I live in Italy and one thing I find unique is that they round down pennies at the supermarket. So if you buy something for 98 cents and give a Euro, you will get 5 cents back. For a big multinational supermarket, that is a lot of money.
@Unexpectedperspectivesnow2 ай бұрын
@@gauloise6442 hmm, it might be. I've experienced something of the same. Well they are multi-billion Euro corporations so those losses are negligible i would say. Thank you kindly for your comment and for watching my video 🙂
@googoo9486Ай бұрын
Hi there, I have only ever tipped if i got really good service as you said and would feel no embarrassment at all not leaving a tip for a person who gave poor service. In fact, if the service was really bad (eg. rude staff), i might ask them for a tip. Totally agree with you. Also, you're hilarious.
@UnexpectedperspectivesnowАй бұрын
@@googoo9486 thanks 😊 🙏
@wayneanderton49532 ай бұрын
I used to work in pubs and and really found it helpful being tipped on a busy night I could start with no money then end it with 50 pounds in my pocket. You never have enough money working in a pub especially when you have to buy your own food and travel
@Unexpectedperspectivesnow2 ай бұрын
I have never met a person who didn't want to earn more money.
@belstar11282 ай бұрын
i have never tipped and i have never been asked to tip i live in Belgium .seems like something people do when they watch too many American movies but never actually go outside .
@Unexpectedperspectivesnow2 ай бұрын
@@belstar1128 go to Berlin 😄
@cristiangaban9602 ай бұрын
It's nice to tip and get tips but it should always be optional. No one should ask for it and no one should feel any kind of obligation to tip. It works like that in Romania, not complicated. When I go to my favorite bar, I tip, always. I wanna have a good time and I want people that work there to have an easy day/ night at work. It's my pleasure to give them a little extra.
@Unexpectedperspectivesnow2 ай бұрын
@@cristiangaban960 sure, but as it is in many places, it's some kind of institutionalized charity. As I say in the video, in many places in Germany they'll get nasty if you don't tip - even if the service is nonexistent - and they can even tip themselves by keeping your change without asking. This is a sick behavior that is very widespread in Germany and especially Berlin. In most West European countries the bar and restaurant staff have decent wages so I don't see why I should tip them. They might be earning more than I do. And who tips other underpaid workers in society? If indeed bar and restaurant staff are underpaid. Everyone wants to earn more money.
@cristiangaban9602 ай бұрын
@@Unexpectedperspectivesnow Yes, that is unacceptable. If the tip is ''institutionalized'' it should either be included in the salary and paid by the business owner, or non-existent. Same as in the US, it leads to nothing good.
@delroydemontagnac52422 ай бұрын
This is why we have he weight and measures law in the UK. God help the server if the short measure your beer....
@Unexpectedperspectivesnow2 ай бұрын
@@delroydemontagnac5242 ❤🧡💛
@johola2 ай бұрын
it has always been common courtesy to tip a little in germany...
@Unexpectedperspectivesnow2 ай бұрын
@@johola well at the same time it's difficult to find a country with ruder or more indifferent service staff.
@johola2 ай бұрын
@@Unexpectedperspectivesnow maybe, all i'm saying is, that european countries have very different tipping-cultures and it's nothing new. If you don't like to tip, just don't do it. You don't need to justify yourself or ask others to do as you do.