Methuselas wrote:
Wait....if you don't tip your waiters, how much do they make an hour then?? As it stands in the States, if you make tips, you get a whopping 2.13 an hour, so you're kinda dependent on tips.
And just so you know, coming from a former waiter and still a part-time bartender, 10% is rude....15% is the norm. I guess you all *DO* need a tip calculator. Thank God for Amiga Inc.
It comes down to culture. In the US, there's a culture of tipping and it's expected, almost like "service tax" and should be provided unless the service was below par. It's not just for exceptionally good service.
Here in Ireland, 10% is normal if you had, for example, a good meal with nice service. Excellent personal service might see a bit more, while disinterested staff and poor service won't get a tip at all. That way, most people strive to give as good a service as they can. Expecting or asking for a tip would be considered rude.
Doesn't go for bars though - there's no tipping the barman, otherwise we'd all be broke! ;-)
