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[–] 52 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Well, the US are the only country i know of that shifts the responsibility of making sure employees can have a home and food from the employer to the costumer. In central Europe, we tip when the service was excellent, but not by default, and only when being waited at a table.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    I live in Central Europe too but I have almost the opposite experience. The way I see it is that tipping culture is way worse in the US but we were always bad here aswell and we're inching towards them every year. Honestly I also doubt that service industry people are not getting fucked almost everywhere in Europe.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 months ago

    THIS. I enjoy tipping for good service, when it's above-and-beyond. But a living wage shouldn't depend on a surprise tax levied 100% of the time. I worked as a waiter and I was pretty good. I enjoyed the tips I earned, but I worked in a country where the wage for a waiter was the same as a cook, and tips were excellent gravy for me and the BoH heroes who made me look good.

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