Richard Neidich wrote:

> Ok try this on for size.
>
> Many people make a ton of money working at low end pancake houses of 15-20%
> tips. Why...they turn the table 2-3x an hour.
>
> Dining in a fine food establishment the server probably gets to turn a table
> 2x in 4 hours.
>
> Think of you tip that way. Same % but different time at table.

My thought perzackly, Dick. And this also speaks to why our system of
tipping would never work in France, f'rinstance: there, most restaurants
that I've dined at have a *single* seating per night at a table. So, a
server's tips would come from a single party -- pretty rough business.

Mark Lipton