05-12-2024, 12:16 AM
(05-11-2024, 10:45 PM)Kyng Wrote:(05-10-2024, 09:44 PM)~ True Legend ~ Wrote:(05-10-2024, 08:08 PM)Moonface Wrote: I have never been to any restaurant in the US that doesn't put the calculations for 15%, 18%, or 20% tips on the receipt and I've also never seen American tipping use any calculation for the amount to tip other than a percentage of the bill. It seems pretty ingrained into US culture that tips are a 15%+ percentage of the bill rather than a fixed amount.
Oh wow, they really shouldn’t do that. Why not just provide a service charge instead like in the UK?
(05-10-2024, 04:49 PM)Kyng Wrote: Well, some of the restaurants that I go to automatically add x% to the total price of the bill (say, 12.5%).
They do state that paying this is optional - but let's face it: you can't get out of it without looking very rude!
Oh wow, so service charge is more expensive in more expensive restaurant?
Didn’t even notice TBH, mostly as I typically go with friends and split.
Well, since we usually pay a fixed percentage (rather than a fixed amount), it would be more in a more expensive restaurant.
It does vary a lot from country to country. For example: in Norway, customers aren't expected to tip, because restaurants are required by law to pay their staff a decent wage!
(Probably the same in quite a few other European countries - but I only know that about Norway because I've been there )
Hold on here in the UK we usually get a service charge but don’t tip 🤔
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