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Post by L0gjICK on Dec 1, 2009 9:45:34 GMT -5
Salary is irrelevant, most waiters don't make much of a salary in the States, s**t most of them get paid under minimum wage.
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Your friend is full of shyt. In the states, most people give 20% of the bill as a tip (if the service is good) For diners which tend to have terrible service and people tend to be stingier, people give much less For him to make $2,000 a week in tips he would have to be serving over $10k ($2000/20%) worth of food a week. $10,000 worth of food in a diner LOL is a lot for one server and we're assuming he makes on average 20% tip in which he probably makes less then that. Maybe he does get that much if he works 16 hour shifts/6 days a week. But i'd call BS.
Your friend sounds like those Albos I know that buy a used S-Class for $40k but they brag about how the car is worth $100k (as if they paid for the car in brand new.)
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Post by Kanaris on Dec 1, 2009 12:35:25 GMT -5
Thats what I was thinking..... the math doesn't work out...
He works in a Manhattan restaurant..I think it's called Stamatis or something.... I'll find out the real name and get back to you...
EDIT:Okay I found it..I think...2912 23rd Ave Queens, NY 11105 in Astoria.... not Manhattan ..I have heard good stuff about it.... I don't know the pricing but .... he might be making good tips...
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Post by danceswithpoodles on Dec 1, 2009 13:26:25 GMT -5
Kanaris, I have eaten at Stamatis many times. It has a very high...turnover. It has always been crowded, as one person leaves, another comes in. I believe it.
I had a friend whose husband worked at a crappy Italian Pizza shop (santarpio's) in Boston. He took home a little over $1,000 a week easy (8 years ago). The place was just pizzas and a total shithole...
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Post by Kastorianos on Dec 1, 2009 13:50:45 GMT -5
Never believe what a Greek is telling you about his salary...they are the greatest liars in this field...for whatever reason.
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Post by irrational on Dec 7, 2009 12:23:11 GMT -5
Thats what I was thinking..... the math doesn't work out... He works in a Manhattan restaurant..I think it's called Stamatis or something.... I'll find out the real name and get back to you... EDIT:Okay I found it..I think...2912 23rd Ave Queens, NY 11105 in Astoria.... not Manhattan ..I have heard good stuff about it.... I don't know the pricing but .... he might be making good tips... I checked online, it seems a bit pricey, maybe he does get that much. The place is actually only 20-30 mins away from my job on a subway btw.
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Post by Kanaris on Dec 7, 2009 13:24:06 GMT -5
Thats what I was thinking..... the math doesn't work out... He works in a Manhattan restaurant..I think it's called Stamatis or something.... I'll find out the real name and get back to you... EDIT:Okay I found it..I think...2912 23rd Ave Queens, NY 11105 in Astoria.... not Manhattan ..I have heard good stuff about it.... I don't know the pricing but .... he might be making good tips... I checked online, it seems a bit pricey, maybe he does get that much. The place is actually only 20-30 mins away from my job on a subway btw. Thanks.. Next time I visit him ,I'll him pay....the tab.
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Post by todhrimencuri on Dec 7, 2009 13:46:14 GMT -5
2 grand a week is rare but not impossible. My friend was a bartender around Astoria and on a given night he made around 400-500 dollars. He worked 3 nights a week to pay for his schooling. Thurs night, fri night, sat night. He was loaded with it.
If you make that kind of money, however, it means you are throwing away your weekends and weeknights, which is pretty much life for 90% of people.
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Post by Kassandros on Dec 7, 2009 15:59:34 GMT -5
I have "thrown" 12 years of weekends and weeknights.. The BEST years of my life! Have you weekends "free" is an urban myth for the mazes. Believe me.
Every Saturday night I was "out" behind the bar.. with my own space... free drinks.... a lot of girls.. etc etc. As a customer.. many times I stay at home... when I'm out I'm being pushed inside the clubs.... I pay for drinks... bartenders get the girls.
I was working for 4 months every summer in Halkidiki. Every day at the beach! Now, I go for 10-15 days vacation...
I used to make the trip Halkidiki-Thessaloniki during a day in the week in 45' Now I do it in weekends and it takes me 2-3 hours from the traffic..
Really.. its the perfect thing to do if you dont have a family or you're not interest in having one..
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Post by Vizier of Oz on Dec 10, 2009 2:21:07 GMT -5
This guy is great. He reminds me a historical Greek figure. ;D Thursday, December 10, 2009
ATHENS: Greece is in a financial crisis which threatens the nation, Prime Minister George Papandreou said in a dramatic admission on Wednesday, and the government promised urgent action to restore confidence.
Either we eradicate the debt, or the debt will eliminate the country,” Papandreou said, using a phrase first used by his father Andreas, who was prime minister over a decade ago. And in his warning to the cabinet he referred to the year when democracy was restored in Greece after a seven-year army junta: “For the first time since 1974, the country’s public finance deadlock threatens our national sovereignty.”
He declared: “We are determined to do whatever is necessary to check the huge deficit, to restore stability in public finances, to promote development.” And he said: “It is the only way to ensure that Greece does not lose its sovereign rights.”www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=212460
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Post by mystery on Dec 12, 2009 17:00:17 GMT -5
You don't have to respect me.. I am not an Albanian...please rip me a new one.. Why don't you tell everyone here that you just an electrical meter assembler at Q***Logic..... hooooopla hooooo! Dippity chit..... What I have ..... you need divine help to get... and I am not talking about money. So take your money and shove it up your ass. Seriously .... get a life. But you are! So is half of Greece. Greece was founded by Albanians but your ancestors were all brainwashed.. I guess it's not your fault "brother"
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Post by todhrimencuri on Dec 12, 2009 17:01:25 GMT -5
Vizier... please stop... your making me salivate.
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Post by Kanaris on Dec 12, 2009 17:31:10 GMT -5
Vizier... please stop... your making me salivate. Vizier, pull lit out for him he won't settle till he sucks some Turk dick...
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Post by Vizier of Oz on Dec 13, 2009 3:51:59 GMT -5
Vizier... please stop... your making me salivate. Appetite is good.
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Post by Vizier of Oz on Dec 13, 2009 3:53:47 GMT -5
Vizier... please stop... your making me salivate. Vizier, pull lit out for him he won't settle till he sucks some Turk dick... We will settle your dispute with him when we land in Chios. ;D
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Post by Kassandros on Dec 15, 2009 15:57:22 GMT -5
Vizier, pull lit out for him he won't settle till he sucks some Turk dick... We will settle your dispute with him when we land in Chios. ;D you two guys.. better land in Mykonos.. ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Vizier of Oz on Dec 16, 2009 3:42:01 GMT -5
We will settle your dispute with him when we land in Chios. ;D you two guys.. better land in Mykonos.. ;D ;D ;D ;D If you wait for us there, you will get what you crave for. ;D
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Post by Patrinos on Dec 16, 2009 5:36:41 GMT -5
you two guys.. better land in Mykonos.. ;D ;D ;D ;D If you wait for us there, you will get what you crave for. ;D Do you know swimming?
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Post by Vizier of Oz on Dec 16, 2009 6:13:22 GMT -5
If you wait for us there, you will get what you crave for. ;D Do you know swimming? I am natural born swimmer. ;D All styles could be executed.
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Post by Patrinos on Dec 16, 2009 6:22:52 GMT -5
Don't lose your ability...it might be usefull one day... Aegean is bad sea...
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Post by Vizier of Oz on Dec 16, 2009 7:26:59 GMT -5
It is very nice sea, my friend. I love swimming in Aegean Sea. Perhaps not a so good for you? ;D
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