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I don't think that's the problem. I'm American and I'll generalize a bit and say Americans are generally comfortable with tipping as long as the service is a di
by 121789 7y ago
I don't think that's the problem. I'm American and I'll generalize a bit and say Americans are generally comfortable with tipping as long as the service is a differentiator for what you receive (full service restaurants, hair stylists, drivers, bartenders). The recent frustration has been the explosion of tipping where service has nothing to do with the experience, like fast food restaurants or low cost coffee shops.
- throwtipaway 7y agoNo we are not comfortable with tipping. Many people like me do not tip even though we get weird looks or the occasional angry waiter.
- tyrust 7y agoEven if you aren't comfortable with it you ought to do it in America. Your protest only hurts the underpaid laborer.
- lh7777 7y agoHere's a good, brief article that sums this up pretty well: http://www.grubstreet.com/2019/04/how-to-tip.html http://www.grubstreet.com/2019/04/how-to-tip.html Until I read that, I honestly didn't know that people tip on top of the tax. I was firmly in the "tip 18 percent, before tax" camp and assumed I was leaving a good tip by doing so. I'll admit that I was a bit outraged after reading the article because it made me feel like a cheapskate over something that had never even occurred to me before. What other tipping faux pas am I unknowingly making?
- throwtipaway 7y agoI believe it doesn’t. I go to expensive restaurants and bars mostly where waiters and bartenders get way overpaid due to tipping. If it has any impact, it will help smaller waiters/bartenders that do not work in busy places and suffer from their employers not paying them a normal wage.