http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/01/03/what-makes-vancouver-one-of-the-greenest-cities-in-the-world Comments On: What Makes Vancouver One of the Greenest Cities in the World? by Charles Mudede en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:00:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss
We all know about starter homes and condos being a half-million and up, right? Well, you can guess what that's done to the rental market. Ten years ago you could fine a perfectly fine 1BR apartment in the West End for, say, $800/mo. Now it takes at least $1500-$1600.

I'm told in time all this will equal out - but it doesn't seem to be in any hurry, does it? Meanwhile, wages continue to stagnate while prices for many necessary things keep going up.
Posted by Bauhaus I]]> Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:14:52 -0800 The Stranger Posted by doloresdaphne]]> Fri, 04 Jan 2013 03:37:35 -0800 The Stranger Posted by teamcanada'sforgottenpassword]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2013 21:41:50 -0800 The Stranger Posted by teamcanada'sforgottenpassword]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2013 21:39:57 -0800 The Stranger
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tip_%28gra…

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=gratuity+convention…
Posted by Weekilter]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2013 18:58:40 -0800 The Stranger @36, reading @35 put more light on the matter. if he is correct, then tipping makes much more sense to me.
Posted by Charles Mudede]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2013 18:58:33 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Weekilter]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2013 18:52:01 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Charles Mudede]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2013 18:50:45 -0800 The Stranger
It's also dumb -- and particularly American -- to go to a foreign country without local currency, and expect to be accomodated as you would be at home.

Ordering and consuming a drink implies that you have the means to pay the cost. The cost includes the tip. You are at fault; you did not pay what you owed.


Posted by tuesday harmony]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:01:17 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Puty]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:59:48 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Puty]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:58:31 -0800 The Stranger Posted by stan]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:30:56 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Marph]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:09:11 -0800 The Stranger Posted by isaidit]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:40:20 -0800 The Stranger Weird, I grew up in Minnesota and never got free drinks. Maybe Wisconsin has more generous bartenders?
Posted by Urgutha Forka]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:26:10 -0800 The Stranger Posted by ottawa]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:15:41 -0800 The Stranger
You don't have to go nuts -- the norm is a dollar per drink, or 15% on food service. But please. It's not really "optional," it's expected, and it's the only way that it is feasible to live there on minimum wage. (Also, the government assumes that you are making a certain amount of tips, and taxes you accordingly. Hurray.)

- A Canadian.
Posted by TheLurker]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:11:58 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Marph]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:02:25 -0800 The Stranger

• The servers union where servers comp each other drinks.


• The minimum-wage union where ticket-takers allow coffee servers into their theaters in exchange for lattes.

Don't mistake unorganized for not-powerful, either. Was it the Pita Pit that shut down recently, in part because they stole tips from their employees?

Also, is it still custom for business owners working their own counters to refuse tips, or has that stopped?
Posted by six shooter]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:45:53 -0800 The Stranger
not the skyline?
Posted by snoopy]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:38:48 -0800 The Stranger Posted by j2patter]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:10:30 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Sargon Bighorn]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:09:22 -0800 The Stranger Posted by CanadianLawyer]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:59:18 -0800 The Stranger
And you forgot to add that healthcare only costs something like $40 a month no matter how much you make.
Posted by Will in Seattle]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:29:01 -0800 The Stranger
No, they don't. Tipped employees make full minimum wage in Washington state. The tip is just bonus, as it should be.

Well, actually, it should be that they're paid more like $15/$20 per hour with benefits so we can do without tipping entirely (or only tip for above and beyond service), but that's never going to happen.

@2,

The French might leave a small gratuity, but tipping isn't common there. It's presumed that waiters and bartenders are paid a decent wage. And, as others have mentioned, many servers in other countries consider tipping to be insulting, which it is.
Posted by keshmeshi]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:28:54 -0800 The Stranger