Ethnography

Ethnography

November 2, 2014

Come Money Dance With The Goodfellas

   Many high class people will come into the restaurant. The people that come into the restaurant very in ways in which they present themselves. Some people will be very humble and kind. Some people will talk down to you as if you are an insignificant part of the dining experience that my restaurant provides. Some people remind you of people you see straight out of a mafia movie.
  Three gentlemen and a lady came into the restaurant came to eat at our restaurant. They all spoke both English and Spanish. The asked me if we had cigars and I said no. They were being very loud and even though it appeared they had a hard time speaking English they still spoke it. At first when they saw me they started talking to me in Spanish. When I told them in Spanish that I do not speak a lot of Spanish just some they started to talk to me in English. The man who seemed to be the "Jefe" or the leader of the group told me to come close to him. He slid me forty dollars and told me not to tell the server He gave me extra money. They were very wealthy Mexicans that were around there early thirties. I did not ask why they were wealth but I can imagine why. They said had sympathy for me because I was a young hard working Hispanic person that is working for white people. The main guy told me that me and him were brothers. I really did not understand most of the meaning behind most of the things they were saying. There were a lot of curse words. The customers who sat next to the asked to move away from the table.
  When customers have a lot of money they tend to not care about others. They do and say what they want because they feel that they spend the most money so they should be treated better. They did leave us a large tip plus tips on the side. Some people do not spend a lot of money and still act this way. I am trained to treat customers equally but naturally I will cater to the customers who treat me the best. A customer does not have to give me any extra money, but if they are rude than I will feel uncomfortable when helping them. The men would joke around and not be to serious so I felt comfortable serving them, plus the extra money helped.

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