Ahh…you’re thinking of Guadeloupe!

And here is all the other places in the world spelled “Guadalupe.”

Not in my fridge. Always clean spills and water immediately to prevent mold from growing.

LPT: Get out as much air as possible every time you close the bag. My bread stays fresh and soft for over a month in the fridge.

But there isn’t even a standard within this adopted culture. One could say they always tip 20% no matter what but sometimes you might want to hook up your server with 35% because they absolutely killed it.

I also get where OP is coming from.

It’s true. There is no law that requires you to tip unless it’s part of the bill. In fact, nobody even tells you how much to tip let alone that you HAVE to tip before you leave. It’s a weird unspoken experience of having someone feel like they need to perform for you in some way in order to get more money from you.

It’s awful that there customers that will hold that tip over a servers head like they are their slave or jester while they visit the restaurant.

Studies show that the higher an hourly wage a server is paid, the less poor treatment they are willing to put up with.

So not only do we not pay these people that are literally serving us but they are more abused the less they get paid.

Tell me how that’s fair.

Geewhiz I wish there were some sort of law that protected laborers. Almost like some sort of “labor law.” The government should create a Department of Labor. Then that way it would be a legal requirement that you get to take a break. That would be too weird though, right? /s

“Our lunch breaks are stagger to prevent wasting time. Mines at 10:30 and I find that the first hour of the day goes by a lot quicker than the second 7 hours.”

This reminds of The Office episode where Dwight is (Acting) Manager.

The MOST important thing he says in that video is “allow the rice to steam…do not take that lid off.”