Let's Talk Tipping

[Skairipa Matrix]

Went out to dinner tonight with my family and our server was horrible so he got 4 bucks on a bill just over 40 bucks. The place was DEAD and he took 15 minutes to get us refills on our sodas and then we had to wait at least 20 minutes for the bill, we could have walked out without paying if we wanted to.

 

[Sparky]

You don't chuck your change towards your myki Sparky? If you're a melbourner who uses public transport everyday like me then those 20c coins can often mean the difference between an easy ride home or breaking a $50 at an overpriced Melbourne central cafeteria joint. Stupid myki's taking over my life, living one station away from zone 1 is fucking annoying, do I want to walk the extra 2km and save $2.50 or do I use that $2.50 and save my feet the trouble??? Life's hard man.

Melbourne's not just people who can't speak English, there's also shitloads of hipster uni students, late trams and let's not forget the eerie feeling that despite what the weatherman says there's always that little chance the clouds could say fuck you and proceed to flood the place in summer.
Lovely place though.

I live 2 hours away from Dandenong. Myki hasn't reached here yet. and I only go to Melbourne when concerts are on. other then that though, I''m walking distance to everything so public transports not something I need other then a taxi when I do my grocery shopping.

 

[M]

I live 2 hours away from Dandenong. Myki hasn't reached here yet.

Christ that's far from the city!

Myki's a curse but it has a bit of a silver lining - it makes people want to stop taking public transport and walk instead. In a way it's promoting good health

OT: I gave a tip today to someone who wasn't the hairdresser guy or the cute asian sushi chick. It felt dirty.

 

[Sparky]

I moved down from QLD. Researched that phillip island was only 90 minutes from Melbourne. realised that it was, by car. Bus ride is another story. when I lived at phillip island the bus takes an hour just to get off phillip island >.< I'm in Wonthaggi now, but hey it's cheap rent, cheap everything.

 

[M]

My year 12 camp was at Phillip island, the bus rides there and back were hell ;_; haha when you said two hours from dandenong I thought of the mountains, at least with wonthaggi you're nearish to water
You should've got yourself a place on one of the train lines when you moved down originally, I know they look intimidating, but there's a lot less stabbings than the people would have you believe