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

submitted 1 year 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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[-] godless@latte.isnot.coffee 15 points 1 year ago

Nobody can force you to. People will probably consider you to be rude, but you do yours. I also live in a place where not tipping is customary (and in fact tipping considered to be rude) and refuse to embrace this system. I'm already annoyed by list prices excluding VAT. That's like a borderline scam.

[-] Stumblinbear@pawb.social 11 points 1 year ago

We don't have a VAT in the US, only sales tax. It's not just a name difference, they're different in how they're applied

[-] godless@latte.isnot.coffee 14 points 1 year ago

Ok whatever it is, the price on display is not the final price, and I feel scammed.

[-] DigitalBits@lemmy.fmhy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

They're not different to the consumer. Either way they're a surcharge to the store price of the item, and most places in the world include it on the sticker.

[-] Stumblinbear@pawb.social 1 points 1 year ago

I am aware. I was just correcting the one thing not disagreeing as a whole

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