A catalog in america

[version]

A Catalog in America : Photography in the Style of IdleRich.

 

[sus]

He told me off cos I didn't tip enough for sandwiches just now.

That's very naughty of you Catalog, not monetizing every single interaction with human beings. Well, America will soon train you right. 15% is a floor, not a compliment.

 

[sus]

When they smile at you and make eye contact you just reach for the wallet and slide a George Washington into the tip jar, like they gave you a handy

 

[sus]

"Wow this is a pleasant interaction, I better financially compensate them for it ASAP or things'll go sour!"

That's the parasitic worm that should be eating your thoughts every time you step into a shop or restaurant

 

[craner]

So based on this precedent, do we all start a thread whenever we go on holiday now?

 

[version]

So based on this precedent, do we all start a thread whenever we go on holiday now?

Please.

 

[luka]

So based on this precedent, do we all start a thread whenever we go on holiday now?

this is a notably ridiculous holiday tbf

 

[IdleRich]

Hanging with my cousins and their partners. Having a good time so far. I been in hampden.

I do have other relatives in NYC, but I wanted to see these guys cos I get on well with em. Will come to NYC next time.

It was raining so much last night, basically felt like Manchester. My cuz bought this at the farmers market this morning, for 40 bux.

We're gonna do a teaspoon each tonight before going to this DIY place called the compound

He told me off cos I didn't tip enough for sandwiches just now.

Oh you're gonna be fucked next time you go through Baltimore if you happen to stop in that sandwich shop again. And if the guy who you short-tipped is still working there. And it's his shift.

 

[william_kent]

Oh you're gonna be fucked next time you go through Baltimore if you happen to stop in that sandwich shop again. And if the guy who you short-tipped is still working there. And it's his shift.

it's nicknamed BODYMORE for a reason

 

[woops]

Oh you're gonna be fucked next time you go through Baltimore if you happen to stop in that sandwich shop again. And if the guy who you short-tipped is still working there. And it's his shift.

it's even worse in Indian restaurants

 

[catalog]

It was a woman and she seemed a bit confused tbh. We bought 3 sarnies for like 18 dollars and I gave her a 1 dollar tip and my cousin was like "should be 5, needs to be 20 per cent, people live off tips here" so I had to ask for change and then gave her 3 more, I mean she was thankful but she seemed OK with the 1.

 

[catalog]

I think tip culture in America is important cos its a way to just slightly glitch the overtly capitalist blah blah transactional nature of stuff. Cos it's like a handshake.

 

[catalog]

this is a notably ridiculous holiday tbf

Normally when I go on holiday I do dissensus holiday as well but I thought this one might be funny to post about cos it is a bit ridiculous

 

[IdleRich]

Fucking hell. Daylight robbery.

It was a woman and she seemed a bit confused tbh. We bought 3 sarnies for like 18 dollars and I gave her a 1 dollar tip and my cousin was like "should be 5, needs to be 20 per cent, people live off tips here" so I had to ask for change and then gave her 3 more, I mean she was thankful but she seemed OK with the 1.

You gave her one but your cousin said it has to be five, so you gave her four.
Also twenty percent of 18 is $3.60.
It sounds like a total cock-up of a transaction in every possible way.

 

[luka]

make sure you got to a sports bar and take some pics

 

[WashYourHands]

Really absorbing aquarium, think it’s open Sunday

 

[catalog]

Fucking hell. Daylight robbery.

You gave her one but your cousin said it has to be five, so you gave her four.
Also twenty percent of 18 is $3.60.
It sounds like a total cock-up of a transaction in every possible way.

It's weird I've had a discussion with them about it, they know it's fucked.

I said to my cousin "what if, say, you had 5 dollars and that's the exact price of the drink you want, could you say to the barman, I've got 5, I've not enough to have a drink and also tip you, is that OK?"

And my cousin said

"no, that's not OK"

America is weird.

 

[catalog]

Embarrassed myself a bit last night. Got drunk and said the music in this DIY space was too slow, insisted we go to a club. They said nothing like that existed. Then I showed them Arthur jafa at home, they said it was rubbish. Then I showed them Cameron jamie and they said it was offensive. Hoping to redeem myself today by making a roast.

 

[catalog]

Really absorbing aquarium, think it’s open Sunday

Not gna make it, going to "American visionary art museum" which is up my street, all outsider artists

 

[Leo]

Yeah, Catalog, lucky the worker didn't jump over the counter and smack you upside the head for tipping a dollar on an $18 tab. Might as well have grabbed a handful of pennies, thrown them on the floor and said "how's that for a tip, fuckface".