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Wow! Ricardo, thanks so much for your amazing feedback! This is exactly our goal and knowing that we really are helping you and others keeps us pushing out more content 😊
German here: in the case of a dekivery service and the option to pay by card I pay the exact bill amount by card and tip by cash. That way I can be sure the supplier gets the whole tip.
I work as a delivery guy, for me I don’t mind if you don’t give me a tip, it is totally up to you .. what I do mind is some people (specialty the youth) being rude .. it is just a smile with a Danke :)
Thank you! I'm visiting Germany for the first time this year and I'm always paranoid about being unintentionally rude when it comes to tipping in other countries. Massively appreciate a clear explanation like this.
Incredibly helpful information! Your content and website is very practical and precise. I have been following the practice of at least 10% tipping for taxi, food, delivery and I always see the delight and a pleasant interaction with those who serve me! Thank you 😊
I love the energy you two give off through these yet short videos but so informative and so casual 💕 Keep up the neat work ✨🌻 _Medical student from Algeria _
New subscriber here. I just watched your video and your explanation on tipping in Germany was spot on :). I am looking forward to watching more of your videos :).
U.S Citizen here ; I've always Tipped the Service Industry Workers (Waiter/Waitress, Takeout delivery, Barber, Bartenders, etc. . I also tip hotel/motel Maid Services, especially if I'm staying multiple days(they keep the place clean & I need extra towels, so why not?). Social practices/courtesies can differ (sometimes wildly). Your insights are a Gift to " die auslandische besucher ".
Let’s say the amount you need to pay is 48 EUR, and you would like to pay 2 EUR as a tip. You would give them 50 and say something like “stimmt so” Another example is you have to pay 45 and would like to give 2 EUR tip, you would give them 50 EUR and say something like “mach mal 47”. They would understand that the added amount is a tip.
@@atya99 When I order online I have already paid onlinne. So when they give me the pizza I only give them the tip, e.g. a 2 EUR coin. But I don't know what I have to say in German and it is an awkward situtation.
In Australia, unlike the US, we pay people a reasonable living wage so tipping is not customary but it sounds like we have the same type of tipping culture. If we personal think someone deserves a tip we give it. Whether it be a taxi or hairdresser or wait staff. It somehow makes the tip mean something because we arent expected to pay it.
On the flip side, in my experience in the US, services for which people are tipped are much better (and faster) than in Australia. This is most noticeable in bars especially, where drinks are served much more promptly and are made better most of the time.
@@grahamggg7527 Which is mostly because they have to do it, otherwise they'd have to fear losing part of their income. I have no problem with service being a tad slower if that means they don't get punished monetarily for having a bad day. Here in Bavaria we actually have a saying that grumpy waitresses are an integral part of a traditional Bavarian inn. We don't expect service to be overly friendly and lightning fast, as long as it gets the job done.
@@simplegermany we are moving to Germany in June. We are looking for a flat and very often we see "pets are not allowed". It is a kind of strange to read this, especially when the flat hasn't even furniture in the kitchen 🙈🙈🙈 what a cat can do to the empty walls?)))) So we are curious about the Germans attitude towards pets. (We have a 😺) Every nationality has its own stereotypes or prejudgements about other nationalities. So it would be also interesting for us to learn what do Germans think about foreigners and foreigners who come to live in their country )))) Thank you a lot!! You are amazing! Actually you inspired me to think about moving more positive. Good luck to you!
Yes, not all landlords allow pets. Nothing to do with no furniture, that is quite standard in Germany. It’s just a preference. We have a guide on moving to Germany with pets: www.simplegermany.com/moving-to-germany-with-pets/ 😊 Happy to hear that you are considering to move 🤗
"Danke." When reaching for the pizza, give the deivery person the tip. They'll understand. (When they give you that puzzled look, just smile and say: "Tringeld.")
Hi there, thank you so much for the wonderful job you two been doing to help us out with all these guidance. I do deliveries for the Burger King in Munich, some of the customers pay tips on hand and some of them pay through the app, sounds good! But not! Very unfortunately the Burger King employer takes the 100% of the online tips and we drivers get nothing, I have been working here since March this year and I have found out this thing has been going on forever. On this occasion to prevent this I need some suggestion from you two experts. Thanks again!
My mom used to tip the post man and the garbage men once a year. In december they got an envelope with some money. I tip the guys at the gas station, they are always smiling and in a good mood and very helpfull. I don't give a lot and if it's divided between them it's almost nothing, but they really are happy because it shows that I notice the effort they put in their low paid part time job.
Thank you for this! I understand tipping servers at a restaurant, but do you also tip employees at coffee shops, bakeries, and when placing carry out orders (ex. doner kebab or pizza to-go)?
Bakeries rather not. Coffee shops it depends whether you order to go - then not - or sit down - then yes. Delivery of food, yes you can - like we discuss in the video 😊
People like Postboten or Zeitungszusteller usually get a tip around Christmas. You put some banknotes in an envelope with a nice card and leave or give it to them some time in December. 😊
@@simplegermany My relatives in Freiburg (not really a small town) and in the small towns in the Black Forest all give an envelope with 10 or 20 euros (maybe more now - I haven't been there recently in December) to their regular mail carriers, newspaper carriers, trash removal services, etc. My relatives in Schwaben did the same! Given the reputation of this region, I am surprised that Düsseldorf is less generous!
Thanks for the very helpful video! Since people watching this video are likely in the process of moving to Germany from somewhere else, it might be helpful to mention tipping practices for furniture delivery people (from Ikea for example) or movers (some people, especially if moving as part of their job, may have a moving service to move their things for them...). It's a common practice to tip these people in the USA...
I have wrked as a food courier (riding a bike) in Berlin for a year and usually people gave me 1-2 euro, about once a month somebody gave 5 euto, once I got 20 (customer gave me wrong adress and I had to make extra 10km and he felt guilty) but sometimes they gave me a handfull of 1-2 cent coins like they just wanted to gt rid of it. I got about 3-10 euro tips per day and 100-150 euro per mont in toal. For some reasons people give much more tips in Decmber, than in other months. And when it's raining. Like they wanted to say "i'm sorry that you have to come here in this shitty weather" :P Also I got the whole amount of tips people paied via the app but I got it with my monthly payment. For example you tip 1 eur via app on the 23th of may and I get it on 20th of June because this is when I get my salary. The best tip I remember was in sommer. It was hot as hell, I have walked to the 4th floor with the food and a lady gave me a coin and a bottle of water. I drank it before I got back downstairs and I still remember where exactly this delivery was. ;) So I would always (yes, also in winter) ask a courier if they want to drink some water or fill their waterbottle. This is more important than money.
@3:49 They don't rely on tips to earn a living, unlike in the US or Canada. If 100 people tip a small amount, it is still a substantial amount at the end of the day.
Thank you! Tipping always makes me feel uncomfortable in Germany. Now I know what to do. I haven't been to Germany since a year before the Rona, but its been my experience that cash is king there and few places will take a card. Has this changed?
Yeah, it is ok. But people will appreciate if you try to speak some German just to show your appreciation for them to change to English (even if they are not comfortable).
I'm not super wealthy, so I might be a bit stingy, but rounding up to the next euro (or the next 5 with bigger sums) isn't uncommon even for me. Less small coins for everyone.
It's fine they don't tend to charge you in advance in the bill. I'm a Colombian, and I'm not used to tip, it's just so weird to pay for a service that I'm already paying for (either meals or anything). I think it's a Japanese mindset that I've embraced it
Pronto voy a hacer un intercambio por allá y me dio mucho la duda de la propina porque he escuchado que hasta te tratan mal por no dar propina. Eso toca dar propina por todo voluntariamente o eso lo incluyen y ni te dicen? Porque a mi tambien se me hace raro pagar 2 veces
I really, like really, learned to tip properly when I was in Berlin (for four full days). It just came so naturally. Yes, the common sense rules of how to round in Germany are important, but I never had to think, to go through my mind like, so this is 38.70; I should leave 40.. oh no, let's make that 42, it just didn't take time to do it in a decent way, and I'm saying this because the psychological difference between here and in Germany is just immediate. I remember telling friends how I paid the exact Rechnung on one single occasion and it was because of bad service at a pastry shop. 🤣 I mean I remembered this, why should I normally remember how much and if I'm tipping.. Very interesting what you say about the different delivery types of service. I live on the 5th floor with no elevator, much like in your case, and I've never had someone deliver upstairs to me. 🤣 I should suggest that.. and I always leave a tip, but here the people maybe don't have this culture of showing to you appreciation, they just say 'K like it's the most normal thing and turn around, and I'm talking about adequate tips. This is the difference of mindset that can be felt with no doubt when setting foot in Germany. 🙂 Love this episode, definetely learned applicable language and affirmed what I new mentally. 😎
@@simplegermany Thank you! Yes, and close friends say that to me. 😊 Like another regular viewer said to you a couple of weeks ago, a cosmic mistake must have happened when I wasn't born in Germany.. this was the most perfect and relatable line I've seen recently. 😉Soon. Coming soon. ⌛🎬
Then it is probably just standard papers that come with the package in case you would not have paid online (that is just a guess though, as we don’t know the order details 😉)
It’s so hard to understand, coming from a country where tips are very uncommon and people are generally poor and don’t want to leave any additional money anywhere 😅
If tips didn't exist, business would need to charge a service fee of around 10%, which would be taxed. So in the end, both the servers and the customer are losing more money.
@@Hellfire8899 what ever the price of the food on the menu is what you end up paying. Due leave at least 5% in tips though, staff depend on it. If you are on a budget, eat at a restaurant that you can afford including 5% tip. Most places have menus online so you can look through them to see if it's in our price range
So, I am an Indian and generally, unless you aren't rich, tipping is considered a way of showing off (Indians are generally misers). I am in Kiel for now, and I ordered Doner from the same place twice. I didn't give any tips on the 1st delivery. On the 2nd time, the delivery man sort of tried to deduct his tip himself. 😅 [I was surprised] Btw, Tipping as a culture. Is it imported from America or is it a German thing from the beginning?
Depends on the restaurant and the location. In cities nowadays a lot of restaurants accept card. The smaller the town and the more traditional the restaurant the least likely it is that they accept cards (beyond the girocard).
I've been so confused, because I've seen so much social media content of Germans saying to not tip because it is offensive, because they do earn enough wages, but that hairdresser tipping is the exception.
@@anonanon2614As an American, it feels really weird and stingy for me to tip less than 20% - 25%. If I tip that much, is it insulting to the waiter or waitress, or are they grateful? Or do they just think I'm an obvious visitor/tourist?
I tipped the guys who carried my new washing machine to the third floor. My mom got a new wooden floor some years ago and she had coffee and some snacks for lunch for them
Well, I'm back down in Germany, finally getting settled in this week - although the February geopolitical situation has brought some, or a lot, of changes for many of us. So far I have used your videos on cell service, best apps for Germany, and finding a rental home/apartment and now this video, each helped streamline my integration into my new German life. Next week I'll revisit your e-bike video, as I hope to buy one. Now that I'm "on the ground" I'm able to reaffirm how thorough and well done your videos are - EXCELLENT! I'm going to refer your channel to our inprocessing staff, as we have a constant influx of expats where I work. Also, I'm a strong believer in service work. It would be great if you guys could do a video about ways you've heard people in Germany are helping Ukrainian refugees - and also Russians who have escaped, or have been threatened with jail - and those who have, or are seeking, assistance to leave the country to seek political asylum for speaking up against Putin's kleptocracy and crimes against humanity. I feel this group of Russians are becoming global orphans, as some people are pre-judging all Russians based on the behavior and beliefs of Putin and his followers - or are just not paying attention to their bravery. It would also be interesting to hear about any combination of popular, or underserved causes - or non-profits you like to support. Hope everyone who celebrates it, had a Happy Easter! 🐣 ⚘️ 🐇🌻 (EDIT: was for typos, not content)
Well welcome!! We are glad you finally made it 🎉 Super happy to hear that our content now in real life proves to be helpful 🤗. Regarding the refugees we believe every municipality has their own aid system and it is not all organized federally. We will look into how we can best portray volunteering services or similar. Thanks for the suggestion! And happy Easter to you too! 🐣
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I cannot begin to describe how helpful Simple Germany has been in my transition to the country. If you have come here looking for practical, useful information, then look no further. The breadth of content, provided in a clear and comprehensive way is second to none. Thank you Yvonne and Jen for the time and passion you have put into building Simple Germany. You are making many, many people's lives better off because of it.
Wow! Ricardo, thanks so much for your amazing feedback! This is exactly our goal and knowing that we really are helping you and others keeps us pushing out more content 😊
This is the most useful video about tipping in Germany!
German here: in the case of a dekivery service and the option to pay by card I pay the exact bill amount by card and tip by cash. That way I can be sure the supplier gets the whole tip.
I work as a delivery guy, for me I don’t mind if you don’t give me a tip, it is totally up to you .. what I do mind is some people (specialty the youth) being rude .. it is just a smile with a Danke :)
Thanks for your insights!
Really helpful! I appreciated the example dialogues at the end. I would love it if you did this with all your new videos!
Very interesting feedback 😊
Thank you! I'm visiting Germany for the first time this year and I'm always paranoid about being unintentionally rude when it comes to tipping in other countries. Massively appreciate a clear explanation like this.
The best channel on RUclips for Germany. I am amazed how good is the English of Yvonne who is a German. I mean wow. Love you both from Pakistan.
First of all, its a really nice topic. And yes, the energy you both have is so much positive. Keep up the good work. ❤️
This was a super helpful video. Danke!
Very helpful for tourists also. I had been wondering about current tipping trends since social norms do change over time.
Incredibly helpful information! Your content and website is very practical and precise. I have been following the practice of at least 10% tipping for taxi, food, delivery and I always see the delight and a pleasant interaction with those who serve me! Thank you 😊
I love the energy you two give off through these yet short videos but so informative and so casual 💕 Keep up the neat work ✨🌻 _Medical student from Algeria _
Fun video and informative!
New subscriber here. I just watched your video and your explanation on tipping in Germany was spot on :). I am looking forward to watching more of your videos :).
U.S Citizen here ; I've always Tipped the Service Industry Workers (Waiter/Waitress, Takeout delivery, Barber, Bartenders, etc. . I also tip hotel/motel Maid Services, especially if I'm staying multiple days(they keep the place clean & I need extra towels, so why not?). Social practices/courtesies can differ (sometimes wildly). Your insights are a Gift to " die auslandische besucher ".
Great video, particularly the vocabulary section ❤
Thanks for this interesting topic. Can you please help with the required vocabulary or an example dialogue when giving a tip to the delivery guys?
Let’s say the amount you need to pay is 48 EUR, and you would like to pay 2 EUR as a tip. You would give them 50 and say something like “stimmt so”
Another example is you have to pay 45 and would like to give 2 EUR tip, you would give them 50 EUR and say something like “mach mal 47”. They would understand that the added amount is a tip.
They did actually provide such an example by the end of the video
@@atya99 When I order online I have already paid onlinne. So when they give me the pizza I only give them the tip, e.g. a 2 EUR coin. But I don't know what I have to say in German and it is an awkward situtation.
@@phoenix6881 Say "Thank you" and hand them the money.
In Australia, unlike the US, we pay people a reasonable living wage so tipping is not customary but it sounds like we have the same type of tipping culture. If we personal think someone deserves a tip we give it. Whether it be a taxi or hairdresser or wait staff. It somehow makes the tip mean something because we arent expected to pay it.
On the flip side, in my experience in the US, services for which people are tipped are much better (and faster) than in Australia. This is most noticeable in bars especially, where drinks are served much more promptly and are made better most of the time.
@@grahamggg7527 Which is mostly because they have to do it, otherwise they'd have to fear losing part of their income. I have no problem with service being a tad slower if that means they don't get punished monetarily for having a bad day. Here in Bavaria we actually have a saying that grumpy waitresses are an integral part of a traditional Bavarian inn. We don't expect service to be overly friendly and lightning fast, as long as it gets the job done.
Thank you a lot. Where can I write my questions? I know you have sometimes videos answering our questions 😃 Good luck !!!
Right here 😉
@@simplegermany we are moving to Germany in June. We are looking for a flat and very often we see "pets are not allowed". It is a kind of strange to read this, especially when the flat hasn't even furniture in the kitchen 🙈🙈🙈 what a cat can do to the empty walls?)))) So we are curious about the Germans attitude towards pets. (We have a 😺)
Every nationality has its own stereotypes or prejudgements about other nationalities. So it would be also interesting for us to learn what do Germans think about foreigners and foreigners who come to live in their country ))))
Thank you a lot!! You are amazing! Actually you inspired me to think about moving more positive. Good luck to you!
Yes, not all landlords allow pets. Nothing to do with no furniture, that is quite standard in Germany. It’s just a preference. We have a guide on moving to Germany with pets: www.simplegermany.com/moving-to-germany-with-pets/ 😊
Happy to hear that you are considering to move 🤗
@@simplegermany thank you so much!
Great work, thank you!
What should we say when we only give them e.g. 2 EUR coin because we have already paid online for the pizza itself?
"Danke." When reaching for the pizza, give the deivery person the tip. They'll understand. (When they give you that puzzled look, just smile and say: "Tringeld.")
Hi there, thank you so much for the wonderful job you two been doing to help us out with all these guidance. I do deliveries for the Burger King in Munich, some of the customers pay tips on hand and some of them pay through the app, sounds good! But not! Very unfortunately the Burger King employer takes the 100% of the online tips and we drivers get nothing, I have been working here since March this year and I have found out this thing has been going on forever. On this occasion to prevent this I need some suggestion from you two experts. Thanks again!
My mom used to tip the post man and the garbage men once a year. In december they got an envelope with some money.
I tip the guys at the gas station, they are always smiling and in a good mood and very helpfull. I don't give a lot and if it's divided between them it's almost nothing, but they really are happy because it shows that I notice the effort they put in their low paid part time job.
The servers always are appreciative. I usually use a credit card every where, I have not come across this cash only often.
Excellent video thankyou
Thank you for this! I understand tipping servers at a restaurant, but do you also tip employees at coffee shops, bakeries, and when placing carry out orders (ex. doner kebab or pizza to-go)?
Bakeries rather not. Coffee shops it depends whether you order to go - then not - or sit down - then yes. Delivery of food, yes you can - like we discuss in the video 😊
@@simplegermany Thank you for this helpful reply! What about in the case of ordering to-go food that we pick up ourselves?
People like Postboten or Zeitungszusteller usually get a tip around Christmas. You put some banknotes in an envelope with a nice card and leave or give it to them some time in December. 😊
Oh never heard of that! Is it more a small town thing where you actually meet your Postbote? We never really meet our Postbote in Düsseldorf.
@@simplegermany My relatives in Freiburg (not really a small town) and in the small towns in the Black Forest all give an envelope with 10 or 20 euros (maybe more now - I haven't been there recently in December) to their regular mail carriers, newspaper carriers, trash removal services, etc. My relatives in Schwaben did the same! Given the reputation of this region, I am surprised that Düsseldorf is less generous!
Useful content as always, thanks! Ich versuche Deutsch zu lernen! :)
I am so grateful for this amazing video! Keep up the good work girls ❤️♥️🌹
Small grammatical question: Is it "Können wir zahlen bitte?" or "Können wir bitte zahlen?" Or does it matter?
Both are correct 😊
@@simplegermany - Vielen Dank!
Thanks for the very helpful video! Since people watching this video are likely in the process of moving to Germany from somewhere else, it might be helpful to mention tipping practices for furniture delivery people (from Ikea for example) or movers (some people, especially if moving as part of their job, may have a moving service to move their things for them...). It's a common practice to tip these people in the USA...
We would make it dependent on how well they performed the move and whether you are satisfied or not.
Well I think I am top three nevertheless I thought that in Germany it was kind of insulting to tip but now I know better
Ha! until giving a tip it is complicated there. Thank you a lot for the video
great video, and i think this is a nice new haircut yvonne
I have wrked as a food courier (riding a bike) in Berlin for a year and usually people gave me 1-2 euro, about once a month somebody gave 5 euto, once I got 20 (customer gave me wrong adress and I had to make extra 10km and he felt guilty) but sometimes they gave me a handfull of 1-2 cent coins like they just wanted to gt rid of it. I got about 3-10 euro tips per day and 100-150 euro per mont in toal. For some reasons people give much more tips in Decmber, than in other months. And when it's raining. Like they wanted to say "i'm sorry that you have to come here in this shitty weather" :P Also I got the whole amount of tips people paied via the app but I got it with my monthly payment. For example you tip 1 eur via app on the 23th of may and I get it on 20th of June because this is when I get my salary.
The best tip I remember was in sommer. It was hot as hell, I have walked to the 4th floor with the food and a lady gave me a coin and a bottle of water. I drank it before I got back downstairs and I still remember where exactly this delivery was. ;) So I would always (yes, also in winter) ask a courier if they want to drink some water or fill their waterbottle. This is more important than money.
Wow, thanks a lot for all your insights! Makes perfect sense and we will keep it in mind 😉
So, the 5% - 10% is based on the final bill which includes local and country tax. Correct?
Yes ☺️
@3:49 They don't rely on tips to earn a living, unlike in the US or Canada. If 100 people tip a small amount, it is still a substantial amount at the end of the day.
I always tip if service is good and they're polite, otherwise 0. Performance = tip :)
Thank you! Tipping always makes me feel uncomfortable in Germany. Now I know what to do. I haven't been to Germany since a year before the Rona, but its been my experience that cash is king there and few places will take a card. Has this changed?
I feel a lot more places take cards now, especially after the push for contactless payments in 2020.
U are totally a vibe 😍
is it ok to converse with English when ordering or giving tip in a restaurant or mall? Danke
Yeah, it is ok. But people will appreciate if you try to speak some German just to show your appreciation for them to change to English (even if they are not comfortable).
I'm not super wealthy, so I might be a bit stingy, but rounding up to the next euro (or the next 5 with bigger sums) isn't uncommon even for me. Less small coins for everyone.
It's fine they don't tend to charge you in advance in the bill. I'm a Colombian, and I'm not used to tip, it's just so weird to pay for a service that I'm already paying for (either meals or anything). I think it's a Japanese mindset that I've embraced it
Pronto voy a hacer un intercambio por allá y me dio mucho la duda de la propina porque he escuchado que hasta te tratan mal por no dar propina. Eso toca dar propina por todo voluntariamente o eso lo incluyen y ni te dicen? Porque a mi tambien se me hace raro pagar 2 veces
I really, like really, learned to tip properly when I was in Berlin (for four full days). It just came so naturally. Yes, the common sense rules of how to round in Germany are important, but I never had to think, to go through my mind like, so this is 38.70; I should leave 40.. oh no, let's make that 42, it just didn't take time to do it in a decent way, and I'm saying this because the psychological difference between here and in Germany is just immediate. I remember telling friends how I paid the exact Rechnung on one single occasion and it was because of bad service at a pastry shop. 🤣 I mean I remembered this, why should I normally remember how much and if I'm tipping.. Very interesting what you say about the different delivery types of service. I live on the 5th floor with no elevator, much like in your case, and I've never had someone deliver upstairs to me. 🤣 I should suggest that.. and I always leave a tip, but here the people maybe don't have this culture of showing to you appreciation, they just say 'K like it's the most normal thing and turn around, and I'm talking about adequate tips. This is the difference of mindset that can be felt with no doubt when setting foot in Germany. 🙂 Love this episode, definetely learned applicable language and affirmed what I new mentally. 😎
You sound like you are ready to move 😉
@@simplegermany Thank you! Yes, and close friends say that to me. 😊 Like another regular viewer said to you a couple of weeks ago, a cosmic mistake must have happened when I wasn't born in Germany.. this was the most perfect and relatable line I've seen recently. 😉Soon. Coming soon. ⌛🎬
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Could you do a video explaining about a zahlungsanweisung and auftragsbestatigung. Are you supposed to fill out the form and send it back or keep it.
In what context? Like when did you experience this?
But did you pay for it online already?
Then it is probably just standard papers that come with the package in case you would not have paid online (that is just a guess though, as we don’t know the order details 😉)
It’s so hard to understand, coming from a country where tips are very uncommon and people are generally poor and don’t want to leave any additional money anywhere 😅
I love to hear from yvonne 😍😍
First comment? Me? Probably not. But I was looking for something like this!
I think you were the first comment 🤓 -J
If i see the lines before i feel its expected
This tipping culture gives me a lot of anxiety. Just charge me the agreed price and pay your employees fairly!
If tips didn't exist, business would need to charge a service fee of around 10%, which would be taxed. So in the end, both the servers and the customer are losing more money.
what if im a traveler to the city and i dont have a lot to get by the day with, would they mind if i dont tip?
I don't think the staff would mind if you don't tip.
@@simplegermany one thing I forgot to ask, what's the tax rate on food over there
@@Hellfire8899 what ever the price of the food on the menu is what you end up paying. Due leave at least 5% in tips though, staff depend on it. If you are on a budget, eat at a restaurant that you can afford including 5% tip. Most places have menus online so you can look through them to see if it's in our price range
So, I am an Indian and generally, unless you aren't rich, tipping is considered a way of showing off (Indians are generally misers).
I am in Kiel for now, and I ordered Doner from the same place twice. I didn't give any tips on the 1st delivery. On the 2nd time, the delivery man sort of tried to deduct his tip himself. 😅 [I was surprised]
Btw, Tipping as a culture. Is it imported from America or is it a German thing from the beginning?
It is a pretty German thing 😉
Woow such a good video, ich denke, es ist besser, wenn sie half Englisch und Deutsch sprechen 😅. So wir können mehr Deutsch lernen
is it mandatory to tip every time ? :D
No, it is not.
Paying with card in a German restaurant? Usually they accept only cash.
Depends on the restaurant and the location. In cities nowadays a lot of restaurants accept card. The smaller the town and the more traditional the restaurant the least likely it is that they accept cards (beyond the girocard).
Das Trinkgeld mit Karte bezahlen ist keine gute Idee. Bei elektronischer Abrechnung bekommt der Service nämlich nichts. Also nur bar...
I've been so confused, because I've seen so much social media content of Germans saying to not tip because it is offensive, because they do earn enough wages, but that hairdresser tipping is the exception.
Absolutely untrue. Tips are somewhat expected. 5% at a bare minimum, 10% is average.
@@anonanon2614As an American, it feels really weird and stingy for me to tip less than 20% - 25%. If I tip that much, is it insulting to the waiter or waitress, or are they grateful? Or do they just think I'm an obvious visitor/tourist?
@@polarisedelectrons definitely grateful. I worked as a waiter over the summer, we're grateful for any tip we get
Hi
Also you Tip craftsman
Hmmm. What sort of craftsmen?
I tipped the guys who carried my new washing machine to the third floor.
My mom got a new wooden floor some years ago and she had coffee and some snacks for lunch for them
Lived in Germany for 7 years, never tipped even once🤪🤪
Yes, some people never do 🤷♀️
The waiters/waitresses will notice and note it for the future! (If you ever eat out.)
Well, I'm back down in Germany, finally getting settled in this week - although the February geopolitical situation has brought some, or a lot, of changes for many of us.
So far I have used your videos on cell service, best apps for Germany, and finding a rental home/apartment and now this video, each helped streamline my integration into my new German life. Next week I'll revisit your e-bike video, as I hope to buy one. Now that I'm "on the ground" I'm able to reaffirm how thorough and well done your videos are - EXCELLENT! I'm going to refer your channel to our inprocessing staff, as we have a constant influx of expats where I work.
Also, I'm a strong believer in service work. It would be great if you guys could do a video about ways you've heard people in Germany are helping Ukrainian refugees - and also Russians who have escaped, or have been threatened with jail - and those who have, or are seeking, assistance to leave the country to seek political asylum for speaking up against Putin's kleptocracy and crimes against humanity. I feel this group of Russians are becoming global orphans, as some people are pre-judging all Russians based on the behavior and beliefs of Putin and his followers - or are just not paying attention to their bravery. It would also be interesting to hear about any combination of popular, or underserved causes - or non-profits you like to support. Hope everyone who celebrates it, had a Happy Easter! 🐣 ⚘️ 🐇🌻
(EDIT: was for typos, not content)
Well welcome!! We are glad you finally made it 🎉 Super happy to hear that our content now in real life proves to be helpful 🤗.
Regarding the refugees we believe every municipality has their own aid system and it is not all organized federally. We will look into how we can best portray volunteering services or similar. Thanks for the suggestion! And happy Easter to you too! 🐣
Why tip they get paid as it is to do the job
Second 😍😂
Sorry, but I tip 20% to 100% unless the server is a complete asshole.
If I order a beer for $6, I am going to tip at least $2.
No. Please stop with this. They get +12€. I am glad that many people quit this shit.