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Originally Posted by dave042
Having lived and worked overseas most my life, I really don't like to US system of dining and tipping. This passes part of the servers' wages to the customer's responsibility. I'm not comfortable supplementing employees pay who don't work for me. The restaurant should pay a living wage to the servers and if the service was good or exceptional then tip $1 or $2. This is what is done all over the world. The server would be happy, the employees would be happy, and the customers would be happy.
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You are correct in this and it works quite well. I also don’t like the system here and feel it is not good for anyone. I would rather the staff paid a decent wage and pay the difference in the meal. It makes more sense for everybody. If the wait staff is excellent that an additional dollar or two tip is earned for doing a good job. Paying staff almost slave wages then ridiculing or ‘expecting’ diverse people to tip? And tip is not even the correct word is full of major faults. How it ever caught on and keeps going is mind boggling, so many things that mess it up beyond the obvious ones. I think the system around the world mentioned by you is far, better in every way.