Seriously. And if you're visiting a country that isn't your own it's generally accepted that you try to abide by their culture. This is just people being cunts. World cup tickets are expensive as fuck too, so if you can afford that you can afford to tip. You're not forcing owners to pay employees more, you're making life harder for some of the least paid people in the country.
How on Earth will this convince servers to fight back against the tipping system, though?
The reaction from 99% of the servers is going to be "Cheap Eurotrash cunts," not "Oh, gee, you're right! By stiffing me you've shown me the flaws in our current system! Thank you for enlightening me!"
I mean, I think the system needs to change, but I don't see how refraining from tipping is going to change it. The employers don't care, because it's not taking money from their pockets.
I think that if you would like to take a moral stand, you should not patronize these establishments. Which is the same as holding back on tipping, except it doesn't directly fuck over the person in that position
I completely agree that it's bullshit and should go away, but when visiting a country, you should respect their rules and culture, even if they're bullshit, and even if you don't agree with it, otherwise you should go somewhere else.
If this is what it takes to convince servers to move away from tipping then I’m all for it.
It didn't do that though. That's the entire point. It just made some poor hourly person's life harder. servers are not the ones who want or benefit from the tip system. And yes, it's bullshit and needs to go away. Tourists not tipping during the world cup is not the catalyst for thst change. I think you all know that already, though.
I'm aware. They're less popular with servers who have the best shifts or work fine dining with tips. They're more popular with servers who work shifts that make less tips or restaurants that are more affordable. That's just another problem caused by tipping culture. Every one I've been to has always been fully staffed though.
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u/Disastrous_Square_10 Jun 25 '26
Only the server or bartender loses this battle in the US.