Well, Herb, let's start with restaurants. No cafeterias, fast food, street vendors, buffets, etc. And it's sunny weather. Who tips more: male diners or female diners.
Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Herb Coleman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 12:17 AM Subject: Re: Tips on Tipping: gender difference? > > > > > >Subject: Re: Tips on Tipping: gender difference? > >From: "J L Edwards" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2003 12:55:30 -0500 > >X-Message-Number: 8 > > > >Any literature on who leaves bigger tips? I've heard women do, but have no > >data to support this assertion. Any data on age? Race? etc.? > > > >Jean Edwards > > > > Well , Jean, as my dissertation chair is fond of saying, you need to > narrow your question. There are many different tipping situations and > scenarios. For example I recall years ago on Oprah (ok, so now you > know) they mentioned how much people tipped hair dressers. I'd never > heard of this (I guess that's because I'm testosterone enhanced--read > folliclely challenged--and have not been to a barber since my undergrad > days). I previously mentioned the various baggage handlers, then there > are doormen (do women ever do this job?), baby-sitters, food and other > delivery people, and let's not for those who receive the most and > biggest tips, dancers and escorts. > > So, before we can gather accurate data on "who leaves bigger tips" we > need to confine the tipping arena an then determine if the dependent > variable is the raw amount or a proportion of the basic cost of the service. > > Just my thoughts (I didn't want to say my $0.02 because I was told that > was an insult as a tip). > > -- > > Herb Coleman > IT Manager, Rio Grande Campus > Adjunct Psychology Professor > Austin Community College > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 512-223-3076 > ********************************************* > * Every action has a connected and directed * > * pre-action. * > ********************************************* > -Herb Coleman after seeing "Bowling for Columbine" > > > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
