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I am in Rio now since a week. I think this country has much more urgent needs then electronic payment systems... Anyways, card payments are more common here th

by Gys 10y ago

I am in Rio now since a week. I think this country has much more urgent needs then electronic payment systems... Anyways, card payments are more common here then in some European countries, like Portugal or Italy (many EU countries can be traveled cashless). So I was surprised Uber accepted cash payments in Rio (nowhere in Europe, I think). Maybe its because of the tipping ? Adding 10% service fee to any bill seems extremely universal. EDIT: thanks ufo for the comment. I thought it extended to other services as well. EDIT: I also found this background article on Uber cash payments in Brazil: http://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/uber-cash-policy-brazil-spikes-robberies-against-drivers-2017-2-1001747769 http://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/uber-cash-pol... It says: 'Just 20 percent of payments in Brazil are made digitally' - so that is why cash was introduced

ufo 10y ago
In Brazil, tipping is only common on restaurant bills and it is very uncommon for other services. I have never seen anyone tip a taxi.
- yuriks 10y ago
  I'm native from Rio Grande do Sul. I often tipped taxis (usually by "rounding up" the value to make change easier too) and I don't think I've ever tipped at a restaurant. Might depend on the region, but I was under the impression that this was pretty universal.
  - alister 10y ago
    What you and the parent say are not inconsistent. You tip taxis by "rounding up", but the parent says he never tips. By American standards, rounding up (i.e., up to 50 cents) is not tipping. Taxi drivers in the U.S. and Canada expect 10-15%, or even more in New York City, though their expectations have probably gone down since Uber arrived. The parent say "tipping is only common on restaurant bills". I'm pretty sure that the parent is referring to the 10% service fee, which is always optional, but that everyone pays unless the service was really bad[1]. You don't call that tipping but since it's optional, it's very similar to a tip. [1] http://brazilsense.com/index.php?title=Tipping,_fraud,_and_shop_etiquette#Tipping http://brazilsense.com/index.php?title=Tipping,_fraud,_and_s...
    - literallycancer 10y ago
      >By American standards, rounding up (i.e., up to 50 cents) is not tipping. How would you call it?

by Gys 10y ago

ufo 10y ago

In Brazil, tipping is only common on restaurant bills and it is very uncommon for other services. I have never seen anyone tip a taxi.

yuriks 10y ago
I'm native from Rio Grande do Sul. I often tipped taxis (usually by "rounding up" the value to make change easier too) and I don't think I've ever tipped at a restaurant. Might depend on the region, but I was under the impression that this was pretty universal.
- alister 10y ago
  What you and the parent say are not inconsistent. You tip taxis by "rounding up", but the parent says he never tips. By American standards, rounding up (i.e., up to 50 cents) is not tipping. Taxi drivers in the U.S. and Canada expect 10-15%, or even more in New York City, though their expectations have probably gone down since Uber arrived. The parent say "tipping is only common on restaurant bills". I'm pretty sure that the parent is referring to the 10% service fee, which is always optional, but that everyone pays unless the service was really bad[1]. You don't call that tipping but since it's optional, it's very similar to a tip. [1] http://brazilsense.com/index.php?title=Tipping,_fraud,_and_shop_etiquette#Tipping http://brazilsense.com/index.php?title=Tipping,_fraud,_and_s...
  - literallycancer 10y ago
    >By American standards, rounding up (i.e., up to 50 cents) is not tipping. How would you call it?