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Originally Posted by arock10
Clearly no one here has worked in the restaurant biz which is surprising. Federal min wage for wait staff is $2.13 an hour. Tipping is not optional, if you think that you are a douchebag asshole. I tip 20% for service and maybe 15% for lousy service, which is rare. And for the Europeans, your service sucks, tip more
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I gotta agree with you on that, Service in Amsterdam was shyte. The wait staff are the people that handle your food, and are also the intermediary between you and the kitchen, in the best cases, making sure that what the kitchen puts up, is up to par. They ensure that you're looked after in a timely fashion, that you aren't served beer that's under poured and if you're there 2 mins before they stop serving food, that perhaps the kitchen will sneak in that last order. Why? Because they are hoping you show a little gratitude at the end. You remove that, and you are left with people who get paid regardless if you walk out of there happy, or with the impression that you wont go back.
As for the US.. at many high end restaurants, I find some waitstaff overbearing. They have to find that happy medium between meeting my dining needs, and being scarce.
As a side note. Tip were given To Insure Prompt Service, and was given at the start of a meal as an incentive.