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[–] redlemace@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

…but that doesn’t make it “confusing”. I’m not sure why any adult would find +20% confusing.

We can do the math for sure, but we are not interested in the break-down of the costs. Just tell us the final price, that's all that matters. We are used to be presented with the price we are gonna have to pay. Not some math at the end of the meal figuring out what the local tax rate is, guessing the expected tip of 15%-40% not based on actual service but ..... just the waiter's expectations (or more frequently the waiter's demand)

[–] ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Not based on actual service but based on social mores and one’s ability to cold read the waiter?

Sounds like just what I need when all the blood has just gone from my brain to my belly