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Originally Posted by CurrentlySober
Tipping is a strange concept for non americans though. I mean, you might wanna tip if someones gone out of their way for you, but otherwise you think that they are just doing the job they are paid to do.
When you find out they are paid very little and you are expected to make up the wages, its a culture shock.
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The first time I went to a real English pub, it was weird you had to pay up front, probably because starving peasaunts in the 1400s would eat and jump on their tab. Then, because I had forgotten, I asked how much to tip, and the pretty counter girl said, well, sir, whatever you want to tip. I gave her 20%, she coolly accepted it, and I learned later that tipping isn't really a thing in England. They do accept American style tipping with remarkable sang froid, though. Don't seem insulted at all.