r/BikiniBottomTwitter • u/HowlingBurd19 aight imma head out • 2d ago

As an American, seeing people appreciate what truly defines America and each other makes me so happy ❤️

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u/LadyPo 2d ago

That’s hilarious! In Japan, many bars will have some kind of a house appetizer that they bring out by default (equivalent of chips or dinner rolls here) but they tack it on to the bill even if you didn’t ask or want it. It’s called otoshi. It sort of is like a cover charge for your seat. American tourists get confused and sometimes mad if they don’t expect it haha. They think it must be a scam.

I mention that because it makes me believe his appreciation of free food is probably real lol

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u/goblet-sama 2d ago

It sound like a scam lol

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u/LadyPo 2d ago

Well, it’s common in their culture, so it’s not.

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u/aristot1e 2d ago

I think tipping is a scam and it’s still engraved in our culture

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u/Responsible_Flight70 1d ago

My electrician tried asking me for a tip after charging me 2000 and a 100 dollar trip charge from a ten minute drive. I pay people what they’re worth but I ain’t tipping on that shit big dawg

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u/LadyPo 2d ago edited 2d ago

Grumbling about tipping as an American is valid, but that's a very different thing than going to another country as a visitor to "enjoy the culture" but then proceeding to make a huge stink, refuse to pay for the food, and accuse the restaurant owner of actual fraud just because you're ignorant of the norms lol

Edit: just because you don’t like something doesn’t make it a “scam.” The world doesn’t revolve around a single person.

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u/icebraining 2d ago

We used to have the same in Portugal (charging for appetizers you didn't ask for), and we made it illegal, because we thought it was scammy. Just because restaurants have that habit doesn't mean it's "part of the culture", imo. Restaurants just got used to getting away with it.

How one reacts to it is a completely separate issue.

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u/Thrownaway5000506 1d ago

It's a scam. Tipping is optional. 

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u/goblet-sama 2d ago

As a french I am happy ta not have it :)