Well my advice is you make sure it's you that settles the bill in America!!! Pretty sure they rely on tips to make up their wages.If I have experienced good customer service I always leave a couple of quid or if buying a round and the server has been good I’ll buy them a drink or tell them to keep the change
But my wife is firmly against tipping, we are going to America in about 6 weeks and I’ve explained that it’s a tipping culture over there and they look at getting 15%of the bill
Yeah if ya don't leave a tip they will kick offI was with a group of French in New Orleans - just cafe food not of any quality - the chef / cook ( deep fryer operator )came out and confronted the group and virtually chased us off the place 26 people eating and drinking
Its against my principles to give over 10% - my bonus at work never got over 10% and i worked my chuff off so fuckem for more
If I have experienced good customer service I always leave a couple of quid or if buying a round and the server has been good I’ll buy them a drink or tell them to keep the change
But my wife is firmly against tipping, we are going to America in about 6 weeks and I’ve explained that it’s a tipping culture over there and they look at getting 15%of the bill
What would you do if there was a service charge of 20%?I was with a group of French in New Orleans - just cafe food not of any quality - the chef / cook ( deep fryer operator )came out and confronted the group and virtually chased us off the place 26 people eating and drinking
Its against my principles to give over 10% - my bonus at work never got over 10% and i worked my chuff off so fuckem for more
No option here Daz, you'll have to pay for the lot!!!She’s gonna have a meltdown in Florida this year
Yes I’ve explained that to her,No option here Daz, you'll have to pay for the lot!!!
No choice but to pay but at least you know - in this case there was some tip but the food and the wait were not what you would expect in US- and US people would question the value I guessWhat would you do if there was a service charge of 20%?
10% is low in the US from recent visits. Most bills / checks that we had in NYC, San Francisco and LA start at 15% / 18% / 20% advisories for the tip.Certainly anything in the service industry in America you are expected to leave at least 10% primarily because tips may up about 60 of their earnings. With the exception of New York and Anything near Disney generally even with the tip it is still far cheaper than here and in my experience the food tends to be far better for an average meal.
10% is low in the US from recent visits. Most bills / checks that we had in NYC, San Francisco and LA start at 15% / 18% / 20% advisories for the tip.
Difference I always find is that the waiters / waitresses are always more attentive in the US because they are really working for the tip. In the UK the only time I've felt that was in decent restaurants.
I'll tip 10% most bills in the UK unless the service is poor. Then you're getting nowt.
Chain places in NYC are the only places I've had service that I didn't feel was worthy of the tip.You say that, but I went to TGI's in NYC, thinking it will be alot better than the UK ones, the waitress looked uninterested, but still hand wrote 15% good, 18% great, 20% excellent with a smiley face on the check.
Edit : and the food was shite.
The US tipping culture is frankly ludicrous. I estimated I paid around $400 in just tips when eating out for about 3 or 4 nights in NYC last time and there was only ever 2 or 3 people eating at the most.
The $1-2 tip for the guy who whistles a cab 10 yards from the queue of cabs waiting outside hotels is the biggest piss take. I'll do it myself mate, cheers.
I don't have a problem tipping people, I normally do it regardless anyway unless it's very bad service. But the 15-20% expected tip in the US, which basically offsets the wages so the restaurant doesn't then have to pay, is a joke.
10% is low in the US from recent visits. Most bills / checks that we had in NYC, San Francisco and LA start at 15% / 18% / 20% advisories for the tip.
Difference I always find is that the waiters / waitresses are always more attentive in the US because they are really working for the tip. In the UK the only time I've felt that was in decent restaurants.
I'll tip 10% most bills in the UK unless the service is poor. Then you're getting nowt.
When we left I had $20 in my pocket and gave it to the bell boy who dragged two heavy suit cases in 35 degree heat for ten minutes. He almost cried when I gave it to him as that's easily a few days wages.
He also gave a great blow job. So it was well worth it.
in Vegas I was told they earn 60 grand in tips, and this was yearsd ago. They're on better than minimum wage as well!
The whole tipping thing was introduced by the mafia, To Improve Personal Service so they didn't have to pay people wages, you could always try complaining to them!
20% is considered normal now.If I have experienced good customer service I always leave a couple of quid or if buying a round and the server has been good I’ll buy them a drink or tell them to keep the change
But my wife is firmly against tipping, we are going to America in about 6 weeks and I’ve explained that it’s a tipping culture over there and they look at getting 15%of the bill
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