Visiting the US soon - do I really have to tip? (feddit.de)

submitted 2 years ago by kilgore@feddit.de to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Hey Folks!

I've been living abroad for over half my life in a country where tipping is not the norm. At most you would round up. 19€ bill? Here's a 20, keep this change.

Going to the US soon to visit family and the whole idea of tipping makes me nervous. It seems there's a lot of discussion about getting rid of tipping, but I don't know how much has changed in this regard.

The system seems ridiculously unfair, and that extra expense in a country where everything is already so expensive really makes a difference.

So will AITA if I don't tip? Is it really my personal responsibility to make sure my server is paid enough?

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[-] Saik0Shinigami@lemmy.saik0.com -1 points 2 years ago

While I agree with the premise that minimum wage increases raise living costs... If the tips are already increases wages, I fail to see how tipped low wages are not effectively the same as untipped higher wages.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 years ago

Tips don't go though the corporate finances usually

[-] Saik0Shinigami@lemmy.saik0.com -1 points 2 years ago

What does that have to do with anything? Minimum wage increases tends to lead to people having more disposable income... which leads to companies and the like charging more for services because the market can now bare it.

What does corporate finances have to do with a person making their low wages + tips vs just an up front higher wage to get to a higher minimum wage?

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 years ago

Because raising minimum wage causes inflation because companies have more overhead

[-] TwoGems@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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