Re:When tipping was considered un-American (2015)
by pmoriarty on Sunday November 22, 2020 @12:09PM
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"I would be interested to see where exactly you believe the above to be commonly experienced."
In the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Czech, I've found it to be pretty common. It could have been other countries as well, as I traveled relatively widely, mostly in Northern and Eastern Europe myself. But unfortunately I didn't keep a log of exactly where this happened. Just noticed it happened a lot, and was more the rule rather than the exception.
Re:When tipping was considered un-American (2015)
by jb1991 on Sunday November 22, 2020 @02:36PM
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It is quite uncommon in the Netherlands. I see it on maybe 3% of all restaurant bills.
Re:When tipping was considered un-American (2015)
by pmoriarty on Sunday November 22, 2020 @03:48PM
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Well, maybe they've changed. I admit it's been more than a decade since I visited, so I wouldn't be that surprised if they started doing things more like Americans over time, as part of the McDonaldization of Europe.
I can't recall having ever seen this despite having travelled, and indeed continuing to travel, Europe extensively.
A denoted service charge is not uncommon, but I would be interested to see where exactly you believe the above to be commonly experienced.