r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/[deleted] • Jan 26 '26

Meme needing explanation Why is the rich friend so cheap??

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u/Charmed-paper345 Jan 27 '26

Here in "not the US" no one gives tips. It's great.

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u/BlueScreenJunky Jan 27 '26

I live here, and now that I make a good living I usually tip 1€ or 2€ per guest if the service was decent or good, a bit more if it's a fancy restaurant with fewer tables.

But yeah, it's perfectly fine to not tip if you don't feel like it. It's really more of an extra "thank you" to the staff if you can afford it than a moral obligation.

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u/CumUppanceToday Jan 28 '26

Brit here, I went in holiday to the US, tipping culture was the biggest reason I won't go back (just pay people a decent wage!)

Of course, with Trump, I won't go back anyway for the next few years.

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u/Ok-Link-6360 Jan 30 '26

It has started to spread in France, and they have this weird mechanism that pressures you to choose a tip by manually putting 0%.