Why do some people feel the need to tip?

[Katie N]

Why do some people feel the need to tip for being provided what they should when they pay for something?

[Deleted]

Cultural norms

In UK tipping isn't deemed mandatory

[Spectral]

They live in cultures where it's the norm. This is the equivalent of asking why some people say, "thank you" or asking why any other cultural practice exists. Every thread about it is a retarded argument where people from outside tipping cultures fail to grasp why someone from a different place has different cultural norms.

[Strangebrew]

Seems like an american thing only, you never tip here.

[Independent voter]

It's how serving people get most of their pay in the US.

[BuckSparkles]

I actually didn't tip until I was 21. Thought waiters / waitresses got plenty of normal money. It wasn't until somebody pointed it out to me how rude it was.

I try and tip generously now.

[phitness]

Seems like an american thing only, you never tip here.

people dont tip there at high class hotels? I would find that highly unlikely no matter what country you are in.

[Breccia]

I could get into the whole idea of the two minimum wages, etc. But honestly, as a capitalist, tipping seems like a very appropriate idea in the service industry. It is immediate feedback on the quality of your service (at least in theory).

I guess the question could be phrased, "Why would you want to go to a restaurant where you tip the waitstaff XXX% no matter what?"

But mostly, as stated, cultural norms.

[Mellomania]

people dont tip there at high class hotels? I would find that highly unlikely no matter what country you are in.

Here tipping usually happens when the service is above and beyond what's expected, and i don't think it's guaranteed. Not really experienced with high class though.
Tipping doesn't really exist normally.

[Katie N]

They live in cultures where it's the norm. This is the equivalent of asking why some people say, "thank you" or asking why any other cultural practice exists. Every thread about it is a retarded argument where people from outside tipping cultures fail to grasp why someone from a different place has different cultural norms.

You see them doing it in places where it's not a practice too.

[the game]

Didn't we already have the tipping thread this month?

[Medusa Cascade]

Another tip thread, time to up my post count.

Maybe if people were given a proper wage they wouldn't need a shitty tip system

[the game]

Another tip thread, time to up my post count.

Maybe if people were given a proper wage they wouldn't need a shitty tip system

Obligatory response: But if they raise wages the the price of food will go up.

[Deleted]

Obligatory response: But if they raise wages the the price of food will go up.

Works in Europe /shrug

[Shadowferal]

Good help is hard to find I guess..

In some countries though tipping is serious business. Baksheesh is a strange kind of crazy to me.

[Medusa Cascade]

Works in Europe /shrug

And the service is terrible

[wregelmann]

It's how serving people get most of their pay in the US.

Exactly this. In college, I worked as a delivery driver for Jimmy John's. I was paid $4.25/hr, and had to pay for my own gas. Blame my shitty owner for not paying me enough, but I couldn't have afforded my $300 apartment without tips.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_vivC7c_1k

[Mcconnell]

Obligatory response: But if they raise wages the the price of food will go up.

But HOW MUCH would the price increase is the real question.

If a restaurant had to raise the prices on all food items by 10-30 cents to afford being able to pay their staff without tips being necessary, you won't feel that as a customer. It's negligible.

But if it's anything more than a dollar, you will notice and feel that eventually. May lose business because of it, etc.

So really, if you live in America and you don't tip, you're a faggot. Tip the staff (unless you get horrible service) and instead of bitching about it, start a change with the restaurants themselves. Make the businesses pay more.

[Elim Garak]

You tip when you think they deserve a tip, in US you tip because otherwise the terrorists win.

[Nethlord]

It's an American thing simply because in the case of waiters they pay them 2-4 dollars an hour. I was on vacation in Australia and was told not to tip, that they make 18-20 dollars an hour, and the profession is treated with some respect. In the states you're about two blinks shy of being spit on.