re: New Orleans Street Performers that complain...

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Entitlement culture is starting to hit our street performers. Makes me sad.

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Wrong. and a troll.

And if you think street performers wanting tips is what "entitlement culture" is then your to stupid too talk two.

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If two people were walking by and stopped and said "huh, would you look at that?" and kept going, should they have tipped too?

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I would

If I was impressed or stopped in any way to admire or talk about the performance/art, yes, I would tip

it's just the non a-hole thing to do IMO

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And he knows witih 100% certainty that he doesn't get a paycheck and some people may not choose to tip him.

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He's not bitching at people that just pass by and look. This guy took a picture. Hell, he might sell that picture and make money. Just don't be a dick any tip the guy.

Note: I hate street performers and the like. I don't acknowledge them and never get bitched at for not tipping.

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performers who actually perform, ie juggle, sing, dance, play an instrument, etc. should absolutely be tipped.

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ok then

if you don't want to tip a performer, don't stop and look or acknowledge his performance/art

it's really that simple

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If you don't want to tip a street performer, don't take their picture.

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what contract did he sign that required payment for a picture?

I follow a simple rule.. If you or a member of your party take a picture with the performer, you should undoubtedly tip the guy.. If no party is present in the picture, discretion is given because the performer may not really be the focus of the pic..

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If two people were walking by and stopped and said "huh, would you look at that?" and kept going, should they have tipped too?




I would

If I was impressed or stopped in any way to admire or talk about the performance/art, yes, I would tip

it's just the non a-hole thing to do IMO

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EXACTLY. If he was interesting enough to stop and take a photo, make his day and pay da man. I could not give 2 shits about those bums, but were talking about a damn dollar.

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This thread is so New Orleans in the worst kind of way.

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after page one i was going to make a similar comment, but i made a more "real" one. but you're right

also, on a side note, who wants to disagree with me in saying that these people don't pay taxes on their total income?

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I and others have said multiple times that performers who actually perform, ie juggle, sing, dance, play an instrument, etc. should absolutely be tipped.

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Juggling? that's just throwing shite around

Sing? that's just yelling

Dance? anyone can move around

play an instrament? meh. i can strum a guitar.

By your way of viewing things anything can be easily dismissed. However it's a bad way to view things. Again - He put on a costume and performed in a public place. Everyone that sees him recognizes this. Including the OP.

The facts are:

Performer puts on a costume and performs by standing still as a statue.

OP comes by, sees him, recognizes him as a performer, enjoys it, and takes a picture. Then leaves without tipping the guy.

Performer calls him out on being a cheapskate.

OP fills the role of the entitlement culture perfectly. Taking the efforts of another person without providing anything himself and getting upset with then provider calls him out on it.

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If you made the DVD by yourself

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That would create effort, work, talent, etc. Did performer sew his own costume or make his own paint?

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someone came by and filmed the whole thing

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Doesn't relate to the OP's situation at all. You said that a performer is someone entertaining an audience. Which showing a movie in a place with a crowd would qualify.

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then just left without tipping you, then you might chase them down.

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Wrong, because I would know before I started that some people may choose to, and some may not. I would thank and be grateful to the ones that did, and pay no mind to the ones that didn't. If someone sat down for 5 minutes and watched the movie then went on about their way I wouldn't be like "hey butthead, how about a little, ya know something for your time"