How much do you tip at a restaurant? (lemmy.ml)

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To those who live in or who have visited the United States.

Growing up in the 90's, the "minimum acceptable" tip was 10%, average was 15%, and a good tip was 20%. These days, I just round to the nearest dollar and tip 20%, but I've heard these days it's not unusual to tip up to 40%!

What do you usually do?

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[-] dan00@lemm.ee 3 points 4 days ago

Stop tipping in EU. Last time someone asked me to tip in Germany got a 1 star review.

[-] Zak@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

I do what I want.

Tipping in restaurants is normal in Germany; here's the German Wikipedia article on the subject. Staff asking for a tip doesn't seem normal though, and I'd find that rude.

this post was submitted on 01 Mar 2025

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