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@rochellaine Ha, that’s hilarious! Sounds like you had a great time 😉

@jenwriter17 It was wonderful!  As I was telling SeekJustice, we had the guy who played Mr. Pulitzer as our waiter, and my dad joked about not tipping him if he had realized he was the bad guy beforehand. 😛

@seekjustice Oh, okay.  I know it’s an Asian thing, and I’ve heard that it’s European too, but what you’re describing in Australia seems p…[Read more]

@rochellaine

Yes, that’s what I read. We have a much higher minimum wage here, but if you go to a nice restaurant, particularly an Asian one, there’s usually a bowl for tips on the counter. But tips are usually an indication of “You went above and beyond expected service so you deserve a little extra” and also its more like tipping the whole…[Read more]

@valtmy And now it’s the dead of night for me… 😛

Thanks!  I did enjoy Newsies very much!

Yes, that makes sense.  Actually the paramedics scene was very easy for me, but it’s the longer bridge sections that are harder.  I’m pretty much having the problem you just described: I have to have some things happen between the important scenes, wi…[Read more]

@rochellaine AH! How was it? 😀

@seekjustice Yes, I was considering asking you about that.  I’ve heard they don’t tip in Europe, but I wasn’t sure about Australia.

In America waiters are paid very little, and nearly their entire wages consist of what tips the patrons are generous enough to leave.  I believe a 15-20% tip is considered reasonable most places, and a lot of times t…[Read more]

@rochellaine

Ha! Did you know that I was researching American culture the other day for my novel and I was reading about tips. We don’t give tips in Australia. Just a curious thing I learned.

@seekjustice 😛 It was really funny, because they give out the tip trays before the show starts, and you don’t know who is playing what, since they’re all in their waiter uniforms.  So my dad left him a big tip because he was a good waiter, and then he got it during intermission, and came back to thank my dad.  My dad teased him that he didn’t k…[Read more]

@rochellaine

Awesome!! *tries harder not to be jealous* I love the fact that Mr Pulitzer was your waiter!

@seekjustice And it was good, yes. 😀

It was amazing!  Really fun.  Great actors/singers/dancers.  My favorites were Crutchie, Jack, and Mr. Pulitzer, in that order.  (I have to include Mr. Pulitzer especially because he was our waiter.  It was a dinner theater, remember?  But he was great in his part as well.)

@ariel-ashira Concussions are no fun 🙁 I’ll be praying.

@rochellaine And it was good, yes?

@jenwriter17 @seekjustice @alia Back from NEWSIES!!!!

@rochellaine I meant to ask, do you have a Goodreads author account?

@waterlily oh, by the way, what do you mean you were writing a video? Do you have a Youtube channel?

@ariel-ashira Yikes, yes I will definitely be praying!

@waterlily Sorry, but I have to leave now 🙁

@waterlily Haha, you’re watching a Youtube video? 😉

@waterlily Awesome! 🙂

I’m working on my dystopian WIP. How about you?

@seekjustice @rochellaine (or are you still gone?) @alia Anyone still on?