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Visiting the US soon - do I really have to tip? (feddit.de)
submitted 2 years ago by kilgore@feddit.de to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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Hey Folks!

I've been living abroad for over half my life in a country where tipping is not the norm. At most you would round up. 19€ bill? Here's a 20, keep this change.

Going to the US soon to visit family and the whole idea of tipping makes me nervous. It seems there's a lot of discussion about getting rid of tipping, but I don't know how much has changed in this regard.

The system seems ridiculously unfair, and that extra expense in a country where everything is already so expensive really makes a difference.

So will AITA if I don't tip? Is it really my personal responsibility to make sure my server is paid enough?

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[–] mykl@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yes, if you don’t tip they will call you a Canadian or worse.

[–] RoquetteQueen@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is this actually a thing? Tipping is expected in Canada, too.

[–] NathanUp@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

When I lived in Texas, "Canadian" was used as a racist term to refer to Black guests, while implying that they weren't likely to tip. It was pretty horrible.