Tipping is pretty normal here in Germany but not required, no one depends on it. Probably because our minimum wage is actually high enough. Germany’s minimum wage of 12.50€/h is almost double that of the US, which is $7.25/h or 6.76€/h if you convert it.
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quackers@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Keep this garbage out of europe please. i see it popping up. I will absolutely refuse to tip a single goddamn soul at this point going forward.
Fisch@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Only way you can ensure a living wage us to not take part in it
lanolinoil@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It’s worse than you think – In most US States, you can pay people way under the minimum wage as long as their tips make up for it. So an average waiter might make 2 bucks and hour on paper. If they didn’t get enough tips to reach minimum wage, the restaurant would have to pay them out on top of that, but it’s just this fucked up cultural thing to give restaurant owners free labor that the customers pay for.
PeroBasta@lemmy.world 2 months ago
In Austria often times they expect it because of “good behaviour”. Its not a fix percentage but more pocket chance. Still they are getting a full salary at the end of the month
HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
That was a big change for me coming there from the Netherlands. Tipping is a bigger thing here, but salaries are also better and waiters seem to get some level of respect as well.
SkippingRelax@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I lived in three Netherlands for a few years 10 or so years ago. Service in amsterdam was so bad that sometimes not even American colleagues would tip, and it definitely wasnt a bigger thing. Dutch colleagues were let’s say a bit protective of their hard earbed euros l. what has changed? Remember at the end of a restaurant dinner, we were 20 or so minutes from closing time, big table, one of the waiters dragged a huge rubbish bag from the kitchen along our table which is already pretty bad for my standards, and while doing so he feathered every jacket that was behind the chairs of the people on that side of the table. there was a moment of silence, lots of colleagues visiting from abroad and not used to the lively customer service. Add to that impossible to make a reservation in most places, just show up and queue.
HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Service in amsterdam was so bad
theres your problem
Obi@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
Scotland is a goner, last time I was there all the card terminals had it. Asked a waitress if she would get the tip if I have one and she flushed, mumbled something, looked at the boss and sheepishly said it gets shared. I bet none of the staff sees any of it.
cman6@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Which is illegal! If you tip a waiter/waitress then the money must go to them: gov.uk/…/all-tips-to-go-to-staff-under-government…
I mean I’m not sure what you can do other than name and shame the restaurant, and/or boycott it
SkippingRelax@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I’m against tipping culture so um not endorsing this but… you could give her a 5 dollars/ euros/ sheckles note and thank her for what she did to deserve that?
cashews_best_nut@lemmy.world 2 months ago
You picked THREE currencies and not one of them is used in Scotland.