Comments on: Day Fifteen of Black History Month: Grunt Work http://inkognegro.wordpress.com/2008/02/18/day-fifteen-of-black-history-month-grunt-work/ You don't know Black folk...you just THINK you do. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:25:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: deesha http://inkognegro.wordpress.com/2008/02/18/day-fifteen-of-black-history-month-grunt-work/#comment-220 deesha Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:04:28 +0000 http://inkognegro.wordpress.com/?p=97#comment-220 Interestingly, if memory serves, I can count on two hands the number of times I've been served by a black male waiter in my adult life, and with only two exceptions that I can recall, the service was first rate. This wasn't lost on me, and I'm a good tipper *and* a Race Woman, so the tips were nice. Sadly, the two exceptions were at black-owned establishments. Now, I've also gotten good service at black-owned establishments; let me clear about that. But to answer your challenge: my last subpar dining experience was last year, actually. Interestingly, if memory serves, I can count on two hands the number of times I’ve been served by a black male waiter in my adult life, and with only two exceptions that I can recall, the service was first rate. This wasn’t lost on me, and I’m a good tipper *and* a Race Woman, so the tips were nice. Sadly, the two exceptions were at black-owned establishments. Now, I’ve also gotten good service at black-owned establishments; let me clear about that.

But to answer your challenge: my last subpar dining experience was last year, actually.

]]> By: Yvette http://inkognegro.wordpress.com/2008/02/18/day-fifteen-of-black-history-month-grunt-work/#comment-217 Yvette Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:18:47 +0000 http://inkognegro.wordpress.com/?p=97#comment-217 Mr. Ink, can you shed light on this phenomenon, supposedly mostly in the restaurant business, of (White, I guess) wait staff referring to Blacks as "Canadians" as a negative code word? At any rate, looking forward to more 32Days posts from you! Mr. Ink, can you shed light on this phenomenon, supposedly mostly in the restaurant business, of (White, I guess) wait staff referring to Blacks as “Canadians” as a negative code word? At any rate, looking forward to more 32Days posts from you!

]]> By: jameil http://inkognegro.wordpress.com/2008/02/18/day-fifteen-of-black-history-month-grunt-work/#comment-215 jameil Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:23:46 +0000 http://inkognegro.wordpress.com/?p=97#comment-215 know justice, know peace. i sure would like some peace! know justice, know peace. i sure would like some peace!

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