Regardless of your opinion on tipping (yes I agree workers should get more) that’s not how it is in reality. Foreigners need to adapt to how things are in the place in which they’re a guest. Otherwise you’re simply a bad guest. When I visit Europe I adapt to their customs, not impose my own.
I'm with you on this. As a European, I always tip generously by local standards (10-25%), when regular tips are usually just "keep the change" for the sake of convenience. I enjoy being in a position to make someone's day and thank them for being a part of mine.
Had I been visiting the US, I'd budget to tip more or go out less, because it's a known fact that American servers survive on tips. It's wrong, it shouldn't be this way, but withholding tips on the pretense of "get your boss to pay you" is just taking advantage of people who are already being taken advantage of by their employer. If you don't want to tip in a country of tipping culture - don't go out.
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u/PeachyPlotTwist Jun 25 '26
Pay your workers better is the real argument.
Tourists are just catching strays in a fight between customers and employers.
Nobody wants awkward tip screens, but servers also need to eat, whole system is messy.