Casually Explained: Tipping

In this episode, I go around to subscriber's houses, forcing them to watch ads and taking their spare change.
Streaming Weekdays 2pm-8pm PST (but not this week I'm on a trip and giving those tips)
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[@correctmeifimwrong01]

If you try to tip someone in Japan, they will 1) get confused, 2) go to great lengths to give it back, 3) get offended, 4) freeze up, 5) some combination of 1-4 or 6) something I haven't mentioned that doesn't involve taking the money. So good luck with that.

[@Kaparzo]

This. Misleading video..

[@parkeralan19]

CorrectMeIfImWrong or get into a giant mech fighting robot and fly off into sunset

[@parkeralan19]

Elektr0 Gaming these damn super sayians keep tryin to come into our country and steal all of our jobs!

[@parkeralan19]

Elektr0 Gaming but how can we get money to make the space lazers to shoot the sun to destroy all life on earth to kill the sayians if i cant get a goddamn job!!!!

[@poofermanman]

I regularly tip taxi drivers and strippers in Japan

[@akirakure6474]

the most tipping we have in england is “keep the change”

[@twitertaker]

Yeah that's the way it is done in Germany too. In no world I would get a idea to write it on a receipt.

[@lonelymelon6623]

Occasionally we will give about £1-2 if the service is *exceptional*

[@che3se1495]

I used to tip the delivery guy of a takeaway I liked. But since just-eat and stuff like that it seems pointless.

[@coindorni]

As it should be.

[@Archaon97]

@@che3se1495 Well, if the delivery dude comes from across the city in a rainy day I give a tip. Actually the more stuff I order the less tip I give. It's like this: "You came from across the city just to give me that coffee, have a tip". But if I order a huge amount of food I am like: "yo, I ordered 15 pizzas from you, where is my free Pepsi?" I obviously don't ask for free Pepsi but you get the point. I live in South Europe btw. One time, me and some friends ordered some drinks, and the package included a bottle of water. The delivery guy forgot that water, but of course since we were home we didn't care, it wasn't big deal at all. I gave a tip to the delivery guy. But that dude then, goes across the supermarket (we were hanging in my balcony so I saw him), buys a bottle of water and brings it to us. He apologized again for forgetting that water. And then of course I gave him a greater tip.

[@ValronaV]

I remember when I was 16 and I took my best friend and my little brother to the bowling alley. I ordered a full pizza for us. I almost forgot to grab the change off the counter and she asked me, “Is this for me?” And I was like “Oh, almost forgot my change.” The lady was so angry. Then I became upset because how is a grown woman asking three kids for a tip. I’m broke, this money is from birthday money.

[@larryjester]

The lady made a crummy pizza at the bowling alley and expected a tip? I am guessing She made at least minimum wage. That's what I don't get about Subway and Starbucks. I get it, you don't make a ton of money, but I'm already over paying for the product, you're making a minimum wage income...why tip? I get tipping servers who only make 3 bucks an hour though.

[@khxliakhxlia3605]

This is a funny story lol

[@thatoneguy611]

@@larryjester minimum wage doesn’t mean livable

[@tobymacdonald5893]

@@thatoneguy611 ok? it’s not the customers responsibility to fix that

[@lemone12]

Why she asked then

[@markusdupree5317]

Tipping in the US is just an excuse for businesses to not pay their employees

[@gangstamack8397]

Facts

[@controllermaniac]

Facts

[@notmenotme614]

Peak capitalism

[@blitzkr5329]

@@notmenotme614 Clearly you have no idea of capitalism, anyways fthe practice is shit

[@robertkidd2449]

I see you watched the video too

[@AuronTyranitar]

Don't tip in Japan. They literally won't know what's going on

[@IncoherentBellowing]

Don't tip in pretty much any east asian countries because they also might take offense to it, the whole work ethic culture over there and all.

[@Anankin12]

That's cause getting paid extra for doing exactly what you are supposed to do is a bit strange, isn't it?

[@AuronTyranitar]

@@Anankin12 Not a big fan of tipping here either (the money they make this way should be in their wage) but that's not why. It is simply not a custom there.

[@ZeroTHLP]

I heard that in many asian countries it is interpreted as a sign, that they didnt properly calculate their prices

[@microman502]

Same in Australia. We won't get incredibly confused but we actually pay our waiters here and all.

[@skeltonslay8er781]

Tipping: you have to pay the waiter cuase the business doesn’t want to

[@Attachments.]

Skelton Slay8er same with delivery

[@purplefire2834]

+

[@tommyduffy3872]

You spelled 'cause' wrong

[@kirby7995]

its a tax

[@ofsabir]

It is an old custom dating back to slavery in America when employers owned the employees so they didn't have to pay anything.

[@Blank-np5kr]

will never forget when i walked in to get frozen yogurt with my sister and my cousin. You literally serve yourself in these type of stores--grab your own cup, fill it with fro-yo, and put your toppings on it at the topping bar. If we literally did all the work ourselves, why THE HELL was there even an option to tip 15-25% at the payment machine. It didn't make sense to me until the cashier told us a joke that made us all laugh, and I smiled as I tipped him approximately 0%.

[@FC-eh7ll]

😂

[@doggonemess1]

You could also tip your hat on the way out the door.

[@eavyeavy2864]

Fedora redditors

[@brekkfish1842]

I too, enjoy being an asshole~

[@jfnoxus]

Because the software on the payment machine is standardized.

[@blablak9942]

As a German I never tipped rude waiters in the US and I enjoyed every second of it..

[@oceanbreeze1162]

Thats standard in the US too. That's why a lot of waiters/waitresses seem overbearing at times.

[@blablak9942]

@@oceanbreeze1162 that only happened to me once and it was funnily a Canadian waiter at a bar in Manhattan 😂 but elsewhere I couldn’t give less than 30 % tip for that amazing service America is offering.

[@thewanderingmistnull2451]

@@oceanbreeze1162 While standard in the US, what the US considers "rude" and what the rest of the world considers "rude" are different. Americans get inured to it by living there, but foreigners come with higher expectations.

[@oceanbreeze1162]

@@thewanderingmistnull2451 idk they're really not rude. If anything they're nicer

[@chrisppx]

“Haha I withheld pay from poor workers because I didn’t understand American social norms”

[@J4MIE96]

Americans say "if you can't afford to tip, you can't afford to eat out" I say "if you can't afford to pay your staff properly, you can't afford to do business"

[@cheese-je9xs]

J4MIE96 its a six of one deal. You pay regardless. It’s just a different way of separating them. You pay a tip or they charge more and give them the money. Whichever it’s the same amount of money

[@MrJosephdrummond]

and still most restaurants fail

[@ivanomatrisciano3828]

@@cheese-je9xs The customer may end up paying the same money, but tips are untaxed money. Basically it's just something the manager does to earn more money by paying less in taxes

[@desmondcampbell7377]

I never tip lmao

[@discretelycontinuous2059]

YES!

[@meixiuyi6560]

It's actually quite rude to tip in Japan because it insinuates that the restaurant doesn't pay their employees properly, and It's damaging to their image.

[@takealilpill347]

Japan has the right idea

[@draigevykhait6141]

Now that's funny

[@neontd]

One more reason to move to Japan

[@tuluppampam]

Japan does like the opposite of everything

[@mia5434]

It's like that in South Korea too

[@waynec.c.5231]

I once had a waitress refusing to let us leave unless we tip her enough, that will be my last meal in canada for the rest of my life. Fucking hell, I thought Canada was a first world country. Never going back.

[@monoxgg]

Can you elaborate more on the story? I'm curious

[@mamateva]

Yes elaborate

[@really-shouldnt-be-here]

Was she blocking the door? I want to know more how exactly she was preventing you from leaving

[@bjwill9047]

@@really-shouldnt-be-here proably like arguing trying to guilt trip then.

[@eyeyamjstn628]

Same thing happened to me lol. I just tipped then charged the entire bill back from the bank. Even though I told the back just to take the tip back

[@ceus90]

"I always tip zero dollars. Because I'm not a coward." - rule to follow in life

[@TheMasquerade666]

true.

[@ProtoIndoEuropean88]

why would thank someone for their good service be a coward? Not everyone works that well much less with such good intent.

[@Sirah_Nabi99]

​@@ProtoIndoEuropean88thats not customer problem lmao

[@tanlan9212]

As a Brit, the tipping culture in the US scares me

[@sillygooselol2757]

Tan Lan as a American it scares me

[@SaintSC05]

Just start at 15% and go up or down based on their performance and your budget. It's not complicated.

[@tanlan9212]

@@SaintSC05 it's unnecessary. Just increase the minimum wage

[@SaintSC05]

@@tanlan9212 Nobody who works for tips actually wants that. A good waitress can make $20 plus dollars an hour in just tips alone. No restaurant is going to pay their staff $20 an hour.

[@tanlan9212]

@@SaintSC05 The point is that no one should have to rely on tips.

[@ashaazsy3467]

"The surgeon is allowed to keep 15% of your appendix " That is the most American thing ever

[@aliAlyacoub]

I really don't know is this guy joking or serious 😂

[@evandempsey7613]

I doubt anybody is keeping a removed appendix. They probably dispose of it after surgery.

[@fbiagent0124]

@@evandempsey7613 r/wooosh...?

[@evandempsey7613]

@@fbiagent0124 Sure, if it makes you happy

[@fbiagent0124]

@@evandempsey7613 Nah I'm not going to just to be safe

[@TubeSwarn]

I live in Canada and I 100% agree to the fact that when machine defaults tipping options to 15%, 20% or 25% for a takeout. Makes me so mad. Man, it's your job to wrap a Shawarma and hand it over.

[@Niesmiesznyy]

I always love when someone defends tipping in America, and acting like abolishing it would ruin whole restaurant industry. Like very other first world country doesn't have that problem lmao

[@s.m.d7212]

I can't agree more.

[@Halinspark]

Especially because as an American, there's already an idea of "It doesn't affect me, so I don't care." But suddenly we do when it's an exploitative business model we don't even benefit from?

[@DiegoTeliz]

1st world countries? Even 3rd world countries don't have that problem 🤣

[@grahamw2455]

"The UK" *Circles Ireland*

[@victorhoogendijk7586]

He does that also with India Africa and Latin america

[@L33_006]

Ireland is not in the uk you silly stick boye

[@sksk-iv7vo]

i was lookin for this comment

[@justdsaic3255]

Shazza odds are, he knew what he was doing. Idk how you can confuse Ireland and the uk. And i don’t even live there lol

[@brendanswords4659]

That's exactly what I commented.

[@bernard7057]

I only tip when Im on a date with a girl and im trying to impress her... ....so yea, ive never tipped before

[@user-zk6py7kb8f]

Octavio Bernard sane

[@azultarmizi]

you had us in the first half

[@purpledefaultpfp6233]

Not gonna

[@DayFlounder]

Lie

[@chimmy1161]

You had

[@user-qx8bd5tb4g]

In China, the way we express the gratitude is simply go there more often. My dad made friends with some restaurants staff even though he never payed a single tip.

[@geminix365]

How considerate of them to behave like standard human being even when not getting a voluntary tip

[@Kamekaze.]

Tipping is a courtesy. Tipping shouldn’t be a crutch for businesses who don’t want to pay their staff.

[@Grace-iv1ho]

When my parents went to America, they didn’t know much about tipping. So they tipped the waiter what they thought was more than enough, only to see the waiter getting extremely mad at them. Mandatory tipping is so stupid.

[@elgatochurro]

How much?

[@firegirl660]

Thats really dumb, its the persons choice to tip them in the first place. If they get mad then that's probably what they deserved to get.

[@elgatochurro]

@@firegirl660 idk man? Tipping is optional but their wages are cut because theres an expected tip

[@Ewan_Tyler]

elgatochurro how is that not illegal? It’s not really up to the customer to pay the wage the waiters rely on, I think tipping is a personal choice and the business or anyone else shouldn’t force that

[@Grace-iv1ho]

Pigeon Ale yeah, in my country we hardly tip unless the service was extremely good. Even then we only tip like 1-5 dollars lmao

[@joehoward8629]

0:51 - "Literally died" *leaves 3 star review*

[@FarhatC28]

My favourite part is the end though: "and I have been in contact with my neighbour recently, who is quite handsome for his age and recently widowed" Like wtf homie isn't even literally dead yet and she got some thirst along with the food poisoning

[@wutae6347]

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[@nicolasdelatorre7382]

Probably canadian

[@timmyt2981]

u know he has written that himself? XDD but pretty funny

[@arianiss]

@@wutae6347 trash

[@maestrulgamer9695]

"Why you didn't tip me?" Paying the wage is your employer's job,not mine!

[@kenfern2259]

honestly they should put a service fee instead of tipping.

[@a.jdeets5527]

You’re only hurting your server by doing that. The employer doesn’t give a shit.

[@maestrulgamer9695]

@@a.jdeets5527-The employers will have to increase the wages to reach the legal minimum withought tips.

[@JellyJonesey]

I find it hilarious when you get prompted for a tip BEFORE anything as if its some kind of protection money to the mafia. Like ordering a pizza online. "Its sure would be a shame if anything were to happen to this pizza."

[@pq3077]

Same with doordash, you gotta tip the dasher when you pay your bill, it's ridiculous. It makes sense to have the tipping option after the order is complete based on the quality of the service.

[@ReMockz]

"africa if they had money"

[@nahiangesi]

That's the thing it's north Africa and parts of South Africa. Unless you have a job in SA then you're just an asshole if you don't tip

[@Angrykiwi0010]

In South africa its actually quite rude not to tip your waiter except when they gave shitty service. Or atleast thats how most people see it in my area because their wages isnt usually good and is mostly students

[@Calv-tb1bx]

I'm in sa. My dad always tips

[@josie5056]

In South Africa it's common practice to tip 10%, at least where I am. Some people only do that for really good service but most just tip 10% all the time

[@octane3447]

ReMockz I’m the 1k like

[@AndreIrie-fm7zj]

I never saw anyone give a tip in france, sometimes someone throw a pocket croissant in the waiter's moustache but that's all.

[@manwithlongdong]

Tu es le gay

[@emmac1454]

My family and I always tip. Something like 1€ or 2€ if we feel generous but we tip x)

[@khrystophertello1287]

In France isn’t the tip included on the pay

[@OmNomPotatoChip]

- SOMETHING - YOU SLAYED ME AHHHAHAHAA

[@TheCivildecay]

In France the tip is included in the bill (a percentage)

[@RadioMan64]

i have NEVER tipped out of good service, its always been out of guilt

[@olive4093]

literally

[@fraxizztv6433]

Just murica things

[@maffytaffy1231]

Just don’t then

[@laurenunderwood2324]

When restaurants closed down because of covid, they STILL expected tips when you came to pick up your food. They literally did nothing but will glare at you when you select “no tip” on the cash register.

[@dcgreatman]

"So, this meal is $50?" "Not exactly, you have taxes" "Oh okay so it's $55?" "Not exactly, you have to pay a tip too" "Fine, so it's $65?" "Well, until we think of another way to rob you, yeah"

[@razkable]

i love how if you tip like 8% for food they get mad...fuck outta here...

[@tacticallemon7518]

The funny thing is, taxes only apply to prepared food. Meaning the restaurant doesn’t pay taxes on the food they give you, but you sure as hell do

[@josecho86]

The only thing worse than prices that exclude taxes is a terminal cancer, cause if it ain't terminal I rather have the last

[@mushypork2132]

@@razkable yeah, now they are saying that anything under 25% is disgusting

[@KrishnaAdettiwar]

Even with tips and taxes on top, eating out in Europe is generally more expensive (in most cases for us it’s been way more expensive). So I’m not sure about tips “robbing” you lol it’s more price competitive even with tips than European countries

[@combilucek2344]

No one tips in Japan. It is considered disrespectful and weird.

[@aureliaavalon]

But apparently american tourists do. So that either leaves the workers extremely grateful for the extra change or running after them confused as to why they accidentally left their money on the table, reasoning that a 'normal' guy never tips in their country. Much less of all people tip THEM. It's just not a thing, but it's a delight when it happens. Some japanese workers do accept tips if it comes to them, with the bowing and all for the tipper's generosity. While some politely don't.

[@ragingnep]

@@aureliaavalon yea that's what tipping should be a delight. Not what is expected like in us right now

[@meixiuyi6560]

@@aureliaavalon It's actually rude because it insinuates that the restaurant doesn't pay their employees properly. Waiters will attempt to give you back the money if you try to tip them.

[@yashmjj]

THANK YOU! I commented same thing but mine perished

[@Otoma]

@@meixiuyi6560 I visited Tokyo last year and asked the people why that's the case in Japan. They told me as a owner of a Restaurant you are really grateful to the people who visit you. It's just weird why would they give you extra money for that. They think the restaurant owner should tip the guests. It's just a completely different mindset and I love it 😍

[@Saxophonin]

As an Australian my brother who works in a restaurant basically receives a really good wage then on top of that receives additional tips quite often. But he gets tipped because he is nice, friendly and the customers like him. It just feels weird the idea that you have to tip.

[@gavinthecrafter]

I think what happened is that tipping originally worked the same way it did everywhere else, where you would only tip if someone did an exceptionally good job with their service. The problem is that at some point, since most businesses would at least like to think of themselves as providing exceptional service, not tipping went from "you did a satisfactory job" to "your service was sub-par", thus societal pressure caused us to just always tip regardless of the service.

[@TheHollowbastion]

So refreshing to see how unafraid this guy is to offend people

[@grandmafinallysnapped]

I’m going to tip him like 2 cents if I don’t see a 15 second ad

[@framedlizard0362]

He's Australian, its in his DNA.

[@Alexm0321]

@@framedlizard0362 he’s Canadian?

[@gigi.l]

@@Alexm0321 he lived in both countries

[@shivankmisra6213]

Check out long beach griffy

[@ahahm3]

I wonder if someone just tells Canada, “stop your tipping culture”, if they’d be polite and say sorry, then stop their tipping culture.

[@BiologicalComputer]

I mean, yeah probably eh? Sorry

[@slurpinsalamander219]

No people in Canada love tips. We pay servers minimum wage and most people tip so you basically get to have an above minimum wage job, it is great. They even split money with those in the kitchen, so I as a cook basically get $17 an hour (cad) when minimum wage where I live is $15 an hour

[@BiologicalComputer]

Slurpin Salamander yea. But it should be that you tip for service. It is, after all, a commendation of outstanding service

[@kalafinwe5498]

I live in Canada. I worked in a restaurant for 2 years, later on in a pharmacy. I made more money weekly at the rest. than the pharm. Working a day shift in a reasonably crowded restaurant leaves you a very big amount of tips, and it bumps up your salary. They make more money than another minimum wage job. That is why when I can, i leave the bare minimum of tipping, even for good service, or sometimes not even. I know very well that the "rich" people who eat at the place tip around 20-25%, which covers my and plenty others who can barely afford their trimestrial univeristy bills.

[@BiologicalComputer]

Boris Lukić yeah bro u making me wanna work at a restaurant. I love in van and my Friends who work in restaurants say it’s great.

[@brqy]

I used to work at a Papa Johns and whenever someone would pay with card I would press the 0% for them when the automatic tip screen that popped up. I thought it was ridiculous that it was even a thing, like why would anyone tip at a fast food restaurant.

[@trinidadvalenzuela5212]

I feel the sams way about it, but I tip anyway because I don't want spit on my food. Not saying it happens, but better safe than sorry.

[@user-dx8jm3ih7b]

If you expect a tip, then it's not called a tip anymore ... Copy the rest of the world and build wages into the prices so employers can pay them a fair wage. How stupid is this system, I dont tip a rude bartender 15-20% WTF. Make the prices higher I dont care and give the employees more salary. Why would you tip someone 5 dollars to pour a drink into a damn glass?! Dont get me wrong, I love giving tipps and I always do, but I want it to be up to me.

[@StealthGunRunner]

Ignoring your bit on the system that I don't think is accurate as wages are built into prices to begin with, your comment on tipping is solely good if you only get drinks that are pour only. Have you worked in hospitality or the service industry at all? Because it really seems like you haven't.

[@definite11]

@@StealthGunRunner stupid argument. You’re only arguing this because that’s your experience. At the end of the day if it’s not required you should fight your employer not the customer.

[@StealthGunRunner]

@@definite11 it's not, and no shit I should go after my employer for more. Who else am I going to go to? Their parents?

[@definite11]

@@StealthGunRunner you’re input on whether you should go to their parents or not just shows your immaturity. Not even sure why you’d pull that out of your ass.

[@Mrlorop]

@@StealthGunRunner hospitality veteran here. and i assure you all of the world thinks its asinine and hospitality is better in ALL of europe than in the united states not to mention japan. tipping does nothing for customer service nor does it make things cheaper. its an illusion at best and businesses scamming customers for money at worst

[@Tomoyo0827]

Imagine how confused the tourists are in the USA

[@aureliaavalon]

Like "shit, we're supposed to tip?" and "fuck, it's kinda mandatory and if i don't do it i'll feel guilty for burdening the workers and i'll also get looked on negatively by other people in that restaurant?!"

[@thesnailfish]

Very

[@rienkowesterdijk6603]

I wouldn't tip even if they put a gun on my head.

[@Opticillusion160]

​@@rienkowesterdijk6603 then don't ever visit another country. Tourists that come to the US who are ignorant to culture and customs are the worst types of tourists and makes the workers miserable

[@rienkowesterdijk6603]

Haha I didn't plan on coming^^

[@poggerskekw5903]

Japan doesn't like tips. "Service should always be outstanding".

[@GrandMasterLynx]

Gotta love how he doesn’t do his research

[@akkir6707]

Yeah when we travel to japan may old man tip this waiter and he just look at us with a unsatisfied look. Then we ask the friend of my dad he says japanese worker expect to give 105% performance to their work so when you give them tip they consider it as insult because they don't do their job as expected.

[@user-bw6uu3un9y]

Interesting how people take this "casually" explained video dead serious

[@hisakini]

The tip doesn't have to be given to a waiter or waitress. It can be simple rounded overpayment on the bill in general in the same sense as "keep the change". The recipient then is the restaurant as a whole. And that much is absolutely done in Japan. If you leave a separate payment for the waiter or waitress, they will decline it. Leave a bit extra, mostly for your own convenience, and they won't complain.

[@tayla4605]

Be Ron That literally makes zero sense

[@altacount1168]

"you must tip the costumers or else its disrespect" well, that just sounds like taxes with extra steps

[@meixiachendeng7103]

I love these videos because they’re so entertaining but also really great to listen to when I’m trying to fall asleep. I find his voice very soothing!

[@O-B1]

I tipped in Europe, and the waitress looked at me like I was insulting her and her entire bloodline. I picked my money back up and she turned her chin up like I needed the money more than she did.

[@harry793]

See in Europe we all get paid minimum wage so we don’t really need it

[@0xXKARLOSXx0]

europe is my favourite country

[@jofx4051]

I think if you are tipping, don't let her know if you do

[@hunorrefi2761]

The fck are you talkin about. Tipping in europe is completely normal and accepted

[@lucyxx6022]

Honor Réfi I don’t know which country you come from but where I live, it’s strange to do that

[@the-real-zpero]

In Spain it's kinda like this: "The service was incredible, the food was exquisite, and the atmosphere was unforgettable, simply a superb experience..." 2 euros In USA it's kinda like this: "Everything was average, here's 18% of my entire bill because if I don't perpetuate this problem people will think i'm evil" At least that's what I've experienced.

[@andressegarra2376]

Yeah xD

[@minutoderubik736]

Us spanish are poor don’t judge plz

[@buldermatts2968]

@@minutoderubik736 No, we are not that poor

[@KoprolitySenior]

When i was working as a waiter im Spain, a German couple tipped me 20 euros, that was something

[@aidoll3692]

Well..i mean, servers are kinda payed low wages so not tiping kinda says "i don't give a crap about paying the guy bringing/making the food." Should it be this way? no. Is it this way? mostly yes.

[@kikiteng4638]

I remember once I was in a restaurant in Toronto that won't take card. I usually use card so I carry very little cash. When I pay the bill the staff got so angry that I didn't give him enough tips, and I have to tell him that I literally gave him all the cash I have on me including the coins lol

[@qharis-lm902]

I would take back all the tips immediately if he complains about the amount

[@geminix365]

@@qharis-lm902 and never come back*

[@henrylarson6970]

I am in the US and I completely and utterly agree with pretty much everything word about the USA that comes out of this man’s mouth

[@scottregan7782]

I pulled out my calculator to figure out a 20% tip on a $100 It was $20

[@generalviewer8347]

you're not too bright are you?

[@astoroidea6502]

Thanks my guy, I couldn’t figure this out

[@The_Dude_420]

You must be american

[@thescrimble]

*clap

[@cjensen9213]

That’s sad mans

[@jerethkhan]

"I don't tip because I'm not a coward" is my new favorite excuse.

[@komlat253]

Right love it

[@Ivy-rx1oj]

great way to get your food spit in next time you come lmao

[@CanDoCarl]

you can only say that if your a regular that comes back at least once a week. If you you write that statement on your receipt and leave, your not only a coward, your a liar also.

[@Ivy-rx1oj]

@@CanDoCarl Haha. True. Word does spread, though. If you live in a neighborhood with a bunch of restaraunts around you'll get a reputation for never tipping. Most servers are professional enough that they'll just put 0 effort into serving you, but a few might try for some retaliation.

[@haveityourwayatbktoday]

When I have regulars that don't tip, I refuse service and suggest maybe they can get something to go. I'm not working for free. And the restaurant I work at goes into the computer and changes tip amounts so they don't ever have to pay anything over the $2.13. So fuck you and fuck this video.

[@TheMridulrathi]

I always say this and get hit with the infamous "how will they get paid????" Like. They have a job guys. I'm a student and I have loans, yet I'm supposed to make up for a multi billion dollar industry who doesn't pay minimum wage? How the fuck am I the bad guy?

[@quincy3367]

That's what I'm saying. We tippers can be struggling as well.

[@stanleyhape8427]

They do get paid minimum wage. If you work at a restaurant and they pay you minimum wage that what you get. If you work at a restaurant and they pay you the tip wage then the lest amount you will make is minimum wage but you also can make far more then minimum wage as ALL the tips are yours .

[@lifepresent3183]

thanks casually explained guy. your my hero and you make YT a better place : )

[@bananaraptor7474]

"You guys are getting paid?"

[@heavygruby4280]

Africa be like:

[@mehditabti2658]

Why is there no comment :(

[@altrag]

Oh Streetfighter movie, how terrible you were.

[@oatmilkfairy]

THE MILLERS!!!

[@YusiArtistry]

@Banana Raptor Thomas from Regular Show?

[@theoutsiderspost4982]

They do not tip in Japan. It is considered disrespectful.

[@OneDayOfPiece]

I'm glad I'm not the only one shot thinks that as well. 🙏

[@Futilizer]

@@OneDayOfPiece Unless you are in the areas close to military bases. They get upset if you don't.

[@StolenPw]

For people who think it's a business strategy and such for the reason that Japan doesn't like tips, you're wrong. They don't like tips because it seems like you're passively aggressively looking down and taunting them. it comes off like going up to somebody and being like "Oh you poor thing you have a shit job and make no money here take this charity from me whos superior to you"

[@MengLinWu]

@@tragdar I sooooo like that! I really hate it when I'm chatting with friends and get interrupted because "Is everything ok today?"

[@wolvesfang271]

@@StolenPw If you want to show appreciation, becoming a regular does that already. And, you can go the extra mile and speak to the management praising them.

[@brandyDC]

What a shitty concept. Why do we have to pay extra when it’s their scumbag boss that doesn’t want to pay their workers more than minimum wage?

[@readmachine18]

OMG, the accuracy about the Canadian experience with tipping, PLUS my absolute and utter confusion when I went to Disneyland and was given a PAPER like the one you showed for the bill. Like, wtf do I do with this??? Accidentally ended up tipping twice, once on the paper and once again when I paid the bill 😅😂😂

[@lavenderandred_]

everyone: please pay your workers the US: 🇺🇸 😎 🇺🇸

[@bigmoniesponge]

And Canada: 🇨🇦😎🇨🇦

[@joebob3683]

It can be alot more. If you work at a location serving large groups of customers resulting in bills of excess of $100 dollars, and you only manage to serve 3 groups an hour. You'll average about $45 dollars an hour. Of course there are other things that can bring it down. Some times tips are split among cooks, dishwashers ect. Or you get this guy, or you get people who will only ever tip 5 dollars. If your lucky, or efficient you can take home alot of money home even if they give 5 dollar tips. If you service 3 customers per hour giving 5 dollar tips for 6 hours that is 90 dollars per day. Or 15 dollars per hour. As you can see, you can have the potential to earn Double or more if they're all not jerks.

[@bentran4817]

The US paying workers in other countries:

[@Rolsification]

@@NathanielSnider1017 The whole civilized world, where tipping is isnt a thing, would like to disagree with you

[@rambbler]

Okay but there is one upside for the employee: you have the chance of making like $15 an hour if you get lucky which is probably just under twice your normal wage.

[@tehstarwars1361]

I’m an Australian, I have never seen tipping done in Australia except when someone leaves some money on the table and doesn’t realise.

[@Park501]

I think when I was a kid I went to a pancake place and tried to tip the waitress like 20 cents...I'm pretty sure even as a kid I could tell she was uncomfortable about whether to take the money or reject it and risk upsetting a kid

[@dracovet777]

I worked at a semi-fancy restaurant in Australia where it wasn't uncommon to see customers leaving $20+ tips. Of course there was no obligation to tip, but many customers truly wanted to reward the staff for the quality of their service. (I'm an Australian as well)

[@matthewparker9276]

I overestimated the cost of my drink at a bar once and walked out without collecting my change. The barstaff sent gave the change to someone I was with to hand back to me.

[@thisisahumanlol8255]

69 likes NOICE

[@liambhagan9239]

Where i live tipping is not necessary its a sign of appreciating good service

[@justas423]

Funnily enough some servers would hate to lose tipping because they work in such busy areas that the 10% they get adds up to dwarf their wage.

[@jonathanmilien9075]

This is such a moral dilemma, I wish that when I go to a restaurant that I can actually pay the $100 bill without feeling like I got a gun on my chest. But nahhh that $100 bill becomes $107 after tax and almost NEEDS to be $122 after 15% tip, which is the cheaper end of tipping!

[@mr.notsocreative]

“We’ve actually completely regressed to the barter system” Wow that was eye opening

[@motohalo8880]

Stop tipping. Eventually resturant owners will raise the wage. Dont let Captalism manipulate your kindness.

[@Tirtougay]

Moto Halo no they won’t. It doesn’t affect the owners at all.

[@Nina-cd2eh]

@@Tirtougay Technically it will, for the most part. The problem would be that server jobs wouldn't pay shit until businesses catch up, and unfortunately a lot of people would need those jobs. It'd be better to just force a minimum and make tipping illegal.

[@treron8472]

@@motohalo8880 ask literally any bartender or server, we are very happy with the tipping system

[@NuggetOG]

@@Nina-cd2eh dont make tipping illegal since then i cant round tip anymore

[@ashton3404]

Dude in Australia we never tip, we pay the bill and that’s IT. Unless the waiter/waitress is seriously deserving of a tip, in which case we will tip 1-2 dollars

[@TotallyAmSam]

He was born in Australia

[@drod6203]

Lmao fuck that waiter does a great job. Let's just give them 2$ 😂

[@Strainj1]

agreed - the closest it comes to is "keep the change" - usually only for pizza delivery, and other such services - and rarely over a few dollars.... "$48.20 - handed a $50 note - keep the change." not really a tip, but kind of I guess?

[@silkad]

I was going to say the same thing. Wait staff get paid quite well in Australia so tipping isn't expected.

[@TotallyAmSam]

not this dude

[@motoharumotoharu]

Only in America where you can pay your employees less than what they deserve, and force your customers to pay for what's supposed to be your responsibility... ...and nobody objects to that. 🤷

[@jordanthomas4379]

In Australia I would strongly encourage visitors to ask the server where the tips go before leaving a tip, the reason for this is because it is actually very common for the staff to not be allowed to keep their tips, or they can keep their tips BUT! they are not allowed to keep their own, when I was working in a restaurant, they would collect all the tips at the end of the day and spread they out evenly to everyone, regardless of if you worked harder or worked more hours and actually earned more tips. ALWAYS ASK WHERE THE TIPS GO!

[@soerenbo]

As someone who has worked in a lange Ice cafe in Germany for quite some time next to my studies and school i have to say I like the concept of shared tips. We always put everything together and shared it between the whole staff (excluding the boss of course) according to our hours. It always felt fair, because everyone worked hard for everything to run smooth and fast. The people who prepared the food (we didn't just serve ice in a cone) worked just as hard as the waiters to satisfy the customers for exactly the same wage, we had to correct their mistakes, deliver fast enough for the customer to be happy and so on. No one ever complained about it because it felt fair and we were a team... 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@willyboods5197]

The bottle of wine thing is a perfect example. I was called out once on social media for almost the exact same thing with the exact same price. All the person did was bring me the bottle. I’m suppose to tip $20 for that?

[@matthewmarkham5096]

From a servers perspective, you're still occupying a table in their section. If it's busy and you take your time sipping wine, that means the waiter loses out on customers who would order multiple things and bw likely to tip normally. If it's not busy I wouldn't be too mad about a lowball tip. It's kinda dumb but thats why servers get annoyed by the scenario you described.

[@NumNumNumStudios]

@@matthewmarkham5096 Then the owner should only a allow the sale of beverages and food together.

[@jimmym3352]

just buy cheaper wine, there really is no difference in taste. Not that I can taste anyways.

[@birddaddydetta]

@@jimmym3352 Then you haven't had good wine before. And yes, this is an invitation :^)

[@meandmetoo8436]

@@matthewmarkham5096 Wait so not only do I have to pay you more than the price but I also can't take my sweet time eating ? Trash culture.

[@Bilessati]

"you might as well be doing matrix algebra" - as a mathematician I wish tipping was as simple as matrix algebra.

[@Misanthropolis]

I still do not get what is so complicated about it?

[@___c5645]

Fundamentally it’s not. It’s just many teachers/lecturers do not explain it well and so it becomes difficult to grasp

[@thaneros]

Here's a tip for tipping.... If your bill is $55.80 move the decimal once to the left so - $5.58 X 2 = $11.16 which is a little over 20%

[@kees0313]

what's so difficult about matrix algebra

[@polidon1577]

Maybe QR or eigenvalue decomposition, but matrix algebra is super easy

[@miguelibarra1588]

I feel guilty not leaving a tip anymore. Hell now even when I go to a coffee shop they ask me “would you like to leave a tip?” And they have options to choose from. Like no all you did was pour some liquids in a cup and handed it to me. Coffee is already expensive enough like averaging $5 for 16 oz.

[@rogerarruda3674]

as a brazilian I've only seen tipping in american movies/videos, the closest we have here is "tipping" the homeless guy near the car so he dont kick the mirrors or scratch the painting

[@solarapacifica991]

Have some patience people, US hasn't even figured out meter and Celsius yet.

[@SM-ys8lw]

but you guys were way behind on figuring out how to let your citizens have rights edit: since so many people misunderstand what I am saying, the u.s. was the first country to allow all citizens to vote, to give all citizens certain inalienable rights, the problem was where the citizen line was drawn, and the fact it was drawn there was because that's where it was drawn by great Brittan at the time of independence, the difference is great Brittan did have half the economy based in one of the prejudiced systems they brought over the ocean, the u.s. did

[@jaidenkhemani5304]

As an American, I’m proud to say I use the metric system

[@buubaku]

Its metre

[@beggsandacon2s624]

@@SM-ys8lw not really for "the land of the free" you guys are constricted so much and no black and Mexican ppl basically don't have equal rights so all white ppl have equal rights but nabudy else

[@buubaku]

@Plastic Icon who tf asked u

[@KnightSlasher]

Male US babies: *get born* Doctors: I'll take the tip off that

[@hyperpsych6483]

This is the best thing I've ever heard.

[@fryeguymusic]

Just gotta take the edge off.

[@allyciphers492]

@@therandomchicken6517 Most people do it in the US. In the olden days, they did it to stop guys from masturbating. Crazy

[@ReziahT]

@@therandomchicken6517 Yeah for some reason people in the US are fine with MGM (male genital Mutilation) but not with FGM. Or as they call it "male circumcision" just as Muslims call theirs "female circumcision"

[@maverick9708]

the real tip tragedy rip f

[@penialdelicatesance]

only the realist of people don't leave tips unless the host/ess actually deserves it

[@samuelmontypython8381]

Been living here 6 years and not a single person in Japan tips. I tried to tip my first week here and the waitress no shit flagged me down as I was walking out because I “forgot my money”. The only exception is the taxi drivers occasionally rounding up the bill which usually isn’t up to you, it’s just because they’re disgruntled and hate dealing with change lol

[@edricflo]

I just leave 15% of my food on the plate and don't tip.

[@ukaszpytlik6926]

Edgar Flores smart af😯

[@heykobe8437]

How does that work

[@badabingbadaboom8198]

Power move

[@angelgjr1999]

Take this man to Harvard

[@its_kdub]

Edgar Flores geniuses like you are the ones need to be in the illuminati

[@mikolajschulz5847]

When I go to cheap restaurants I don’t tip because the sole reason I am there is because its cheap, when I go to expensive restaurants I don’t tip because the food is expensive and the staff is paid good.

[@pquilty8952]

what about when u go to a mid restaurant like montana's

[@lighttu]

when you go to expensive restaurants, the staff is underpaid as well.. just like the cheap restaurants, lol

[@gazerockerzavii]

Worked at a high end hotel restarurant... Dude... they paid minimum wage, barely any holiday pay, and no proper sickpay, while people spent sometimes more money on an evening than my monthly wage.

[@danlightened]

@@gazerockerzavii Go gotta ask, who's taking home the moolah? The customers are already paying a fortune. If one table spends more than your salary, all tables should account for salary of all the employees. So, the owners are basically paying you the amount for a month that they make in a day. Yes, there's bills and rent but I don't think it will be as much. So, y'all should be asking from your employer what's rightfully yours.

[@gazerockerzavii]

@@danlightened oh i absolutely understand that they have bills.. Probably a hotel that size have a skyrocketing electricity and water bill etc... But when i got hospitalized, they only paid the minimum sick pay provided by the government, which left me in an awful situation worring about how i will survive the upcoming months. Nearly used all of my saving to keep myself afloat. And i dont think it is right to treat emoloyees like that. Not to mention the hotel chain made nearly everybody redundant during the pandemic while thr government had (and still has) a furlough scheme in place, but they renovated the hotel mor millions of pounds, and the chain still had a profit. So i am sorry not sorry for not being a fan of the chain and think they are awful.

[@taytay57275]

as an aussie, I’ve never tipped in my entire life, and when I went to a restaurant with my mum one time, the ordering app said we must tip and boy were we shocked and pissed off

[@vel719]

Just before the pandemic I was in NYC with a few friends of mine (all from the EU). We sit down for lunch and we see in our final bill that tip has been added to it. Fair enough. Whatever. We pay what the receipt says (again, there was an item marked as "tip" on it) and we still get mean looks from the staff. None of knows what's going on or what to do at that point. I'm still confused about it tbh. Were we supposed to tip on top of the tip they added themselves and if so, how much? 🤔

[@Unlashed]

Other Countries: You give a little extra to say thank you US: "Please give me a tip otherwise my work doesn't pay off"

[@skygard49]

Please, your paying my wage

[@mushypork2132]

Waitresses just want to make 60k a year

[@michelleobamafootcream9292]

Please I have a family

[@ShawnJonesHellion]

Please! living on stolen land, using stolen oil, decorating myself with stolen diamonds just isn't enough to get by on sir! Makes me wonder where the velvet I'm wearing was stolen from?

[@skygard49]

@@ShawnJonesHellion look I'm having trouble telling wether your talking about Brittan, France, or the USA

[@peacesoundsstuff]

“I don’t declare my income” IRS has joined the chat. edit*

[@blip808]

*CRA

[@ceecmb]

He does declare his income though not income tax ;)

[@GuillhermeFG]

if you make below a certain amount a year, you don't have to declare income.

[@meghand8682]

Rashad Charles Canada...

[@clearcontroller]

some one should NOT BE A COWARD and report him

[@forlegalreasonsthatwasajok7608]

As a Canadian (West) I’ve never seen anyone tipping unless you’ve been particularly unruly in the bar and want to apologize

[@decordova.]

In Mexico, everyone expects a tip.. tip the server, tip the guy in the bathroom who handed you some toilet paper squares, tip some homeless guy to watch your car parked on a public spot, tip same homeless guy who whistles to help you park or pull out, tip some guy who did some 10 second street performance even though you asked him to stop.

[@ramzasenpai4079]

Debe ser por la cercanía a los EU, en Perú no existe esa cultura del 'tipping', al menos en la 'clase media', no soy anormalmente rico por lo que no podría hablar de los oligarcas que tienen derechos humanos

[@1A_B_C1]

Why would I tip taxi driver ?i mean already paid him the bill

[@piggiesgosqueal8066]

ABC 123 Worth noting the taxi driver does not make all that money. I’m sure a good portion of it goes to the taxi company. But yes, from the customer side it doesn’t make much sense.

[@lokzim]

@@piggiesgosqueal8066 lol do i tip the train driver as well? coz im pretty sure the train company also take most of the money....

[@yadfaraidoon9977]

lokzim why do taxis have companies anyways can’t they just work independently

[@lokzim]

@@yadfaraidoon9977 i dont know about other places, a taxi licence in hk worth about roughly usd1m, i am sure most of the countries have similar registration requirements. most of the taxi drivers dont have that kind of money, so they are bascially drivers renting other peoples car to drive

[@Triattt]

They work hard to make you uncomfortable with the awkward small talk.

[@Heratran]

First world countries: *highlights Brazil* We are not quite there yet, buddy

[@beo7929]

Heratran seria bom se fosse verdade

[@horhevamp8890]

Err... yes you are. By definition of First World (which btw was a 'western thing' of us vs them) you totally are. One of the biggest economies in the world.

[@Jordannadroj20]

@@horhevamp8890 HUEHUEHUEHUEHUE

[@mineforrtres2]

Umm, Brazil is close, to be considered a first world country, income distribution needs to be more even in Brazil

[@Heratran]

steve li not until we get our head out of our ass and stop fighting amongst ourselves like the prelude to a civil war. People don’t seem to make things work, just make it so the other side can’t make things work

[@PoorWorksmanship]

Don't forget how delivery services make you pay a tip in advance, before you even get the service and know if it sucks or not!

[@damascusraven]

I tip my tattoo artist because he often takes extra time with me to sketch out ideas and make modifications/improvements to the concepts that I bring him, without charging me for that time. Besides that, I don't tip unless it's at a restaurant and I'm essentially bribing them to give me a recipe.

[@TheARN44]

"It's also been 3 months since you last Amazon delivery and you've forgotten how to hold a pen"

[@ericl8743]

My deliveries just get chucked at my door. They don't even bother knocking

[@bugthebeloved]

The satisfying moment when you are scrolling through the comments and you get to this one as he says it

[@vay5540]

Eric L yeah when people deliver to me they knock, leave the package, and I’m pretty sure they just try to get out of there as fast as possible, because when I opened the door, the guy seemed to be sprinting away.

[@physics-guy3164]

The only thing I'm tipping is my fedora, m'lady

[@clearcontroller]

if you want to be served food. bring money for the food and the service. if you just want the food. go to fast food restaurants. servers HAVE to pay a percent of your food to the chefs. not tipping makes them pay out of their wallets. please tip atleast 3-5%

[@physics-guy3164]

@@clearcontroller You must be fun at parties

[@liftedbari5853]

clearcontroller 5 percents isn’t much but I heard people say 20% like hell no I ain’t paying 20 percent

[@TH-xo4zx]

😷😷😷

[@clearcontroller]

@@liftedbari5853 20% is really big. That's exceptional service. 5% for bad service but you don't want them to pay out of pocket. Reserve nothing for like.. the server being an asshole. Remember, even if the food is shit, the server still has to pay the chef. Tip the server but ask for a discount, the total bill will be affected and the server will pay less

[@user-ug4ow1qq2h]

Are there restaurants in the US, where tipping is banned? Cause that sounds like a great business.

[@JoshuaTootell]

There are some places where it is discouraged, but rare. There are places where it isn't normal, like fast food. And there are places where it's like a "keep the change" scenario, common in cafe's. Which might make it more confusing.

[@decordova.]

Had an udon in Japan, at a local shop.. Left a tip and left.. Old guy running the shop chased me half a block to give me back the tip thinking I had forgotten the money....

[@poffydaisy5134]

As an Asian, we never tip in restaurants, only when we go in with 10s of people, and spend hundreds of dollars

[@thefluffygriffin1638]

Thats still not true, i had an asian family of 12 come in to our resteraunt and the bill came to $310. Not a single penny tip

[@wh3elson]

@@thefluffygriffin1638 good tipping is retarded.

[@wh3elson]

Speak for yourself, Asian Americans tip all the time

[@Myhalamanz]

@@thefluffygriffin1638 tipping culture doesn't exist in my country at all

[@poffydaisy5134]

@@thefluffygriffin1638 lmao I mean It's kinda polite and sweet to tip in where I live but we hardly ever tip since like, why would be, thats their job. Americans are weird

[@insecuredragontimes2801]

Tipping in Japan is a big no no. They find it disrespectful

[@Ivy-rx1oj]

Disrespectful because the implication is that you're tipping them because you believe their employer doesn't pay them enough. In the US, the employer will gladly fight for their right to pay their workers not enough to survive. The cultural difference is astounding.

[@Lin-nc6he]

Internet User that’s actually kind of true, only slightly. If you’re single, only thing you have to worry about is finding a non abusive roommates to share a roof with. If you have kids, why the fuck do u have kids ur making min wage for fucks sake. That’s usually the argument I hear, think about the single moms out there. It’s not our fault they can’t close their legs with next to no money.

[@gabrielb4494]

@Internet User please tell me where you can live ALONE in California for minimum wage

[@Purpletrident]

@Internet User If you're paying for internet, an apartment, food, other needs, then no. It's far from liveable. Poverty wouldn't be so high if it was. What world do you live in?

[@Yoyoitsyoji]

GordonDrum - League All Day Someone’s testy

[@kind_soup]

Your the best thank you for brightening my day

[@Chris_Landry]

When I waited tables, the people good at their job never complained about the hourly wage. A good waiter easily can make $25 an hour.

[@froyohead]

_And here I thought Tipping was a city in China_

[@NotAnIlluminatiSpy]

No, That's Tokyo.

[@TheK1t3]

LOL

[@louis.d31]

that would be Workking

[@itisWhatitis12345]

Fun fact, people don't tip in china generally, in fact if you leave change the waiter will come to you as you are leaving and return it thinking you accidentally left money/ paid more.

[@jacobhopkins32]

FroyoHead Animation are you going to make videos again?

[@phtop1]

In general, you don't tip in Japan. Most shops have a higher prices or salary which include the tip. Sometimes you see a sign at the entry, which indicates that you can tip if you want

[@enricobianchi4499]

...meaning that he wasn't wrong about Japan in the video.

[@phtop1]

@@enricobianchi4499 yes and no, it seemed like it was normal practice in Japan, in the way he said it. But most of the time, in Japan it is even considered a little bit rude to tip if there is no sign. And the waiters then can't accept the tip, which would be the common practice.

[@bobsnob3073]

It's mostly the same in Korea too. There are some places you can tip, but it's seen as almost an insult to a lot of people.

[@16m49x3]

@@enricobianchi4499 Point is that the default is to not tip. because it is seen as insulting. Even if it's just to even out the bill.

[@gaedikus]

this is correct, it is typically considered an insult to tip in japan. i lived (was stationed) there for a few years.

[@zan1971]

The waiter better be saving my life for a tip

[@Lime-rr6zf]

Lesson of the story: Learn how to cook for yourself before you move to America.

[@maestrulgamer9695]

Nah,just don't tip.

[@Lime-rr6zf]

@@maestrulgamer9695 And be branded an asshole.

[@wheeinthemood4190]

Coming from Scotland to the USA, we didn’t tip once because the waiter was kinda rude and we got so many dirty looks you’d think we throw the food back at the waiter and walked out without paying

[@cianoswald7119]

Do people tip in Scotland? Or in the uk in general?

[@knogne5073]

Cian Oswald no one tips in any part of Europe as far as I’m aware (in European and have been in most European countries.)

[@kevinchen6505]

Totally agreed. If they give bad attitudes. Simply don’t tip them

[@eechauch5522]

K Nogne um, people tip in most European countries. There are a few exceptions (Italy, Switzerland, UK, Netherlands, Belgium, Iceland). But in most other countries it’s somewhere between 5-15%, it’s something you really should look up, before going to a restaurant if you’re abroad.

[@BetterCallStan]

Cian Oswald In Scotland we only tip if the service was exceptional or we couldn’t be bothered counting change.

[@Maverick965]

"Africa if they had extra money" I WHEEZED

[@moistpotato8917]

The edge of that joke hurt me.

[@no-one5334]

It’s true too

[@cronchcrunch]

@@leodesaintsalvy6948 pielle

[@handsl4862]

Léo de Saint Salvy jaa neef

[@TheKkkeeennnnnnyyy]

How do you tip 15% of a goat?

[@doggonemess1]

4:55 "North America" and "little behind" are rarely heard in the same sentence.

[@graffity_x6624]

but it's the truth

[@ioritenshi]

Depends who youre listening to. Every decently intelligent and good character person will, almost always, put these two in the same sentence.

[@petergriffiinbirdistheword]

Tipping in the US isn't voluntary anymore. So many places require it and it's annoying, moreso when the tip is undeserved.

[@Mae-vc9jv]

"Excluding one notable exception: the United states, and one less notable exception: canada" lmao

[@MineRoyale.]

In Western Canada, at least, tips are a rarity, only used when you're in a group of 8 or more, or if the service was legitimately excellent. Pretty sure he's talking about the East.

[@raspberrytaegi]

@@MineRoyale. nah, that's not true? here in alberta tips are exactly as he says they are, i even relate to the automatic prompting thing that makes you really uncomfortable (because canadians hate conflict...lol)

[@agentmikster44]

@@MineRoyale. Yeah, I hate how they automatically force you to pay a tip if you have a large group. I usually never tip though, and at restaurants I'll just make the dollar even or 1 or 2 dollars plus making it even. To be fair though, there's been numerous times at restaurants where I've asked for a refill and they'll either take a long time to get back with a refill (~10 minutes) or they get it wrong. So I really don't feel bad about hardly tipping when that happens. This is in BC btw.

[@AaronAnonymous]

You’d think tipping would incentivize better customer service then you go to japan and wonder why the hell you’ve been tipping your whole life. Better food, better service, papa Japan’s.

[@MurdermiesteR]

Easy answer. Japan has a culture of high personal and social responsibility. There aren't even garbage cans on most city streets.

[@rezmis]

id assume the same since America is generally a rude nation over the recent years. but every interview i see with japanese people about japanese service, they always say theyre rude (mainly fast food places in japan). idk how true it is but most of them say it, then again japanese people may be more inclined to be courteous towards foreigners rather than their race for business reasons? idk.

[@randomstuff5492]

@@MurdermiesteR America just sucks at service, at least when it comes to regular restaurants. Waiters feel entitled to tips so they won't give you better service if you tip, but they will give you worse service the next time if you don't tip.

[@alexv3357]

Japanese waitstaff, taxi drivers, et ce. are considered professionals, and are paid much better than their American counterparts.

[@randomstuff5492]

​@@alexv3357 If they are working at a nice restaurant, they do get paid more. Most people aren't. Most of them are paid less than 1000 yen per hour in Tokyo, which is much less than California because you don't get tips in Japan.

[@LethalPigeon7]

Live in europe, tipping is never required, but very common, mainly bars and pubs, but restaurants too (the fancier they are the likelier and bigger the tip). It's proportional to the service, and while 15-20% is very rare and basically means "wow you guys are killing it", an experience that's "solid" is very often enough for a bit of change or a buck or two, depending on the price.

[@joaquinespinosa6613]

Watching this at work while I count the days tips