I quickly learned how fake the friendliness can be on my first trip to the US when I didn't realise you were meant to tip a bartender for literally just pouring a beer while you stand at the bar. One bartender was really pleasant and smiley as I ordered my drink but his attitude instantly turned nasty when he saw I wasn't leaving a tip. The change in his demeanour was like flipping a switch. It made me very wary of 'friendly' servers after that, and less likely to want to tip.
Not paying the minimum wage is absolutely not acceptable. Actually we should look at a living wage, not a minimum wage. Bake it in to the price of the meal, don't shame your customer.
Service charges added to the bill of British restaurants are generally meant to be shared by the staff at the end of the week.There was a time, when this service charge started coming in that the charge would be taken by the restaurant owner and not given to the staff. That was stopped, but I still ask when I pay a bill if the service charge is going to the restaurant or staff.
I have always tipped at the hairdressers. Occasionally tip at a restaurant in a large group, in a taxi on a night out when sharing ride home. I used to give a Xmas gift to paper boy, window cleaner, etc. Now I give a gift to my neighbour who returns my wheelie bin weekly after emptying while I'm out at work
I tip if the food and service is good and im not bothered by staff every 5 minutes, I really cant stand the fake im your new best friend attitude in America
The 'I'm your new best friend' sums it up perfectly. It's cringe worthy, but I understand why they feel the need to do it with their unfortunate system.
I'm assuming McDonald's staff and KFC, etc,don't get tipped in the States(I don't know). If they don't,why is that? Are they on a minimum wage where tipping isn't required? Are they not considered worthy, or do they get a tip?
I won't say i've never tipped. Occasionally, i've said to the odd bar staff, "Pour one for yourself. Or if we've had a great day having a meal and drinks in a group, say whilst at a birthday get-together. Now, if someone put their own tip onto our tab, i can tell you for sure that they will not get a tip ! I volunteer to give a tip ,not told i have to tip !
I will tip in restaurants if the service is good but I don’t tip a percentage I’ll round up so if my meal was £16 or £17 ill round up to a £20 and I do the same with taxi drivers if they’re friendly and have a chat but if they’re miserable sod’s I’ll just pay the fare. I had the service charge removed from my bill every time I’ve had one and if I’ve had good service I’ll tip my waiter/waitress in cash. Any service charge that’s added to your bill goes in the restaurants pocket not the servers.
Only ever tipped once it was an italian resturant in Derby back in the 90s , We were there for 2and half hours and the waiters were brilliant , Even the boss came out with a bottle of some homemade wine and glasses and had a chat and drink (on the house) i paid the bill and left a 20quid tip , It was worth it , Nothing has matched up to the service we had that night ,x
Service charge is usually either added in fancy restaurants, or, for large group bookings (typically 8+ guests) and is a standard rate of 12.5% of the overall bill. I tip for exceptional service, OR, if my waiting staff is a student, as I relied on many bar jobs in my uni days, and tips really made a difference.
As a Brit , I don’t tip, as the waitress/waiter is on living wage and some get more per hr. I also ask for service charge to be removed. I’m not mean , they are paid to do a job, just like I get paid to do my job. The only time I would ever tip, it’s to my hairdresser, who has my hair in his best interest , and does a fantastic job, from washing, to colouring to cut and dry, he does it all.
The US culture of tipping is a very alien idea to most British people. Not the tipping part, we can do that or not, it`s a personal choice . But how does an obligation to tip sit with the idea of `the land of the free'? You are not very free if your culture says you are a bad person to want to opt out ,surely.
I am a 75 year old Brit and there are certain people I have always tipped. Server,Hairdresser and taxi/uber Some get a tip at christmas, Post person, paperboy/girl and dustbin men. Then the occasional tip that doesn't happen so much theses days -the coal man. We have never been obliged to pay anyone a tip nor the amount we pay. It is our choice
No. I liked the young Americans that looked after me when I was in the U.S. So many young students in the U.S. are working in hospitality to get through their studies. I made many friends during my holiday. I still talk to some of the young folks in the United States. Just to see how they are getting on. Yes, I tipped them properly. Of course, if money is short, it isn't always possible for everyone. Still, meeting local people is the best way to enjoy being away from home. I am the same way here as well. I want to enjoy the experience and making staff feel comfortable and happy just makes the whole thing better.
I was a waitress for several years. I don't love the tipping issue, but I did have to make a living and I was not paid a working wage. I think the industry needs to change, but it is the way people make a living.
We don't hate tipping per se, and many of us do tip. What we hate is the expectation of a tip and the expectation of a certain amount. Our workers are paid at least a minimum amount set by law. Tips are extras and entirely at the discretion of the customer. Many jobs recieve absolutely no tips, no matter how hard people work or how well they do their job.
I can barely afford to eat out as it is , I’m not tipping when I’m on the same level as them as a slightly above minimum wage service worker, leaving positive feedback of the service or staff members is another way to show appreciation
In the UK, people do not see being a server as a long term career option. In America, it's not looked down on being a server. Maybe it's the class system in the UK..
I only tip if the service has been excellent irrespective of where I am. If that makes me seem like a skinflint I don't care, I'm supporting your business by being there and buying your food etc. It's up to the business to afford its staff. If a company can't afford to pay its workers it doesn't deserve to be in business.
I'm UK. I got chased down the street in Prague (Czech Republic) because i LEFT A TIP. They don't do tips. They are a proud people. They DO NOT WANT YOUR MONEY!
My view on it is that the server is working for business owner so they're earning the business money. Wages are a business expense. Tips should be an extra amount for the service not to subsidise the other work that the server is required to do.
I was shocked at the price of eating out in the States the last time I went and my friends who have been recently were saying that a comparable meal that would cost about £40 in the UK cost them $100 in the States before adding the tip
I spent 10 years as a chef and couldn't understand how we could go to college, get our nvqs in catering, spend all day in the kitchen preparing and cooking your meal for someone who rocks up 10 mins before opening puts on fake smile and is expected to get paid extra by the customer for it
As I see it you don't have politicians running the Country in the USA, you have Corporation millionaires running it instead. So like Europe in the middle ages you have wealthy people and serfs. The working class need to wake up.
What I hate about tipping in the US is that I feel I have to, whether I want to or not, as for customer service in the US, it's excellent, if you like being watched or followed about all the time.😂
Irish people are generous and tip everyone usually that does a service for them. I’ve never left a restaurant without discreetly leaving a tip under my plate. In the bars there’s always a tip jar and people who want good service in a busy setting always tip the waiters as they’re usually young people.
It's not up to the customers to pay the service staff wage, in the UK they have proper contracts, get paid properly and are entitled to their 25 days a year annual leave (full time)
When most Brits go out for a meal it tends to be an occasion. If you are having a romantic evening with your wife you don't want to be interrupted every five minutes by a stranger.
It's better that food is more expensive, and the staff paid properly by the company, than to force the customer to give somebody extra money to do the job they were hired to do.
I hate the tipping culture in the USA. Why can't employers just pay a decent wage? Also, it encourages the wait staff to constantly pester you while your eating asking "is everything ok?" which is really annoying when you are trying to enjoy the company of your friends.
I generally tip 10% but if the service has been poor or the food is bad i dont tip. Ive been all over the world and generally fit in so dont get bothered too much. Ive also learnt the art of the haggle being half nubian (from northern sudan). My dad is a master of haggling and can do it in about 5 different languages. People from china think hes from Beijing due to his chinese accent but turn around and realise hes 8.5 on the blackter scale. Had a funny incident in Australia with him where a chinese speaking doctor had lost her grandchildren before they got on the flight. My dad calmed her down and conversed with the airport staff and they eventually turned up. She was sat on the seat behind thinking she was speaking to a man from Beijing but my dads about as black as we come. I look like 'big bruno mars' according to my mates so can pass in most countries ive visited as 'local'.
If we tip, I leave cash on the table for the server to find when they clear the table . I don't add it onto the bill for the owner to get. We don't make a point of saying hey there's a tip on the table for you. It's done quietly.
11:00 this point is redundant though, ...because you can do exactly the same in the UK...AND make better minimum wage. If you work in a high cost restaurant you will likely earn ibig amounts in tips (or at least certainly can earn lots of money through tips)
I'll often round up the bill or leave some change in a café with table service. If it's a fancy restaurant or we're a big group, it's normally 10%. I don't think I've ever tipped a taxi driver or hairdresser. When I worked as bar staff I used to get "and one for yourself" so that would get taken out of the till and put in the tip jar. To be honest, tipping puts me off going to the USA as so many people need tipping and i would get the amounts wrong.
America seems to have a very loose definition of what a restaurant is; places that would be considered a cafe in the UK. Going to a restaurant is more of an event, rather than something you'd do several times a week, or even daily. Restaurants cook food from scratch and (hopefully) to a high standard, with tablecloths, cutlery, tableware, menus and wine lists not printed on a wall or electronic display. If you're served pre-prepared, microwaved food you eat with your hands, you're not in a restaurant. Tipping in a UK restaurant is more acceptable, but they're unlikely to be paying minimum wage anyway; it's purely for quality of service, not because the servers need tips to survive.
Tipping in UK is only if it was very good, or the service was brilliant, if the food and service was average...you aint getting a tip. Although the wealthier you are generally he more pressure to tip,. Past a level of surrounding/lifestyle comfort, there is far more social pressure to tip. Tipping is far more standard with upper class, and upper middle class peeps. Its also very dependant on where. You would not tip at a Fried Chicken place/Burger joint, but you would tip at a restaurant or even pub that does food if the food was very good, or you are wealthy want to be seen as generous/high status (you also might tip at a restaurant style Chicken/Burger place but not fast food/takeaway/takeout places). Its far more like the US culture as you go up the income brackets. Like a very wealthy business man might consistently tip the guy at the golf club or whatever, the wealthier are also far ore likely to tip a delivery driver as well.
I think restaurant food costs depends on where you are in the country, I am in rural Staffordshire, going into town for a Marla is very reasonable, I may tip £1 but that’s all, the American system is ridiculous, everyone should be paid a decent wage and not have to rely on other people to pay their wages xx
Tipping in a cafe is not a thing, maybe you leave your change 5c 10c. At a restaurant you tip 1 or 2 euros not a percentage of the bill. In the EU the tip is not an option when paying by card. Prices on the menu are higher than they are in the USA but ours include tax. When you get the bill in the USA its a big shock of how much more it is than you thought and then they want 20% of the bill in tips which includes 20% of the tax they just added.
$2.13ph is utterly insane. Still, it only stuck around over there thanks to Prohibition and has only stayed thanks to restaurants lobbying congress, as explained here: ruclips.net/video/q_vivC7c_1k/видео.html
I Tip as I know they get basic wages, mind you that's more than the US but I give them money in their hand personally not on the bill where I believe all staff share including the managers, so give it their hand so it not included in the digital pot...👍
my view on it is the US set up...is, it's appalling. its passing the fault onto the customer, and basically putting waiters on commission which is unfair, as they are only 1 of several parts of the service/food etc. Its not like they are selling cars and make and break sales on their own every time. also minimum wage $2.30 or whatever it was, is obscene, might as well not have a minimum. That was probably average wage in the UK when I was born (1980's) or even before that, probably 70's wages
$2.13 per hour wtf that's actually crazy so assuming its a 9-5 job that's only 17.04 per day/511.2 a month how are they surviving that monthly amount my shopping and Gas/Electric cost that. The funny thing is i see loads of American saying their country is the most advanced in the world 😂😂 i can't help but laugh because the reality is its the opposite obviously Americans don't know any different they just believe what they are told not all but most do.
The fact that 'tips' are required in the US, and we all know it, makes it that when you go out to eat you just don't trust / believe anything your server says. You are bullshitting me to make money... in Europe that is not something we look on as good customer service, it's all fake. Tipping is giving you a 'gold star' for your service... it's a way of saying 'Thank you'. Why would you ever say thank you to someone that is basically begging for it? Sort your wages out, if anything charge slightly more for the food. Don't beg for a tip for basically doing your job. I was in the US a few months back and got asked why I didn't tip at a drive-thru Starbucks... mate, you spoke to me once and then handed me a single coffee...
We got chased down International drive in Orlando for not tipping. The waitress had been rude and the food was cold so we didn't tip. She was shouting at us calling us selfish, I was shocked 😮 it was our last day in Orlando and I had a load of spare quarters and dimes so I tipped them into her apron pocket and then she complained it was coins. F off America, get with the times instead of going backwards FFS.
Lower food prices? On the menu, sure, but once you take into account all the additional charges (tips included) it evens out. Still slightly lower but that's more to do with cheaper ingredients, uk imports far too much increasing prices, resulting in higher food prices. Tipping in the UK mostly depends on service, whether people go above and beyond etc. If the service is bad, if I feel like they're trying to rush me, or always bothering me through the meal? Fuck them. I wouldn't buy music I don't like, I wouldn't pay for a game I don't enjoy, I'm not paying for bad service.
What you talk about, higher ingredient prices in the UK 😅😅😅 I think you need to watch a few, usa vrs uk grocery prices comparison videos. It's way higher I he usa for generally a lower quality. Yes years ago it was cheaper in the States but not anymore my friend
@deanc6664 Yes I'm sure, it's just every reaction video I've seen the usa always works out more expensive than the UK on grocery shopping and I've watched loads
I hate tipping culture... Do you tip any other service worker? A fireman, a policeman, a garbage man or a road repair man. a shoe salesman, or other shop workers, for the service they provide. No, they get paid what they are worth. It annoys me that companies that sell food and drink, think it's ok for them to pay a wage so low, that the only way for their employees to survive financially is via tips. To me ANY company that does this, is not worthy of being in business, or at least employing anyone to work for them. If they are doing the work, then pay em what they are worth, you fookin mofo's!
its unfair coz pretty girls make alot more tgan every1 else and that is unfair. my nieces make a fortune and dont get fired during cut backs coz they are pretty blonds w british accent, but those who worked there 1st are 1st t go. its appalling
Servers must form a union and go on strike for a minimum living wage. But then again i've heard that some or a lot of them can earn upto 100k a year so why should they? So the customers should stop paying tips to force them into doing so, or the employers to pay more would be better. USA lamd of the free? Yet you can get f8ned for crossing the road anywhere you like? No thanks, we work to live not live to work like youm
I quickly learned how fake the friendliness can be on my first trip to the US when I didn't realise you were meant to tip a bartender for literally just pouring a beer while you stand at the bar. One bartender was really pleasant and smiley as I ordered my drink but his attitude instantly turned nasty when he saw I wasn't leaving a tip. The change in his demeanour was like flipping a switch. It made me very wary of 'friendly' servers after that, and less likely to want to tip.
Not paying the minimum wage is absolutely not acceptable. Actually we should look at a living wage, not a minimum wage. Bake it in to the price of the meal, don't shame your customer.
I’m definitely not tipping any bartender for every drink for doing their job.
Service charges added to the bill of British restaurants are generally meant to be shared by the staff at the end of the week.There was a time, when this service charge started coming in that the charge would be taken by the restaurant owner and not given to the staff. That was stopped, but I still ask when I pay a bill if the service charge is going to the restaurant or staff.
I have always tipped at the hairdressers. Occasionally tip at a restaurant in a large group, in a taxi on a night out when sharing ride home. I used to give a Xmas gift to paper boy, window cleaner, etc. Now I give a gift to my neighbour who returns my wheelie bin weekly after emptying while I'm out at work
I tip if the food and service is good and im not bothered by staff every 5 minutes, I really cant stand the fake im your new best friend attitude in America
The 'I'm your new best friend' sums it up perfectly. It's cringe worthy, but I understand why they feel the need to do it with their unfortunate system.
I’m with you there Paul I hate been bothered whilst I’m eating my meal.
I'm assuming McDonald's staff and KFC, etc,don't get tipped in the States(I don't know). If they don't,why is that? Are they on a minimum wage where tipping isn't required? Are they not considered worthy, or do they get a tip?
@@martindunstan8043 me to but like you I find it cringe
@@martindunstan8043they don’t but if you google they do have a box you can leave tips as they are fast food workers.
I won't say i've never tipped. Occasionally, i've said to the odd bar staff, "Pour one for yourself. Or if we've had a great day having a meal and drinks in a group, say whilst at a birthday get-together. Now, if someone put their own tip onto our tab, i can tell you for sure that they will not get a tip ! I volunteer to give a tip ,not told i have to tip !
I will tip in restaurants if the service is good but I don’t tip a percentage I’ll round up so if my meal was £16 or £17 ill round up to a £20 and I do the same with taxi drivers if they’re friendly and have a chat but if they’re miserable sod’s I’ll just pay the fare. I had the service charge removed from my bill every time I’ve had one and if I’ve had good service I’ll tip my waiter/waitress in cash. Any service charge that’s added to your bill goes in the restaurants pocket not the servers.
Only ever tipped once it was an italian resturant in Derby back in the 90s , We were there for 2and half hours and the waiters were brilliant , Even the boss came out with a bottle of some homemade wine and glasses and had a chat and drink (on the house) i paid the bill and left a 20quid tip , It was worth it , Nothing has matched up to the service we had that night ,x
Service charge is usually either added in fancy restaurants, or, for large group bookings (typically 8+ guests) and is a standard rate of 12.5% of the overall bill. I tip for exceptional service, OR, if my waiting staff is a student, as I relied on many bar jobs in my uni days, and tips really made a difference.
As a Brit , I don’t tip, as the waitress/waiter is on living wage and some get more per hr. I also ask for service charge to be removed. I’m not mean , they are paid to do a job, just like I get paid to do my job. The only time I would ever tip, it’s to my hairdresser, who has my hair in his best interest , and does a fantastic job, from washing, to colouring to cut and dry, he does it all.
The fact that the owners dont pay their staff is shocking and some work places even take a portion of the tips
The US culture of tipping is a very alien idea to most British people.
Not the tipping part, we can do that or not, it`s a personal choice .
But how does an obligation to tip sit with the idea of `the land of the free'?
You are not very free if your culture says you are a bad person to want to opt out ,surely.
I am a 75 year old Brit and there are certain people I have always tipped. Server,Hairdresser and taxi/uber Some get a tip at christmas, Post person, paperboy/girl and dustbin men. Then the occasional tip that doesn't happen so much theses days -the coal man. We have never been obliged to pay anyone a tip nor the amount we pay. It is our choice
No. I liked the young Americans that looked after me when I was in the U.S.
So many young students in the U.S. are working in hospitality to get through their studies.
I made many friends during my holiday. I still talk to some of the young folks in the United States. Just to see how they are getting on.
Yes, I tipped them properly.
Of course, if money is short, it isn't always possible for everyone.
Still, meeting local people is the best way to enjoy being away from home.
I am the same way here as well. I want to enjoy the experience and making staff feel comfortable and happy just makes the whole thing better.
I was a waitress for several years. I don't love the tipping issue, but I did have to make a living and I was not paid a working wage. I think the industry needs to change, but it is the way people make a living.
We don't hate tipping per se, and many of us do tip. What we hate is the expectation of a tip and the expectation of a certain amount. Our workers are paid at least a minimum amount set by law. Tips are extras and entirely at the discretion of the customer. Many jobs recieve absolutely no tips, no matter how hard people work or how well they do their job.
I can barely afford to eat out as it is , I’m not tipping when I’m on the same level as them as a slightly above minimum wage service worker, leaving positive feedback of the service or staff members is another way to show appreciation
When in the US I couldn't get used to the waiting staff constantly hovering while I was eating. Not allowing me to enjoy my meal.
In the UK, people do not see being a server as a long term career option. In America, it's not looked down on being a server. Maybe it's the class system in the UK..
I only tip if the service has been excellent irrespective of where I am. If that makes me seem like a skinflint I don't care, I'm supporting your business by being there and buying your food etc. It's up to the business to afford its staff. If a company can't afford to pay its workers it doesn't deserve to be in business.
I'm UK. I got chased down the street in Prague (Czech Republic) because i LEFT A TIP. They don't do tips. They are a proud people. They DO NOT WANT YOUR MONEY!
My view on it is that the server is working for business owner so they're earning the business money. Wages are a business expense.
Tips should be an extra amount for the service not to subsidise the other work that the server is required to do.
I was shocked at the price of eating out in the States the last time I went and my friends who have been recently were saying that a comparable meal that would cost about £40 in the UK cost them $100 in the States before adding the tip
I spent 10 years as a chef and couldn't understand how we could go to college, get our nvqs in catering, spend all day in the kitchen preparing and cooking your meal for someone who rocks up 10 mins before opening puts on fake smile and is expected to get paid extra by the customer for it
A UK Server will be paid approx $15 to $18 per hour at the age off 18 so we the Brittish do not NEED to tip the waiting staff.
If American wait staff were paid properly it wouldn’t be an issue.
Based on video title: Dude believe me... it is not just Brits. It's Dutch, Belgians, Germans, French, Tu...... everybody.
As I see it you don't have politicians running the Country in the USA, you have Corporation millionaires running it instead. So like Europe in the middle ages you have wealthy people and serfs. The working class need to wake up.
I hate tipping culture, if I consider the service to be above and beyond I will tip, but tipping just for tipping sake is a no no...
What I hate about tipping in the US is that I feel I have to, whether I want to or not, as for customer service in the US, it's excellent, if you like being watched or followed about all the time.😂
Irish people are generous and tip everyone usually that does a service for them. I’ve never left a restaurant without discreetly leaving a tip under my plate. In the bars there’s always a tip jar and people who want good service in a busy setting always tip the waiters as they’re usually young people.
It's not up to the customers to pay the service staff wage, in the UK they have proper contracts, get paid properly and are entitled to their 25 days a year annual leave (full time)
When most Brits go out for a meal it tends to be an occasion. If you are having a romantic evening with your wife you don't want to be interrupted every five minutes by a stranger.
It's better that food is more expensive, and the staff paid properly by the company, than to force the customer to give somebody extra money to do the job they were hired to do.
I used to give them $10 to go away once I had my food and a drink. Yes, it’s definitely annoying but also completely understandable.
I hate the tipping culture in the USA. Why can't employers just pay a decent wage? Also, it encourages the wait staff to constantly pester you while your eating asking "is everything ok?" which is really annoying when you are trying to enjoy the company of your friends.
They stick the service charge on craftily hoping you won’t see it I just always tell them to remove it all the time
I generally tip 10% but if the service has been poor or the food is bad i dont tip. Ive been all over the world and generally fit in so dont get bothered too much. Ive also learnt the art of the haggle being half nubian (from northern sudan). My dad is a master of haggling and can do it in about 5 different languages. People from china think hes from Beijing due to his chinese accent but turn around and realise hes 8.5 on the blackter scale. Had a funny incident in Australia with him where a chinese speaking doctor had lost her grandchildren before they got on the flight. My dad calmed her down and conversed with the airport staff and they eventually turned up. She was sat on the seat behind thinking she was speaking to a man from Beijing but my dads about as black as we come. I look like 'big bruno mars' according to my mates so can pass in most countries ive visited as 'local'.
If we tip, I leave cash on the table for the server to find when they clear the table . I don't add it onto the bill for the owner to get. We don't make a point of saying hey there's a tip on the table for you. It's done quietly.
If the tip is included in the bill then the management may well not pass it on to the staff! It happens.
11:00 this point is redundant though, ...because you can do exactly the same in the UK...AND make better minimum wage. If you work in a high cost restaurant you will likely earn ibig amounts in tips (or at least certainly can earn lots of money through tips)
(UK) I don't understand why tips (in the US or the UK) are based on the price of the food/drink.
I'll often round up the bill or leave some change in a café with table service. If it's a fancy restaurant or we're a big group, it's normally 10%. I don't think I've ever tipped a taxi driver or hairdresser. When I worked as bar staff I used to get "and one for yourself" so that would get taken out of the till and put in the tip jar. To be honest, tipping puts me off going to the USA as so many people need tipping and i would get the amounts wrong.
Lol as someone who travelled to the States from the UK - our prices are identical, y’all just require tips that make it stupidly expensive 😅
We do tip in the uk also but it depends on service the level of tip
I don't even like it when I ask the garage how much my car repair is. Let's say 300, and I go to pay, and they add VAT.
I hate the added service charge. Just pay your staff and put the price on the menu.
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America seems to have a very loose definition of what a restaurant is; places that would be considered a cafe in the UK. Going to a restaurant is more of an event, rather than something you'd do several times a week, or even daily. Restaurants cook food from scratch and (hopefully) to a high standard, with tablecloths, cutlery, tableware, menus and wine lists not printed on a wall or electronic display. If you're served pre-prepared, microwaved food you eat with your hands, you're not in a restaurant. Tipping in a UK restaurant is more acceptable, but they're unlikely to be paying minimum wage anyway; it's purely for quality of service, not because the servers need tips to survive.
Tipping in UK is only if it was very good, or the service was brilliant, if the food and service was average...you aint getting a tip. Although the wealthier you are generally he more pressure to tip,. Past a level of surrounding/lifestyle comfort, there is far more social pressure to tip. Tipping is far more standard with upper class, and upper middle class peeps. Its also very dependant on where. You would not tip at a Fried Chicken place/Burger joint, but you would tip at a restaurant or even pub that does food if the food was very good, or you are wealthy want to be seen as generous/high status (you also might tip at a restaurant style Chicken/Burger place but not fast food/takeaway/takeout places).
Its far more like the US culture as you go up the income brackets. Like a very wealthy business man might consistently tip the guy at the golf club or whatever, the wealthier are also far ore likely to tip a delivery driver as well.
It's very simple. If you work for someone. They should pay you for doing that job. If they don't. You are a slave.
We have a service charge on the bill and we have a proper minimum wage that employers can't mess with.
There is a good way to avoid paying staff wages, don't go to the States !
It's a disgrace that they don't get paid properly 😊
It’s called a tip because it’s supposed to be exactly just that, a little bit of extra cash for good service
Are tips taxable in the US? Do they have to be declared and how is that controlled?
I think restaurant food costs depends on where you are in the country, I am in rural Staffordshire, going into town for a Marla is very reasonable, I may tip £1 but that’s all, the American system is ridiculous, everyone should be paid a decent wage and not have to rely on other people to pay their wages xx
with the tips included i am not sure its lower i the US, but it is slightly lower without the tips, for sure
Tipping in a cafe is not a thing, maybe you leave your change 5c 10c. At a restaurant you tip 1 or 2 euros not a percentage of the bill. In the EU the tip is not an option when paying by card. Prices on the menu are higher than they are in the USA but ours include tax. When you get the bill in the USA its a big shock of how much more it is than you thought and then they want 20% of the bill in tips which includes 20% of the tax they just added.
If as a Brit If take my manservant into a restaurant then business should give him a 25% tip.
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$2.13ph is utterly insane. Still, it only stuck around over there thanks to Prohibition and has only stayed thanks to restaurants lobbying congress, as explained here: ruclips.net/video/q_vivC7c_1k/видео.html
My best Chinese is 10% in cash always they see me monthly. Been going there 20 yrs.
You want ME to make up for you paying your employee a bad wage?
No
I Tip as I know they get basic wages, mind you that's more than the US but I give them money in their hand personally not on the bill where I believe all staff share including the managers, so give it their hand so it not included in the digital pot...👍
my view on it is the US set up...is, it's appalling. its passing the fault onto the customer, and basically putting waiters on commission which is unfair, as they are only 1 of several parts of the service/food etc. Its not like they are selling cars and make and break sales on their own every time. also minimum wage $2.30 or whatever it was, is obscene, might as well not have a minimum. That was probably average wage in the UK when I was born (1980's) or even before that, probably 70's wages
$2.13 per hour wtf that's actually crazy so assuming its a 9-5 job that's only 17.04 per day/511.2 a month how are they surviving that monthly amount my shopping and Gas/Electric cost that.
The funny thing is i see loads of American saying their country is the most advanced in the world 😂😂 i can't help but laugh because the reality is its the opposite obviously Americans don't know any different they just believe what they are told not all but most do.
I gladly tip for good service providing the tips go to the staff, not the owner
2 dollars an hour🫣 crazy
The fact that 'tips' are required in the US, and we all know it, makes it that when you go out to eat you just don't trust / believe anything your server says. You are bullshitting me to make money... in Europe that is not something we look on as good customer service, it's all fake.
Tipping is giving you a 'gold star' for your service... it's a way of saying 'Thank you'. Why would you ever say thank you to someone that is basically begging for it?
Sort your wages out, if anything charge slightly more for the food. Don't beg for a tip for basically doing your job. I was in the US a few months back and got asked why I didn't tip at a drive-thru Starbucks... mate, you spoke to me once and then handed me a single coffee...
Don't paint us all with the same brush in other words we are not all like that fact.
I am living in Spain at the moment and you don't tip. Workers are given a living wage for the country.
We got chased down International drive in Orlando for not tipping. The waitress had been rude and the food was cold so we didn't tip. She was shouting at us calling us selfish, I was shocked 😮 it was our last day in Orlando and I had a load of spare quarters and dimes so I tipped them into her apron pocket and then she complained it was coins. F off America, get with the times instead of going backwards FFS.
Lower food prices? On the menu, sure, but once you take into account all the additional charges (tips included) it evens out.
Still slightly lower but that's more to do with cheaper ingredients, uk imports far too much increasing prices, resulting in higher food prices.
Tipping in the UK mostly depends on service, whether people go above and beyond etc. If the service is bad, if I feel like they're trying to rush me, or always bothering me through the meal? Fuck them. I wouldn't buy music I don't like, I wouldn't pay for a game I don't enjoy, I'm not paying for bad service.
What you talk about, higher ingredient prices in the UK 😅😅😅
I think you need to watch a few, usa vrs uk grocery prices comparison videos. It's way higher I he usa for generally a lower quality. Yes years ago it was cheaper in the States but not anymore my friend
@@davidmellish3295 It mostly depends on where in the USA, some states are more expensive than others.
@deanc6664 Yes I'm sure, it's just every reaction video I've seen the usa always works out more expensive than the UK on grocery shopping and I've watched loads
I dont tip any of that shit,never have never will.let them pay the staff a decent wage otherwise dont work for the leeches.
USA should pay their workers fair wages and not the public to make their wages to min pay
I hate tipping culture... Do you tip any other service worker? A fireman, a policeman, a garbage man or a road repair man. a shoe salesman, or other shop workers, for the service they provide. No, they get paid what they are worth. It annoys me that companies that sell food and drink, think it's ok for them to pay a wage so low, that the only way for their employees to survive financially is via tips. To me ANY company that does this, is not worthy of being in business, or at least employing anyone to work for them. If they are doing the work, then pay em what they are worth, you fookin mofo's!
its unfair coz pretty girls make alot more tgan every1 else and that is unfair. my nieces make a fortune and dont get fired during cut backs coz they are pretty blonds w british accent, but those who worked there 1st are 1st t go. its appalling
Good Grief, stop saying _"across the pond"_ ! It sounds dedrater. Brits have not said that since the 1950s. It's not a pond, it's an ocean.
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Followers, a sheep.
Servers must form a union and go on strike for a minimum living wage. But then again i've heard that some or a lot of them can earn upto 100k a year so why should they? So the customers should stop paying tips to force them into doing so, or the employers to pay more would be better. USA lamd of the free? Yet you can get f8ned for crossing the road anywhere you like? No thanks, we work to live not live to work like youm
lol dude its called evolving. u try something n if it has bad effects u do something dlse lol
Not truee at all.
They can do one if they think I’m tipping when I come to US 😂
How much have you shown of the lady's videos 🤔😍
They should pay a decent living wage THEN TIPPING WOULD NOT BE EXPECTED, TOTALLY CORRUPT BIG BUSINESS !!