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Originally Posted by Pleasurepays
why is it so hard to grasp the fact that the menu shows the prices of what you are paying for.
the waiter is the person paid to be there, take your order and bring it to you.
tipping is not an obligation of the customer.
if i MUST tip the waiter just for being there or just for doing their job... why don't i also have the option of going to get my food myself? or placing the order myself? or grabbing a fucking menu and some water the second i walk in the goddamned door?
what the fuck is wrong with you people?????
TIPS are REWARDS for GOOD service.
tips aren't given to reward someone for just happening to be there and doing their job poorly.
fucking communists in this place.
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Realize I'm speaking from an "In America" perspective here... I realize other countries have other customs.
In America, it's customary to tip your waiter just as it's customary to give the cabbie an extra buck or 5... just like it's customary to give the skycap a buck a bag at the airport.
Like I've said, tipping's a matter of class - some got it, others don't.
I wouldn't necessarily expect those without to understand... especially if they're content in being ignorant, or take pride in being an asshole.
In the case of restaurants, it's so customary that it's actually designed into the way they conduct business. As I said in the post you quoted, if you don't tip at least 8%,it's possible you're putting the person serving you in the position of having to pay out of their own pocket for the honor of serving you. That's simple fact.
You do have an option to serve yourself or place an order yourself or whatever... stick to a counter-service restaurant if you must eat out (fast food, or what-have-you) or stay home and handle it yourself.