Subject: OT - Lousy Canadian tipping
From: Randy

Canadians don't typically interact with people based fundamentally on
money. It never occurs to us to build relationships that way. That's a
very american thing.

Yeah right, and that's why they act all surprised when the price we quoted them
was in US dollars and it was just a honest misunderstanding on their part when
they try to pay us in Canadian dollars even up.


Most Canadians also rarely feel the need to bolster their egos by
tossing cash at people. That too is an American thing.

Of course they don't. That would be like bolstering your ego by tossing squares
of TP at people.


Canadians aren't cheap, Canadians are just different.

A rose is a rose.
Capt. Bill

Subject: OT - Lousy Canadian tipping
From: "Evan Gatehouse"

I can't recall the posting I saw that mentioned Canadians are lousy tippers.

I believe that was mine. And it was meant as stereotype. In other words, a myth
with a bit of truth in it. :-)

snip

So the BC waiter is making a higher
income before tipping, and nobody thinks twice about tipping 10% and
thinking it's reasonable.

May very well be true. But it doesn't excuse some one from taking the time to
learn and know the local customs when they travel out of their home area.

Capt. Bill

Subject: OT - Lousy Canadian tipping
From: "Geoffrey W. Schultz"

In a large part of the world %10 is the average tip. Now what does this
have to do with sailing?


Everything. It's a know fact the only thing cheaper than a Canadian is a
Canadian sailor.

Capt. Bill

On Sun, 05 Oct 2003 01:38:54 GMT, in message

(Larry W4CSC) wrote:

On Sat, 4 Oct 2003 00:38:04 -0700, "Evan Gatehouse"
wrote:


In British Columbia, Canada, where I live now, the minimum wage is $ 8/hour.

That's about the same $US2.38/hour in Maryland, given the state of the
Canadian dollar, isn't it?....(c;

US$8 = CDN$6 at currently prevailing rates (0.7453)

Ryk

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On more than one occasion I have seen Canadian snowbirds anchor off a marina
then, after dark, tie up to an outside slip, hook up their electric, spend
the night then depart before business hours the next morning.

I guess they settled their marina bill by mail.

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Subject: OT - Lousy Canadian tipping
From: "Geoffrey W. Schultz"

In a large part of the world %10 is the average tip. Now what does this
have to do with sailing?


Everything. It's a know fact the only thing cheaper than a Canadian is a
Canadian sailor.

Capt. Bill

On Sat, 04 Oct 2003 23:41:42 -0400, Ryk
wrote (with possible editing):

On Sun, 05 Oct 2003 01:38:54 GMT, in message

(Larry W4CSC) wrote:

On Sat, 4 Oct 2003 00:38:04 -0700, "Evan Gatehouse"
wrote:


In British Columbia, Canada, where I live now, the minimum wage is $ 8/hour.

That's about the same $US2.38/hour in Maryland, given the state of the
Canadian dollar, isn't it?....(c;

US$8 = CDN$6 at currently prevailing rates (0.7453)

Ryk

I think you have that backwards. It's CDN$8 = US$5.96 at Oct. 2d
rates.

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Capt Bill is a very rude (not) smart man that knows it all. He needs to get a
life and stop trying to be the know it all. Look at some of his other
post......


Everything. It's a know fact the only thing cheaper than a Canadian is a
Canadian sailor.

I'd say that most people who deal with cruisers can easily substitute
whatever nationality they want. Cruisers are notoriously cheap.

-- Geoff

(TCptn1) wrote in
:

Capt Bill is a very rude (not) smart man that knows it all. He needs
to get a life and stop trying to be the know it all. Look at some of
his other post......


Everything. It's a know fact the only thing cheaper than a Canadian is
a Canadian sailor.

On Sun, 5 Oct 2003 07:58:16 -0400, in message

"Jerry" wrote:

On more than one occasion I have seen Canadian snowbirds anchor off a marina
then, after dark, tie up to an outside slip, hook up their electric, spend
the night then depart before business hours the next morning.

On more than one occasion I have seen US boats moor at Canadian
National Park docks without paying the fees that are due. The
collection is based on an honour system deposit box.

I don't think either handful of anecdotes proves much.

Ryk

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On Sun, 05 Oct 2003 14:57:58 GMT, in message

L. M. Rappaport wrote:

On Sat, 04 Oct 2003 23:41:42 -0400, Ryk
wrote (with possible editing):

On Sun, 05 Oct 2003 01:38:54 GMT, in message

(Larry W4CSC) wrote:

On Sat, 4 Oct 2003 00:38:04 -0700, "Evan Gatehouse"
wrote:


In British Columbia, Canada, where I live now, the minimum wage is $ 8/hour.

That's about the same $US2.38/hour in Maryland, given the state of the
Canadian dollar, isn't it?....(c;

US$8 = CDN$6 at currently prevailing rates (0.7453)

Ryk

I think you have that backwards. It's CDN$8 = US$5.96 at Oct. 2d
rates.

Quite so. Blame the dyslexia...

Ryk

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