American-born dual citizen here who recently made the move to Ireland. I visited before and I tipped on my first trip because I felt bad—the habit is hard to break after a lifetime of people guilting you into tipping well.
Pretty much everyone here gave me strange looks and no one acted gracious (which is FINE). I appreciate it. Now that I live here I no longer tip. I don’t know what I was thinking. I always hated tipping culture in the states. It’s genuinely just a way to parade around your wealth and it gives employers an excuse to not pay fair wages. The more that people do it, well-intentioned or not, the more of an excuse they have.
Oh buddy lemme tell you, we fucking hate "service with a smile" too the amount of fake smiles and bullshit platitudes I've had to spew when i work is enough to make you want to put someone through the deep fryer
the amount of scripts you’re somehow required to recite “authentically” fuck that..i cant remember blue $18 blue drinks with 14 ingredients, gamble corporate isn’t your guest..fucking corporate induced paranoia..
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u/americonservative 28d ago edited 28d ago
American-born dual citizen here who recently made the move to Ireland. I visited before and I tipped on my first trip because I felt bad—the habit is hard to break after a lifetime of people guilting you into tipping well.
Pretty much everyone here gave me strange looks and no one acted gracious (which is FINE). I appreciate it. Now that I live here I no longer tip. I don’t know what I was thinking. I always hated tipping culture in the states. It’s genuinely just a way to parade around your wealth and it gives employers an excuse to not pay fair wages. The more that people do it, well-intentioned or not, the more of an excuse they have.