goodness sakes, if your kids trash a 15 foot circumference around the table...at least make an effort to pick up after them.
And if you think my language was strong..I apologize. But I think most servers would agree with me.
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