Tipping Culture

Poll - Total Votes: 40

I only tip for a server providing me with personal service like a server at a restaurant, massage

I always tip if it asks me on the iPad if I’d like to

I don’t frequent places that unabashedly ask for a tip when not appropriate

I’m not an American and therefore, tipping is not a culture reality for me

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How did tipping the blue haired cashier with a nose ring at Starbucks become an expectation? I am a big tipper for great service starting 20% and higher. But why am I supposed to tip every person who I come in contact with? These companies can’t pay their employees? What do you think?

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fanuc2013 · 51-55, F

We were on vacation in France when they still used the franc. We would always give the waiter a 10 franc coin, which back then was equal to $1.50. They always thanked us profusely as that was considered a big tip!

Heartlander · 80-89, M

@fanuc2013 In the mid 60s I had a few extended rotations to Evreux of 2 to 3 months each. 10 Francs then would buy a 5 course meal. It was about a 5 to 1 exchange then, so about $2. Unless you had new $50 cent JFK coins. Europeans adored him and those 50 cent pieces probably could have fetched a sizeable premium.

Punches · 46-50, F

@fanuc2013

They always thanked us profusely as that was considered a big tip!

I do not know how it was back then but these days, the "tip" is already included in the bill, so people do not normally "tip" as we know it in America.

carpediem · 61-69, M

@Punches I didn’t realize that. What percentage do they include?