Re: Do You Give a Tip? How Much? Who To?
Not in this country .... on holiday in poorer yet more civilised eu I do. Everything is too expensive here to begin with, and the service is terrible. Here in London, you'd be lucky to come across anyone in a service industry who speaks English, knows who they are working for and why.Re: Do You Give a Tip? How Much? Who To?
I have found tipping practice varies around Australia. On the East Coast - Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Gold Coast, tipping is more usual and sometimes expected than in Adelaide or Perth. But the variance isn't great. And it's usually only in restaurants and high end hotels. Cab tips are common too but it's less of an issue now with Uber so prevalent. Unless the service is crap - which is pretty rare in the cities really - we will tip 10% on average. In the big cities here the food culture is so competitive and such a part of the tourist industry, the service is usually top class so most of the time you want to leave a decent tip. We do leastways. When I've been overseas I have often found myself disappointed with what is offered both in terms of quality of food and service. The hype is much bigger than the reality often and one of the worst meals I ever had "thrown" at me with a scowl was right in the middle of Paris. Not only was it rubbish but a tip was expected and when I didn't give one I heard the word "merde" in the mutterings of the waiter as he snatched the bill. Nice one. The tip depends entirely on what is given. No complaints about the USA. To a one everywhere the service was excellent.Re: Do You Give a Tip? How Much? Who To?
Re: Do You Give a Tip? How Much? Who To?
It's nice to tip in a restaurant and the service/food would have to be appalling to not leave a tip.Re: Do You Give a Tip? How Much? Who To?
Re: Do You Give a Tip? How Much? Who To?
Re: Do You Give a Tip? How Much? Who To?
Tipping is out here! The implication is "Here peasant! Allay your poverty". It's almost an insult. I know it's the done thing overseas so we try to do the right thing when we are overseas. When we flew into Lisbon and got a taxi to our hotel, the fare was 14Euro I gave him a 20. He said "Iss too much" so I said for your honesty keep it and he smiled.Re: Do You Give a Tip? How Much? Who To?
Re: Do You Give a Tip? How Much? Who To?
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