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slightly related: I've never been to the US but have been aware of the mandatory tipping situation for a fair while. I'm curious though; when I was first made a
by tmnvix 10y ago
slightly related: I've never been to the US but have been aware of the mandatory tipping situation for a fair while. I'm curious though; when I was first made aware of it (2 or 3 decades ago), I am sure that the 'standard' tip was supposed to be closer to 10% than 20%. Is this correct? Has the actual % amount changed?
- adiabatty 10y agoTwo or three decades ago 15% was modal (and it might still be), but I hear the mean crept up to 18% sometime in the past five years.
- tmnvix 10y agoInteresting. I wonder why. Maybe compensating for stagnating wages? Or maybe falling food and beverage costs (in relative terms)?
- erroneousfunk 10y agoI live in the US and have noticed the same phenomenon. I assumed it was just social pressure and growing awareness of inequality and poor living conditions of some wait staff. Giving an extra $2 is an easy way to feel good about yourself. Then more people started doing it, and to keep feeling good about yourself you had to tip more and more. I'll give exactly 15% if the service is bad, 20% if it's good.
- varjag 10y agoI heard it's "double sales tax" as 'normal' tip, or at least that's what NYC waiters were telling me.
- mcv 10y agoI don't live in the US, but have started rounding prices up to roughly 10%. I hope this tipping isn't going to drive wages down. Should I stop?