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Good to know for my upcoming visit to South Africa!

• Havoc 11y ago
  >Good to know for my upcoming visit to South Africa! In that case - a little more detail: Only three scenarios where failure to tip is considered rude. The sit down restaurant I mentioned. Petrol attendants (its illegal to refuel a car yourself) - a R5 coin (=0.5 USD) is good. And finally at bars - R2 tip per drink is good (=0.2USD). Like I mentioned to the other commenter - for all 3 its a case of they don't get livable wages & are expected to cover the shortfall via tips. e.g. Petrol attendant gets like 170 USD fixed pay per month, which is not viable even with the low CoL. You'll get pestered by informal "car guards" for tips for supposed guarding services. Some people give them R2 to make them go away others tell them to get lost. They're a nuisance/extortion setup. Up to you.