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yes! tipping is like a naturally occuring form of redistrbution of wealth in capitalist countries :) I personally view the evolution of tipping culture as posit
by exacube 8y ago
yes! tipping is like a naturally occuring form of redistrbution of wealth in capitalist countries :) I personally view the evolution of tipping culture as positive on the whole.
and also, I think people tend to tip a bit higher if they feel good about the service, so it still incentivizes good service. When I visit Europe, I am reminded how nice the service industry in America is.
- KyeRussell 8y agoOr you could just have a living minimum wage, lol.
- exacube 8y agoyes, if the government could manage to pass a good law there :) but in the event that the government won't, tipping helps correct the situation.
- jwfxpr 8y agoOr it can be argued that tipping offers those who control the means to change the law (the elected lawmakers) the excuse they need not to.
- keithnz 8y agoNothing quite like holding the barrel of 'not being able to afford to live' to someones head to get them to give you great service. I'm reminded from a number of times when I travel to the US and talk with people from the service industry and finding out they are, anecdotally, mostly in financial crisis.
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- EliRivers 8y agoincentivizes good service I understand it actually incentivizes being an attractive female who touches male diners.
- SmellyGeekBoy 8y agoI've eaten in restaurants all over Europe and I'm genuinely amazed at how many Americans in this thread think the service is bad here. Personally I like my servers to stay out of the way unless I call them, instead of hovering around me with a huge fake grin wishing me a hollow "nice day" just because they want to extract money from me. It's the same reason I just don't see the appeal of strip clubs - I can't stand people being "nice" to me just because they want me to give them money.