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I am against the popular opinion and I actually tip if the hotel is somewhat cheap (ie food does not cost a small fortune). I do it out of selfish reasons. When

by qsera 1mo ago

I am against the popular opinion and I actually tip if the hotel is somewhat cheap (ie food does not cost a small fortune). I do it out of selfish reasons. When I order chicken, I want them to bring me a good piece. Or if I order Porotta, I want them to bring me the most fresh one. Or sometimes when I get a very tasty meal, I just tip them to share them some of the happiness that they brought me. But totally depends on how strapped for cash I currently am... This is India, and not US, by the way..

RugnirViking 1mo ago
Any recommendations for tipping in India? (Amounts etc) I was warned against tipping too much by locals who worried it could distort local economies toward tourists and away from local people.
- qsera 1mo ago
  I usually do like something between 30-50 Rs (around 10% of the cost of food). It is not a lot, but I don't think anyone would expect to be tipped more than that..
- dmurray 1mo ago
  Sounds like you talked to the locals who might end up being expected to pay tips. The ones who might expect to receive tips would have a different point of view.
  - RugnirViking 1mo ago
    of course any individual person will want to be paid as much as possible. There is a reason that people protest when their town becomes a tourist destination, despite the seeming money they bring, though. They get locked out of any dream or purpose other than serving foreigners. No reason to try and build anything that doesn't cater to them, and if your skills aren't useful to them, then you literally just have to leave or become destitute
Grombobulous 1mo ago
Do you tip before you get the meal? In the US, it wouldn’t be customary to tip before receiving service. In my opinion, the 15-20% tip is so expected and routine in the US that the supposed incentive of a tip doesn’t make your service any better. Everyone gets roughly the same service and everyone gives roughly the same tip. It might as well be abolished. It’s also worth looking up tipping practices and its segregation history in the US. Essentially, it became popularized because it was an easy way to get around laws surrounding the end of slavery and integration. The employer isn’t allowed to discriminate based on race or other factors, but the customer is allowed to.
- qsera 1mo ago
  No, not before. Only after.

by qsera 1mo ago

RugnirViking 1mo ago

Any recommendations for tipping in India? (Amounts etc) I was warned against tipping too much by locals who worried it could distort local economies toward tourists and away from local people.

qsera 1mo ago
I usually do like something between 30-50 Rs (around 10% of the cost of food). It is not a lot, but I don't think anyone would expect to be tipped more than that..
dmurray 1mo ago
Sounds like you talked to the locals who might end up being expected to pay tips. The ones who might expect to receive tips would have a different point of view.
- RugnirViking 1mo ago
  of course any individual person will want to be paid as much as possible. There is a reason that people protest when their town becomes a tourist destination, despite the seeming money they bring, though. They get locked out of any dream or purpose other than serving foreigners. No reason to try and build anything that doesn't cater to them, and if your skills aren't useful to them, then you literally just have to leave or become destitute

Grombobulous 1mo ago

Do you tip before you get the meal? In the US, it wouldn’t be customary to tip before receiving service. In my opinion, the 15-20% tip is so expected and routine in the US that the supposed incentive of a tip doesn’t make your service any better. Everyone gets roughly the same service and everyone gives roughly the same tip. It might as well be abolished. It’s also worth looking up tipping practices and its segregation history in the US. Essentially, it became popularized because it was an easy way to get around laws surrounding the end of slavery and integration. The employer isn’t allowed to discriminate based on race or other factors, but the customer is allowed to.

qsera 1mo ago
No, not before. Only after.