i see that people are seeing that europeans aren't tipping at wold cup events. it may not be cheapness.

[pansypoo53219]

i knew + had a visit by a dane. he didn't tip either. i had to explain that staff in america are paid shit unlike in europe where they get a living wage. i am sure he felt bad about his 1st 3 weeks of not tipping. shame we can't tell all the euroes that.

[Ocelot II]

1. Service people are paid a living wage in Europe, so tipping isn't really a thing there.

You might just round up the bill or leave 5% or so but in most places tipping isn't expected.

[Blue Full Moon]

4. Should be the same here.

It's a byproduct of the Great Depression. Servers weren't employees and the only pay they got was the tip.

[Deuxcents]

2. I was a server on Sanibel many years ago.. lots of visitors

From all over the world. As was stated on the post above, most countries pay their service employees a living wage so they’re not accustomed to tipping. I was told that in Japan, a tip was an insult. Owners and managers of restaurants, may need to add to the menu some kind of explanation about our tipping customs or inform that the prices include a percentage for services.

[dalton99a]

9. +1. In some Asian countries (Japan, South Korea, Singapore etc), it is considered rude to tip.

It is a no-no

[3catwoman3]

3. "...shame we can't tell all the euroes that."

The real shame is that US servers are not paid a living wage.

[canetoad]

5. Damn right!

If anything needs to change, it's how you recompense your workers.

[róisín_dubh]

6. It's sort of a thing in the UK

as US culture has unfortunately infected UK life and shit is so expensive here. But only in some respects and I believe it might be a bit of a hangover from Covid rules (but Brits or longer term residents can correct me if I’m wrong).
I work part time in a pub. We don’t get tips, but I make over £12/hour and occasionally patrons will offer to buy us a drink. Great, awesome, we appreciate it.
I go to a pub and order a meal and drink at the bar- no tip. But I might leave £1 on the table for whomever brings out the meal. Maybe I do, maybe I don’t.
My partner and I go to nice, sit down restaurants about twice a month. Sometimes 10% is added to the bill, which we pay no problem. If it’s not, we generally add it ourselves. But again, this is discretionary and only in nicer establishments where the service/food is top notch. I refuse to tip in cafes and the like. Tipping culture in the US is absurd.

We just got back from France and did not tip. Same when I was in Spain in May or if I’m in Italy. In the Netherlands or Germany, I’ll round my change up (so if the bill is 18.80€, I’ll leave 20€).

I’m going to Croatia in October and we’ll figure out what to do before we go.


I’ll never forget being in a bar at Newark airport before the last flights to the UK and Ireland were set to leave. The bartender was run ragged and nobody tipped. I felt so sorry for the guy, I tipped him $100- but this was back when I had a good paying job in the US and could afford it!

[Violet_Crumble]

7. I refuse to tip...

I can't speak for the UK, but I noticed that here in Australia when I'm out having a meal and pay with my card, some machines will prompt me to add a tip. I always hit no. Fuck that. I don't mind tip jars at pubs and cafes, and will sometimes drop a handful of annoying 5 cent pieces in there if the bottom of my bag is getting too full of them.

Last time I was in Europe I was on a bus tour with a bunch of Aussies, Kiwis, Canadians and Americans. The Americans drove us crazy coz they were lecturing us about how we needed to tip so much for this and that, and us and the Kiwis gathered the first evening and decided to ignore the Americans because Europeans are paid a living wage and tipping made all of us confused and uncomfortable.

However, I did tip when I was in Sri Lanka coz what people earn is so piddly, and I will tip in the US next Feb coz I don't want hard working people who are paid shit money going hungry coz I hate tipping cultures.

[usedtobedemgurl]

8. Over there, they get paid enough they do not need to tip!

I learned that 40 years ago on my honeymoon in Paris.

[DFW]

11. So many theories and pronouncements

Learn the local language and read the bill.

In France, you will usually see "Service compris," i.e. "tip included." If it is not, they tell you: Service non compris (rare, but not unheard-of). In Germany, you usually see "Steuer und Bedienungsgeld einbegriffen," or "Tax and tip included."

In most of Europe that is customary. In both countries, patrons usually round it off. If the bill in €18.25 and you leave €20, they are grateful. In Japan they are insulted. Different cultures. Just learn in advance what is expected, and you will be fine. This goes for the masses of Europeans maybe visiting the USA for the first time at the World Cup. Americans do not have a monopoly on traveling somewhere and not learning the local customs in advance.

[Coventina]

10. Yeah, at most you would round up to the next Euro, to indicate you were really impressed.

But, no 15-20% like here.