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Are you obliged to tip or can you refuse? (feddit.online)
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I'm not into tipping when I've visited the US, since I come from a country where servers are paid the equivalent of Fr. 20-30 ($24-43) an hour so there isn't an obligation to tip them, but that's the opposite in the US. Am I allowed to hand them large cash tips such as Fr. 1000 ($1236) or 500€ ($583)? It gets weirder: as apparently fast food places demand a tip, like really? It's getting out of hand, what's the point then?

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[–] 10 points 18 hours ago

Not an American but lived there for some time. Just tip. It's how these servers survive. Your not tipping helps nothing.

There's an expression: When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

Sure, you can visit other countries and refuse to respect local customs, but that's an awfully American attitude. You're not one. Be better.

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