Social Experiment: Will I Get More Tips as a Female or Male?

-I received a lot of free shots ordered by both men and women, who often would get them at the end of their meals or drink experiences. Liquoring me up eh?

-If someone was rude, I could flirtatiously be like “Aww stop it, shut up and drink your cocktail.” and it was considered cute and acceptable.

OBSERVED NEGATIVES: -People stayed at the bar. They wouldnt leave. They got their cocktails and watched me work. Even when I ignored them, they stayed..and watched. Almost every single person whop came into the establishment made a beeline for an open stool to stay at the bar instead of at a table… but they would not leave.

-Whenever an older male ordered a cocktail, they would often ask “Do you know how to make a—” as if there was a potential I might not. This did not happen as a male.

-People would flirt, which isnt such a bad thing… but it made it difficult to work. When I was busy, one guy even grumbled “What Im boring you or something? Why cant yo talk to me?”…because I working…. duh. As a Male I could appear busy and I didnt appear rude.

SO WHO WON?

Well the interesting thing is that as a female, I was receiving larger tips. Including that $60 tip on a $40 ticket. However, while the tips were often much bigger… people would tend to stay at the bar to eat and watch me make cocktails. There was a high turn over, which meant while teh cheks were big they werent frequent. When it came to being a male… the tips were almost 50% less. However, people would not stay to watch me make drinks or flirt with me or hang out in general. I could appear busy without seeming rude- and that meant a higher turnover of checks.

FEMALE: $210 in tips

MALE: $340 in tips

THE WINNER IS MALE!

CONTEXT: 

For those of you who are new to who I am, My name is Rain Dove- Rain like from the sky, Dove like the bird. I am an androgynous model and actor working both male and female roles. Outside of my professional life- I carry these gender bending capabilites into the daily activities. I like to call it GENDER CAPITALISM… which means I present myself as whichever gender gets the most out of an envionment, person, or space. Money, love, respect… I don’t care if you think I have dick or a vagina… or if you think I have boobs or pecs— what does it matter? And if it DOES matter… then I want to know why, and I want to know which gender spectrum you feel most comfortable with so I can get the most from our interactions.

In my opinion, it shouldn’t matter what gender I am or how I orgasm. But even in our MODERN DAY SOCIETY it still does… and what you have between your legs can definitely change what you have between people contractually and socially. I don’t believe that only two genders exist… but for the sake of easy conversation Ill use male/female for this write-up.)

Since I am in the unique position to be seen as both a tall dark and mysterious man… and an elegant, highend, edgy female- I decided that something bigger than fashion and film should be done with these looks. I want people to see the way we treat others based on gener, based on perception, based on silly anatomy and hormones. So, I have begun conducting social experiements to determine the TRUE battle of the sexes these days.