World Cup fans frustrated by 'confusing and expensive' tipping in US (www.bbc.com)
from FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to world@lemmy.world on 29 Jun 03:07
https://sh.itjust.works/post/62580215

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/48704263

Many international fans visiting the US for the World Cup have become frustrated by the culture of tipping servers, telling the BBC that tipping fatigue has set in.

England supporter Geoff Pryor said he understood tipping for good service, but he found it “weird” when buying a bottle of water and “they try to get a tip for doing nothing”.

In the US, staff at some restaurants and bars are paid just over $2 (£1.50) an hour, and they expect customers to tip about 20% of the total cost of the bill so they can earn a living.

Frustrations have also been shared by hospitality staff, with one bar owner telling the BBC that many World Cup tourists have been bad tippers.

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SendMePhotos@lemmy.world on 29 Jun 04:00 next collapse

Tipping isn’t normal, yall

ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world on 29 Jun 05:12 collapse

Tipping kind of is but this “socially mandated gratuity that’s a percentage of the bill” certainly isn’t. 🤷

noxypaws@pawb.social on 29 Jun 04:18 next collapse

ok this is like the 30th article on this topic I’ve seen. enough.

ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world on 29 Jun 05:10 collapse

If they included it in the price, then nobody would complain about this price gouging/scam in everything but name, but then they wouldn’t be able to advertise with such low prices. Even a blind man can see what they’re doing, there’s no way to defend it. Sadly, I’ve seen a lot of Americans on YouTube arguing for it, minimizing the great annoyance that can come from feeling like every business is trying to take you for a fool/the uncomfortable feeling from being socially pressured (that ain’t me but that’s just because I’m neurodivergent and I’m very comfortable with conflict, lol)… I’m just gonna assume they’re bots and not actual people for the sake of my sanity. 🤣