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?
If you go somewhere and get served (food, drinks, etc)… if you don’t tip, you’re kind of an asshole. People who say otherwise are grandstanding about the way things should be, but they don’t live in the real world… tipping isn’t mandatory here, but it is expected in a lot of cases.