lmartin999

Possibly, though not tipping is likely to lead to more jizz in your food if you eat out a lot.

JamesM

I seem to remember a previous debate on this some weeks ago.

I did find it mildly cheeky when you and I were at St.Louis that evening and their machine had the option of 25% or other amount.

As a rule of thumb I work to the 10% average service and 15% good service. Depending on the rounding they might get slighly more or less.

Most of the bars I attend they look after me well with extra drinks etc..........

jg2802

This is probably going to offend some...and its a bit risky posting it. but i find it hillarious.

i work in a restaurant...in london. obviously tipping isnt a major culture here but people still know they should and english people pretty much always do. but being also in central london i too, also get some scummy ghetto horrific to deal with people as well as certain europeans that never tip.


http://www.igotstiffed.com/117/big-fat-ghetto-bitches/

JamesM

Here we are:

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...ht=tip+servers

Quite a good read. Poor Gremmie get's a hard time!

Novocastrian

God, that was much more than a sane person would bother reading.

But back on track: it is the case that tipping for table service is usually 15% (or 10% if you're pissed off) in Canada,

I much prefer the system in (e.g.) France, where service compris is the norm (these days),

lmartin999

I just much prefer France.

JamesM

Or maybe we tip because we are nice people and we want that person to be able to afford school, rent, groceries etc......

From what you've told me calling yourself a tight arsed Brit is flattering.

jg2802

it does make it easier. but its crap for the server because the restaurant usually takes most of it.

but its good in cases like london where you get your french, spanish, and italians who notoriously do not tip so at least youre getting something.

a certain big restaurant chain that has a restaurant in central london that a friend works at said they charge 12.5% on every bill and the server keeps 50% of that service charge on what their sales were. so tbh, £1500-2000 sales on a busy saturday night....id be happy with only half of that service charge compared to the amount of said french, spanish, italian...and of course not forgetting the 'big fat ghetto bitches' that i have to serve that dont tip.

Largo

Agreed . Much simpler.

mandymoochops

Good job he didn't work for the company that said they'd marry you f you give a big tip!

ultrarunner

That's the best you can come up with....because it is?

Name calling is so low, and I won't bother waiting for your reply why restaurant is any different from a grocery store

ultrarunner

It's a myth that they all depend on tips......so we are saying all restaurants don't pay their staff, and expect the public to pay the staff for them?

ultrarunner

He seems to do that a lot

Just saying "because it is" doesn't justify tipping. Grocery stores have packers that pack your back for you, isn't that "waiting on you"?

ultrarunner

I'll be more than happy to buy you the 1-way air canada ticket

dbd33

Yes, that's the nature of the business.

I'm somewhat baffled by this complaint about bodily fluids in the food. That suggests that someone didn't like a place sufficiently to defy convention and be deliberately offensive to the staff. They then went back often enough to be known as someone who cheats. Why do that?