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In reply to the discussion: i see that people are seeing that europeans aren't tipping at wold cup events. it may not be cheapness. [View all]

BannonsLiver

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12. This post is one of a 100 reasons why I am THANKFUL I never had a job in food service.
Reply to Violet_Crumble (Reply #7)
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 11:06 AM
5 hrs ago

Oof.

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i see that people are seeing that europeans aren't tipping at wold cup events. it may not be cheapness. [View all] pansypoo53219 19 hrs ago OP
Service people are paid a living wage in Europe, so tipping isn't really a thing there. Ocelot II 19 hrs ago #1
Should be the same here. Blue Full Moon 17 hrs ago #4
The rationale has been that the work hours for a waiter/waitress in a restaurant are not equal - the lunch and dinner Midwestern Democrat 1 hr ago #15
I was a server on Sanibel many years ago.. lots of visitors Deuxcents 18 hrs ago #2
+1. In some Asian countries (Japan, South Korea, Singapore etc), it is considered rude to tip. dalton99a 7 hrs ago #9
"...shame we can't tell all the euroes that." 3catwoman3 17 hrs ago #3
Damn right! canetoad 16 hrs ago #5
It's sort of a thing in the UK róisín_dubh 11 hrs ago #6
I refuse to tip... Violet_Crumble 11 hrs ago #7
This post is one of a 100 reasons why I am THANKFUL I never had a job in food service. BannonsLiver 5 hrs ago #12
Over there, they get paid enough they do not need to tip! usedtobedemgurl 7 hrs ago #8
So many theories and pronouncements DFW 7 hrs ago #11
Not back then. usedtobedemgurl 3 hrs ago #13
Yeah, at most you would round up to the next Euro, to indicate you were really impressed. Coventina 7 hrs ago #10
Tipping is optional and much less in Europe than here mcar 3 hrs ago #14
What's the "wold cup"? bif 1 hr ago #16
The assumption here always seems to the US servers would prefer a higher hourly wage and no tips EX500rider 1 hr ago #17
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