Yet another thing that has been eye opening about living in Europe is how fucked and terrible tipping is in the states. Twenty percent AS A MINIMUM? When I’m picking up food at the counter??? AYFKM?

“We just shifted how the money came in,” Neitzel said.

We know you greedy trashbags. Tipping isn’t necessary and a detriment to the experience.

It’s absolute BS that the “tipped” minimum wage is lower than for everyone else. Tipping is supposed to reward you for excellent service, not subsidize the fucking company

I’m not going to engage in any class warfare… restaurant staff actually get LESS than minimum wage, because tips are supposed to offset the loss. Of course they’re going to want more money; they probably NEED it. Having said that, I rarely have two dimes to scrape together, and my tip limit is 15%, give or take. I mean, I’m not going to count it out to the penny, I’m not that much of a tightwad, but I’ve got my own expenses. If I can’t realistically afford to eat out, I’ll just make a sandwich at home.