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Re:No tipping means better business by sgift on Tuesday December 27, 2016 @03:13AM (#13261938)
> Of course, if you happen to be the one who got there early, and you like having 3-hour meals while chatting with your friends, it's the perfect arrangement, because nobody will pressure you to eat, pay, and leave in 30-40 mins as usually happens in the US.

If I'd like to be pressured to leave asap I would go to a fast food chain. So, this doesn't sound like a problem at all, more like a feature.

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Re:No tipping means better business by pzh on Tuesday December 27, 2016 @03:19AM (#13261951)
It is a nice feature unless you're on the other end of the deal, walking from one completely full restaurant to another looking for a table. In a sense, it's an inefficiency because a table may free up shortly after you leave, but the staff wouldn't care to predict that.
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Re:No tipping means better business by oblio on Tuesday December 27, 2016 @07:59AM (#13262822)
You could call and make a reservation.
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Re:No tipping means better business by pzh on Tuesday December 27, 2016 @08:22AM (#13262958)
Not every place does reservations.
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