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Fallowfox

Fallowfox

Are we moomin, or are we dancer?
Regret said:
That's some good east coast fleecing right there. Growing up and everywhere I have traveled in this country it has always been 15% and that is still what I normally tip no matter the location. Whoever it was in Boston can expect whatever they like but will be getting 15% regardless. Careful with the automatic card payment options because I've seen as high 50% sandwiched between two cheaper options in order to get a quick buck from the unsuspecting, again this only occurred on the east coast.

No idea regarding hairdressers because I have never gone and have always elected to cut my own hair since it's free and saves so much money over time. Sorry I can't help you there.

Lol it's funny because everyone I know much prefer working for tips rather than hourly since they can make more and it won't be taxed.
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I used to cut my own hair actually, but I am letting somebody else do it as a treat to myself.

It sounds like barbers have contrived their tipping convention to avoid tax lol.
 
Regret

Regret

Insert Witticism Here
Eyleifr said:
What happens if someone draws mechs in a Nazi uniform? I do not mean scenes of crimes or propaganda of Nazism. Just soldiers near the plane, for example. Is that so terrible for most?
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Typically when someone draws mechs in a Nazi uniform then end up drawing mechs in a Nazi uniform.

If you aren't drawing Nazi propaganda then I see no harm in it. Well adjusted people, IE most everyday people, are not going to care and just see Nazi mechs and will be apathetic if they don't or do like it for whatever reason. Regardless, there will always be a select few who get bent out of shape and read into things way too deeply and it's best to pay no mind to those types.
 
Yakamaru

Yakamaru

Silly McFly
HHHNNNNGGG.

Maaaan, a visit to SaveAFox would be amazeballs!

Fallowfox said:
You have lived in the US before right? So I'd find any advice for the more important stuff I might not immediately expect useful.

The rules around tipping here are still mostly a mystery to me.
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I have not. I have however visited during a vacation over there when I went to Florida back in 2013.

Tipping depends on the culture. If you were to for instance tip in Norway it'd be seen as an insult. Tipping in the US however is looked upon as normal but neither required nor really expected.
 
Fallowfox

Fallowfox

Are we moomin, or are we dancer?
Yakamaru said:
HHHNNNNGGG.

Maaaan, a visit to SaveAFox would be amazeballs!


I have not. I have however visited during a vacation over there when I went to Florida back in 2013.

Tipping depends on the culture. If you were to for instance tip in Norway it'd be seen as an insult. Tipping in the US however is looked upon as normal but neither required nor really expected.
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Did you notice the little stickers in business windows back then?

Yeah I didn't tip when I was in Norway. Not just because Scandinavians don't like it, but because the price of a sandwich in mainland Norway is your first born child.
 
Yakamaru

Yakamaru

Silly McFly
Fallowfox said:
Did you notice the little stickers in business windows back then?

Yeah I didn't tip when I was in Norway. Not just because Scandinavians don't like it, but because the price of a sandwich in mainland Norway is your first born child.
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Hahahaha. Ye, shit's expensive as hell over here compared to other countries. Easily 2x the price compared to that of for instance the US.

And no, I didn't notice them because they didn't have any. We don't have them over here either for that matter. Make as much sense as putting a "This is not a dog" sticker on a cat.
 
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Smityyyy

Well-Known Member
Yakamaru said:
HHHNNNNGGG.

Maaaan, a visit to SaveAFox would be amazeballs!


I have not. I have however visited during a vacation over there when I went to Florida back in 2013.

Tipping depends on the culture. If you were to for instance tip in Norway it'd be seen as an insult. Tipping in the US however is looked upon as normal but neither required nor really expected.
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This isn’t true. It’s considered very rude not to tip in the USA. It is 100% expected and this usually surprises non-Americans.

And 20% is the current going rate. Used to be closer to 15%.
 
Miles Marsalis

Miles Marsalis

The Last DJ.
Fallowfox said:
I live in the states at the moment, and one of the things I've noticed is that businesses and churches have stickers on their door to say they're lgbt inclusive, just like they have stickers for say, accepting credit card.

I don't know how I feel about it. I guess what it says is that those businesses think that the role of the state enforcing anti-discrimination legislation is weak enough that they have to actively state they're doing it.
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Certain denominations have been doing it to invite people from those groups in to see the community themselves here.

Also, tipping is expected here for good service, usually around 15 to 20%.

Barbers generally fall in that range.

If you're looking an inexpensive place to get a haircut and maybe don't mind a little risk, barber schools usually offer discounted haircuts to the public in exchange for allowing students to cut their hair. I used to go to one during college.
 
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Fallowfox said:
I would steer clear of drawing this kind of thing personally, just because of how it might make some viewers who are Jewish feel.

I feel there are two forms of portrayals of fascists in art that are 'good portrayals', which is
1) Portraying their evil, so that we can learn from their error.
2) Making fun of them.
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Regret said:
Typically when someone draws mechs in a Nazi uniform then end up drawing mechs in a Nazi uniform.

If you aren't drawing Nazi propaganda then I see no harm in it. Well adjusted people, IE most everyday people, are not going to care and just see Nazi mechs and will be apathetic if they don't or do like it for whatever reason. Regardless, there will always be a select few who get bent out of shape and read into things way too deeply and it's best to pay no mind to those types.
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Okay, thanks for expressing your opinion. In fact, I'm just trying to understand why one army is so evil that it can't be portrayed as ordinary people, and the other is not very evil and you can draw them as much as you want.
Just in case, I will clarify that I had a great-grandfather who did not return from the Second World War, I had a great-grandmother who was dispossessed by communists.
I mean, why is it normal to portray a chekist as an ordinary person; but so bad - German soldier of that time? I really don't understand. If you portray a soldier of the American army during the Vietnam War, it should also hurt feelings. All the armies at different times hurt someone's feelings.

It's too complicated for me. I hate communists, but I don't mind when someone draws them. They were, so why not? The German wartime uniform looks very aesthetically pleasing, so why not?
 
Yakamaru

Yakamaru

Silly McFly
Regret said:
Is this the sequel to Part I or just an expansion?
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Seems the joke didn't particularly land well so apologies in that regard. And yes, it was a form of expansion.

We tipped around 15% when we visited, and for that matter asked around quite a bit on the topic too. Possible normal and expected are somewhat conflated with one another, which would explain the difference in understanding on the topic.

Smityyyy said:
This isn’t true. It’s considered very rude not to tip in the USA. It is 100% expected and this usually surprises non-Americans.

And 20% is the current going rate. Used to be closer to 15%.
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15% sounds about right. Different from State to State possibly?
 
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Smityyyy

Well-Known Member
Yakamaru said:
Seems the joke didn't particularly land well so apologies in that regard. And yes, it was a form of expansion.

We tipped around 15% when we visited, and for that matter asked around quite a bit on the topic too. Possible normal and expected are somewhat conflated with one another, which would explain the difference in understanding on the topic.


15% sounds about right. Different from State to State possibly?
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20% is more customary these days. 15% was the go-to ~10 years ago. Now places usually expect 20%+ and most pre-set tips on tabs are 20%.

You can still tip whatever, but it’s pretty much considered ‘correct’ to tip 20%+

Now… I have my own thoughts on tips. I wish businesses would just pay their workers living wages. Tipping allows employers in some states to pay their workers rather low (worse than the current minimum wage as is). However, I don’t personally mind having to tip, just wish it wasn’t needed to ensure they get a living wage.
 
Punji

Punji

Daedric Prince of Secrets
Everyone's always trying to climb to the top of the furpile, measuring tails until they grow old and grey.

Let's just get back to the furry stuff for once, can't we?
 
Frank Gulotta

Frank Gulotta

Send us your floppy
Punji said:
Everyone's always trying to climb to the top of the furpile, measuring tails until they grow old and grey.

Let's just get back to the furry stuff for once, can't we?
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Honestly when you put it this way, it sounds like the most furry thing imaginable
 
RamblingRenegade

RamblingRenegade

Just a Horse Trying to Avoid Life's Manure
I mean it is the open chat thread right? plenty of other threads of random numbers or last poster wins etc or draw my art..lol
 
ben909

ben909

vaporeon character != mushroom characters
i will note that posting an entire page on user vs staff is me being very bored but not having the time to start anything productive and not going for the most messages
 
Fallowfox

Fallowfox

Are we moomin, or are we dancer?
Eyleifr said:
Okay, thanks for expressing your opinion. In fact, I'm just trying to understand why one army is so evil that it can't be portrayed as ordinary people, and the other is not very evil and you can draw them as much as you want.
Just in case, I will clarify that I had a great-grandfather who did not return from the Second World War, I had a great-grandmother who was dispossessed by communists.
I mean, why is it normal to portray a chekist as an ordinary person; but so bad - German soldier of that time? I really don't understand. If you portray a soldier of the American army during the Vietnam War, it should also hurt feelings. All the armies at different times hurt someone's feelings.

It's too complicated for me. I hate communists, but I don't mind when someone draws them. They were, so why not? The German wartime uniform looks very aesthetically pleasing, so why not?
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There are 2 reasons.
The first is that people in the west remember the horrors of the Holocaust very vividly. (That's not to say that the Soviet army wasn't responsible for its own horrors,
and that they were not also condemnable; Western perspectives on that history are necessarily distorted by the fact that the Soviets were our allies at that time. )

The second is that nazism never wholly disappeared; its descendant groups are still occasionally found responsible for murders. They continue to seek avenues to power and influence, and to pollute popular culture (e.g. 'nazi punk' trying to coopt the punk musical movement).
 
redhusky

redhusky

Emperor of Floof! King of the Rats and Spamlord!
Fallowfox said:
It's snowing.
My wonderful neighbour helped me shovel my driveway.
There are deer tracks outside my front door. I didn't notice a deer go by, but it must have.
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This sounds like the opening to a wholesome novel or a horror film.
 
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