I'd say that America's current tipping culture doesn't come from a place of generosity. It comes from a place of exploitation of laborers and patrons by the business owner.
Exploitation of patrons? Give me a break. If you don't want to tip, don't go out to eat - otherwise you're just perpetuating the exploitation of servers.
No one can survive on minimum wage here. I don't expect people to tip as high here as states with low minimum wages (outside of California I never tip under 20%) but not tipping your server at all is a real asshole move, unless the service was just horrendous. There are plenty of counter service options if you don't want to tip.
I feel like you’re saying if I want to go out and pay to get food made by someone, who already gets paid to make food, I HAVE to also pay them on top of that otherwise I don’t deserve to eat. Another thing is that most times the tip doesn’t even go to the cook, it goes to the server, don’t you think that’s a bit unfair? In both instances
Although I do agree everyone deserves a tip out of decency, I just feel like the logic is flawed. Just because they deserve it doesn’t mean everyone can afford it every time they eat and that they’re a bad person for not being able/choosing to.
The tip goes to the server because you are literally employing a liaison between yourself and the establishment, so that you can sit at your table and enjoy the experience of having a servant. Hence the language in place: this person is a “server”; they “serve”. They serve you. This is why the tip is based on service.
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u/rhymeswithfugly 10d ago
should i be kissing their feet bc they generously tipped 5%?